to plumb my computer - crazy WC setup?

[nocods1979]

Ok... i'm in the middle of acquiring components to WC my computer and i need some advice on my plan to plumb my system.

first of all, here's my case and what i plan to water cool...

Lian Li V1200
A64 3500
2x eVGA 7900GT in SLi

WC components...

3/8" tubing
2x Black Ice Xtreme Radiators w/ Scythe Fans (about 49cfm at 20dbs)
2x DD Maze4
DD TDX
DDC Pump
Alphacool Cape Coolplex Reservoir

i'm mostly concerned about silence with my computer. plus, i want to keep the 2 rads inside the case for aesthetic reasons... much like the two BIX rads on AlumaxX's case shown here. i don't plan to OC the cpu or gpus very much (if at all), so i'm wondering if this sequence would work:

Pump > BIX > CPU > BIX > GPU > GPU > Res

Also... are the Scythe fans and the BIX rads a good combination? could I downgrade to just BIPros and still get adequate cooling? or should i get higher cfm fans and keep the BIX rads? any help would be muy bueno. thanks.

 

[dnottis]

BIPs with lower CFM fans (like the ones you mentioned) BIX will need like 70 CFM to do the same job.

I just attempted this with mine and found 2 x BIP to not help and in fact the rear one just cause my case temps to go nuts.

I'm now back to this -

I dont have dual GPUs though. However I just wanted to point out - whether the back fan was pull or push my case temps, memory and PWM were much hotter due to lack of cool intake ( was using a 56 CFM fan - even pulling through it into the case, there was much less air making it into the case than without a rad there...)

To re-address your original question though, BIP with ~40-50 CFM fans is perfect...and yes, good loop order.

 

[nocods1979]

thanks for the advice dnottis. trying to figure a good way to run my WC that won't sacrifice silence or performance is turning into my biggest obstacle right now.

i've been trying to engineer some other possibilities for rad options...

1) the same arrangement as your old one, but with an extra 92mm fan on the top of the case to help exhaust heat

2) one BIP II (or even a BIP III) on the top of the case like AlumaxX did on his

3) one BIP II in the bottom compartment of the case sucking in air through the front mesh and pushing it out through the bottom of the case

all of these seem like reasonable options, but my goal is to keep the number of fans to a minimum. would one BIP II be enough to cool a CPU and two 7900GTs (nothing OC'd)?