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I am thinking about water cooling my Arc Mini. I need help specking things out as well as maybe verifying if this would work or not.

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Would this work? Would my rad/pump be overkill? Are there some better options?

Forgot to add system specs this will be cooling:
EVGA GTX 670 FTW
i5 2500k 5ghz 1.45V
Edited by Sandman8709 - 7/16/12 at 2:36pm
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You would be fine with just the RX240
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as said, the RX240 in the roof would be plenty. if you go SLI or monter overclock, then roll out
another radiator. for looks the dual 240 can be good. i'll let you know on my midi with dual
240 x 60mm radiators (possibly a 280 in the front).
running 1.45vcore 24/7 will degrade your processor quickly. a 24/7 vcore usually is 1.350 - 1.375v.
once the degradation starts, you'll notice stable overclocks to crash on its own and the vcore
will slowly have to be set down to overcome (not warrentable).

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Then i will bump down to 4.5ghz on 1.28V since degradation has been my biggest fear. Alright one Rsx240 if I go with this scheme :

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Would this be better? Or should I cool the CPU first?


Also, regarding the pump I'd be using is there one you guys can recommend?

Appreciate the feedback guys. As always.
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The order does not matter. (well only that the res is higher than the pump and feeds it directly)

Your loop will be the same temp throughout it.
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post #6 of 11
loop and design looks good! Take the plunge!
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post #7 of 11
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Originally Posted by halcyon-twin View Post

loop and design looks good! Take the plunge!

Thanks biggrin.gif

So, I have spec'd out the parts for my project. Can anyone verify if this is going to work? I am confused on the fittings size part.




And my redesigned idea is here:



Edit: the pump is pushing water towards reservoir.
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First idea is better, like in my rig:
aRfqL.jpg
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The Arc Midi will be my next case, I love the look and the fact that they shuffled the top radiator mounts to the side to offset the motherboard Mosfet coolers and Ram smile.gif
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post #10 of 11
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Originally Posted by kubed_zero View Post

First idea is better, like in my rig:
aRfqL.jpg


wow.

I saw your rig on google images. you inspired me to make this project.

Can i please please please have a list of all the watercooled parts you used?
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