Feel like upgrading, but what to get? - Page 2

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I ran x2 GTX470's, along with a heavily OC'd 2600K with a RS240, and a RX240 and the 750 pump did just fine. Although, the D5's and such are still nice pumps. The 750 did the job for me, so it should for you!

If you don't have an SSD in your rig, I wouldn't spend any money on anything until that's addressed.

I have measured the amount of space in the bottom of the Switch 810 with the bottom HDD cage removed and you should have plenty of room for a 60mm thick rad even with push-pull fans. The total height would be around 110mm and while you would be blocking the front lower intake fan, the rad will fit.

I personally decided that I would like to have the benefit of the bottom intake fan, so I am going with the XSPC EX240 with push-pull fans, and with any decent top rad should be more than capable. I am going EX420 up top and EX240 in the bottom to cool a 3930K + EVGA GTX670 FTW and will be adding a second GPU sometime in the next 6 months, and I am completely confident that the two rads will be more than capable of cooling everything.

That pump/res should be plenty powerful for 2 rads, a CPU, and a GPU. However, if you expect to ever add more components to the loop, I would strongly recommend considering the MCP35X pump over the D5 as it can maintain a higher level of flow with greater levels of restriction than can the D5. We're not talking about a huge difference, but it's there. In regards to the quality of the res/pump combo, it is quite nice and I am not familiar with any issues apart from those inherent to bay res/pump combos: noisier and harder to fill/drain/bleed.

Depending on how you are planning to set up your loop, the EX240 Multiport may be a good choice as it has 6 total G1/4 ports (3 inlet, 3 outlets) including a pair that are parallel to the rad which may allow for cleaner tubing run to the GPU.

It depends on what reservoir you get as well as the case you use.

Cylinder or Tube Reservoirs are typically held by clamps mounted on the chassis, and are commonly placed to the right between the MB and drive bays. The pump can then be mounted anywhere so long as it is below the bottom of the res. I am mounting my MCP35X directly to the reservoir via a Bitspower Rotary Male to Male Coupler, as it is more space efficient for me as the bottom will have a radiator and the PSU.

Bay Reservoirs are just that, they mount in the 5.25 bays with most taking up 2 but some only requiring one bay. These are often designed to hold 1-2 pumps directly to or inside of the res, which is convenient for people who don't have much space to work with, or who have extra bays they will never need. There are some bay reservoirs that don't use integral pump mounts in which case the pump must be placed somewhere below the waterline but it doesn't matter where.

There are a number of pump stands and mounts available that range from simple pieces of bent plexiglass to metal mounts designed to fit a 120 fan mount to the complex but extremely versatile UN Designs mounts that allow for a huge amount of freedom in how the pump is aimed/directed.

Finally, you can use a male-male rotary fitting to attach the pump directly to the bottom of the reservoir to save space, and it is a cheap option that eliminates a run of tubing in the case of cylinder reservoirs, and this is how I am mounting my MCP35X to the EK Multioption Res X2 150 Advanced.

Get creative!

The EK Multioption Res X2 150 Advanced is $45 @ Jab Tech, the best price I have found so far (I am buying one myself). Use the coupon code "facebook" for 5 percent off the entire order, too