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First timer here, how's this for a loop?

234 views 4 replies 5 participants last post by  bichael 
#1 ·
I'm not really happy with this but not sure what the most optimum way of routing my loop would be for two 480mm radiators. I was originally planning on going with a dual loop but opted to stick with a single loop for my first build and move to a dual loop later when upgrading to an SMA8 or TH10 case. Excuse the crude paint drawing, but it should be clear how the loop routes. From my understanding routing from the GPU to a radiator before the CPU is completely unnecessary, is this accurate? Specs are below if it has any influence, and I'm also considering adding an extra 240mm radiator the bottom.

- Case: Corsair Obsidian 900D
- Motherboard: X99A
- CPU: OC'd 5960x
- GPU: 2x OC'd Titan XP's
- Pump: EK D5 PWM 100
- Reservoir: EK X3 250mm
- Tubing: PETG Hard Tubing
- Case Fans: 3x Front 120mm / 1x Back 140mm
- Radiators: 2x Black Ice Nemesis 480GTS (1 Top / 1 Bottom)

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Not sure from the diagram which is the intended flow direction but given the choice and if it's not making the routing particularly difficult I would still go rad->cpu->gpu, particularly with high power gpu and/or sli. No real downside so might as well make sure temps into the cpu are as low as possible as it could make a difference there whereas it most likely won't on the gpu. It's not that the entire system stabilises at one water temperature - the physics don't work like that - it's just that if the flow is relatively high vs the heat output then the temperature differences become very small.
 
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