NeWb at Water cooling :(

[hxcguitarist]

Well...this is my first post here at WizD forums!!! lol :D anyways...on with the question

What would be the best way to route a water cooling system with 2 radiators? The components that must be cooled (unless you think it is unnecessary): cpu, northbridge, and gpu.

Heres how i would route it, but what do i know :duh: lol
1st radiator to the cpu, from the cpu to the northbridge, from the northbridge to the 2nd radiator, from the 2nd radiator to the gpu, then from the gpu to the resivor, from the resivor to the pump, from the pump to the 1st radiator to start the loop once more :D

Opinions would be greatly appreciated :D and thank you all in advanced :D,

hxcguitarist

[Starbuck3733T]

radiators in series :)

[hxcguitarist]

do i really even need 2 radiators? would a 2nd radiator really help that much in oc'ing and in performance?

hxcguitarist

[fivecheebs]

It woudl depend on your radiators and your hardware. Not really a question that can be answered definitively, but it can be estimated.

You'll need to figure out how much energy your componants are putting into the water, then find out how much enegy the radiator is able to take out. Then take into account fan noise, if its an issue (it is for most).

As far as the routing goes, the order sounds fine, in fact the only thing in the loop you have described that would matter with regards to placement is the res>pump. As long as you make sure your pump is directly after the res you'll be OK. Plumb the rest of the loop as neatly and logically as possible.

[hxcguitarist]

Thanks fivecheeps:thumb: !
the radiators: 1st Radiator (http://www.dangerdenstore.com/product.php?productid=203&cat=76&page=1) and the 2nd Radiator (http://www.dangerdenstore.com/product.php?productid=5&cat=72&page=1)

In a different forum (TheBestCaseScenario (http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/forum/showthread.php?p=19778#post19778)) they recomended using two smaller pumps (but still powerful) instead of just one. They said to place the second pump after the northbridge and before the 2nd radiator. Their reason was because of the pressure drop and it would be a great amount of work for just a single pump. What are your thoughts or suggestions on this?:huh:

Anyways, thank you again! :D

hxcguitarist

[GrandpaNoob72]

I'm currently on air, but I have dabbled in WC in the past, so speaking from that skill set of experience...

IMO, the best temps will come when the pump (which sometimes can add heat to the loop, from internal parts' friction) pushes into the radiator(s). AFA the subsequent sequence, I would agree that the system specifics would dictate which components should be first/second/third in the loop.

While WC can seem like a daunting experiment at first, if you follow some common-sense guidelines, it really isn't all that tough. The choices that are out there, AFA pumps, blocks, rads, and so forth are what makes WC an experience much akin to buying all the parts to build your first computer from the ground up.

The use of two rads, IMO, isn't necessary. I would go with the dual rad (120mm fans?), or whatever you can fit inside the case.

You can also (possibly?) run two separate loops, one concentrating on the CPU/GPU, and another on the NB/GPU, or whatever combination will allow you to drop temps across the boards on all your components.

[fivecheebs]

I'm sorry i forgot to welcome you to WizD in my previous post. Welcome :more:

There are still some questions you need to answer before we can really help you. What is your aim for watercooling, Performance, noise or both? What are you cooling?

The question about pressure drop depends on the blocks you propose to use and the pump(s) you propose to use. Many of the modern design blocks have a high pressure drop by design, whats most important about choosing a pump to go with modern blocks is head pressure, sometimes called Max head, its measured in feet and inches usually. You wont need 2 pumps at all for that loop, and infact if you were to have 2 pumps, i'd bet a dual loop would be more effective.

[hxcguitarist]

Cheers fivecheebs:toast: ! ty for the welcome!

My aim...PERFORMANCE! lol as long as its somewhat quieter than what i have now:h34r: lol :lol: anyways to the parts!

Motherboard:ASUS A8N-SLI Premium
Processor: AMD 64 3800+ or AMD 64 X2 3800+
Ram: OCZ Gold GX 2GB (2 x 1GB ) (specs HERE (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820227063)) or OCZ Gold Series 1GB (2 x 512MB ) (specs HERE (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820227211))
Graphics Card: eVGA Nvidia 7800gt (specs HERE (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130247))
Soundcard: Creative X-Fi Fatality FPS
DVD-combo: NEC Black IDE Burner (HERE (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827152055) for specs)
Hardrvie(s): Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 SATA 3Gb/s 160gb x2
Case: CHENMING (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811125435)
Monitor: Samsung 19" LCD



Thanks! and i will then probably end up doing a daul loop thing :thumb: :D
hxcguitarist