looking for a few opinions

[phlanx]

i've decided to water cool my rig internally. i do stress internally. i have a p193 case which is already big enough for me as it is.

this is what my computer looks like now...

i'm definitely not keeping that gtx 260 for much longer and decided to get a 480gtx with an aquacomputer full water block. my whole lover hd cage has 3 hd's occupying them so i know there won't be room for a rad in the lower bay. although the middle bay is open and free. this is what i was thinking of doing.

in addition to this setup i was going to mount another rad whether on the top rear or the lower middle chamber (where i have already mounted a fan). this all depends on whether or not a rad mounted on top will block my mosfet water block. i'm not sure what kind of clearance i'm looking at right now.

i'm looking to cool my north and south bridge blocks with one water block using a "Bitspower BP-WBN78NS-BK BLACK FREEZER 780i NB/SB All-in-One Water Block" with accompanying mosfet blocks. then using am ek-supreme hf for my cpu and a full cover water block for my 480gtx.

i'm considering of getting a rp-402 x2 to run chipset/mosfet in one loop and gpu/cpu the other.

although, i currently have a xspc x20 750. also thinking of splitting the out from pump res to the different blocks and using a t connector to come back to the pump/res

still fishing for ideas

 

[Cruiza]

I'd be very surprised if the XSPC 750 pump could handle all that. I'm not an advocate of stacking rads, either. If I were you, I'd ditch the mobo block, put a 240 up top and a 120 in the front or back.

 

[phlanx]

hrm. would the koolance 402x2 be a better route with dual pumps then? because i've already figured the pump i have now wouldn't be much help.

 

[Tsumi]

Antec cases are usually not that well designed for watercooling systems internally. The P193 may be big, but similar sized cases (HAF 932 for example) can have much better layouts for internal water cooling. That said, put a 2x120 up top, and forget about the motherboard block. And add another 1x120 somewhere.

Stacking radiators is known to be very inefficient and pointless (no better cooling capacity than single) unless you're running 3 fans (1 push, 1 middle, and 1 pull), or at least two high-speed fans (above 2000 RPM).

That 750 pump probably will not handle anything more than the CPU block, GPU block, and one radiator.

Motherboards do not put out that much heat, especially modern ones, so it's pretty stupid to have a motherboard on its own separate loop and the CPU/GPU on the same. Then again, it doesn't make much of a difference in the end.

 

[phlanx]

hrm, well this is all really helpful. i'm new to this so i really could use all the knowledge i can get. thanks. all my 120mm fans run at 2000 rpm max with the use of a fan controller (which i'm close to getting anyway) the top 140 fans i'm not too worried about.

 

[Cruiza]

There's really no need to run dual pumps or loops in your situation. I'd just get a single DDC or D5 pump and run a standard single loop. But if you really want to see two different colors of water in that res... well, that's up to you if you want to spend the money. Most people stay away from dyes altogether, though. They tend to stain your parts and clog up blocks.

 

[Tsumi]

Agreed, don't run two pumps.

Since you have two top 140 fans, I would go with a 2x140 radiator, if you can. Provides cooling about halfway between a 2x120 and 3x120.

 

[phlanx]

i'm quite sure a 140x2 won't clear my mobo internally mounted. mounted at top outside and i don't think the fans i have are capable of a good pull. a rad mounted at top is definitely not what i'm trying to accomplish. although it would be nice, i don't see it happening. maybe if i get a 140x2 rad and get 140 to 120 fan adapters and connect 120mm fans internally then mount my 140's on top for a pull? might seem a little space taking from the inside. meh.

i've decided to, for now, just do a cpu and gpu loop. i figure once i've got that done i can work out the rest and still have some supplies to work with.

when it comes to my nb/sb cooling the only thing i wish to accomplish is a quieter computer. that's why i want to run a fan controller to my fans when in load and idle as well. my north bridge fan screams just as much as my gpu (on load). i'm not looking for ultimate cooling. i'm sure i can reach a stable overclock and still be at the temps i'm at right now or even just run stock clock and have lower temps. my cpu runs surprisingly cool even with my stock fansink. only saw a about a 2-5c degree change when i swapped the fansink. also looking into modding my side 200mm fan assembly into a window to show off a bit of what i got going on inside.

for now i'll run my cpu. and then work on my gpu once i finally get my 480gtx.

i know stacking is mostly frowned upon but would it be so bad if i added another fan to the end of it? <--fan<--rad<--fan<--rad<--fan

all that said. i still have a bottom chamber capable of mounting a single 120 and a top rear fan to mount another 120 rad. might look crazy but i'm willing to invest money in single rads than try to make room for a 120.2 or 120.3. call me crazy

thanks for the advice guys.