Y Splitter Usage

[Rover3500]

Hi all,

I am setting up one of my loops and was going to use a Y splitter to run one line to my CPU and another to my mobo, since the mobo will have three blocks will I run into problems with resistance ?

I think that the CPU line will have less resistance than the mobo line and therefore the water flow will take the cpu line more readily.

Has anyone done this and will there be a problem ?

Thanks for any help.

 

[anklebiter]

Good question, and I would be interesting in the answer too, Im sure theres a Geeky way of working out the resistance of each elemant in the loop and then workingout the path of least resistance that the coolant would prefer to take, untill the other path then becomes as attractive.

Does it matter which pump you have? as long as you have a top notch pump perhaps it wont matter?

 

[Rover3500]

I'm using a DDC T1 Ultra with XSPC top and a tube res with fill port.

I think the pump will have plenty of oomph but water like electricity will always take the easy route, so I'm worried that my mobo will not be cooled because of the water taking the CPU path.

If I run all the blocks (cpu, NB, SB, Mosfet) in line then I'm worried that by the time it reaches the last block the coolant will be getting a little hot.

I'm using a PA120.3 rad so when it gets back round the loop it should cool back again no problem.

 

[anklebiter]

well Im not sure which Mobo or cpu/ Gpu your planning on cooling but I was advised by aqua-pcs to use one loop which would be sufficient to cool the GPU, CPU, with a 750 lph pump. however your system has the chipset as well, so..

Oo spoke to CCL computers (near bradford-Uk) about this and they suggested a separate loop and pump, however they also said this depends on your GPUs etc, if u're going to OC and have fairly hot gear anyway ie gtx 280's then I'd say forget the y section and use a differant loop.

I am a self confessed noob in WC though and the above is based on what others have said. Without your spec I think it will be harder to decide, so maybe post that and maybe someone else can respond to help out.

Regards

Ollie

 

[Rover3500]

well Im not sure which Mobo or cpu/ Gpu your planning on cooling but I was advised by aqua-pcs to use one loop which would be sufficient to cool the GPU, CPU, with a 750 lph pump. however your system has the chipset as well, so..

Oo spoke to CCL computers (near bradford-Uk) about this and they suggested a separate loop and pump, however they also said this depends on your GPUs etc, if u're going to OC and have fairly hot gear anyway ie gtx 280's then I'd say forget the y section and use a differant loop.

I am a self confessed noob in WC though and the above is based on what others have said. Without your spec I think it will be harder to decide, so maybe post that and maybe someone else can respond to help out.

Regards

Ollie

I am using a seperate loop for my GPU's as I have two ATI 3870X2 and they put out a lot of heat, that loop will be (PA120.3 rad, DDC 1T Ultra pump, EK Multioption RES 250 Rev.2 Res', 2 XSPC 3870X2 UV blocks, Y splitter to blocks) I don't think I will have a problem here.

My loop for the CPU / Mobo is (PA120.3 Rad, DDC 1T Ultra pump, EK Multioption RES 250 Rev.2 Res', EK-SB GA-X38 SB Block, EK-NB/SB 5 NB Block, EK-Mosfet GA X38/48 Mosfet Block and when it's released a Swiftech Apogee GTZ Cpu Block) The Y splitter was to be used to split the Cpu and Mobo into 2 seperate lines.

I am cooling a Gigabyte GA-X48-DQ6 Mobo running 8gb 1066 reaper ram and a Q9450 Cpu.

My worry is that there will be more resistance on the mobo line than on the cpu line so I'd like to know if the coolant will still circulate round the mobo or will it just push everything through the cpu leaving the mobo to burn.

Has anyone tried this before, found problems, all advice appreciated.

Thanks.

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[Rover3500]

Bump

 

[Marcus]

The use of Y splitters is a common question on WC forums, the answer is usually not to bother with them, just run it all in series and keep tubing runs as short as possible.

 

[Rover3500]

The use of Y splitters is a common question on WC forums, the answer is usually not to bother with them, just run it all in series and keep tubing runs as short as possible.

You don't think that my second graphics card will start out to hot by running coolant to it from the first card being as they are both dual core ?