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Watercooling Setup - Feedback Needed

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Argion

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Having some issues with PC temps due to its location which gets pretty hot during the summer and other minor issues. Have been reading the forums and all the water cooling threads I am reading sort of got me on the kick to attempt it myself. Here are the components:

Pump - Laing DDC - version 2
CPU Block (AM2 socket X2 64 cpu) - Koolance CPU-330
8800GTX Block - Koolance VID-282
Reservoir - Aquatube
Radiator: ThermoChill PA120.2

I am considering running two paralel flows (spliter from pump), with one going to the CPU and second to Video Card. Another splitter at the end will combine the flow again and send to radiator.

Questions I guess I have are:

1. Can the pump maintain enough pressure to handle this setup? Can it also do so if I go with an SLI config?

2. Should I just combine the two flows for now and only create the parallel streams when I go with an SLI config?

3. What kind of tubing should I go with?

4. I was considering of going with a pull fan configuration to start with. Will a push/pull config yield significant improvements?

Finally here is a quick block diagram I put together for reference (Not drawn to scale or reflects all the components accuratly):

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Using Koolance blocks with a DDC-2/Thermochill is like putting a ferrari engine inside your Pinto.

If you're going to be spending that kind of money on quality parts, might as well get quality blocks as well. Also, I'm not sure if your blocks are alu so be wary about corrosion.

Anyhow, avoid throwing blocks in parallel. It will severely hurt flow, especially if its an uneven parallel setup (such as two different blocks). The DDC-2 is powerful and you'll be able to get away with it, but I'd advise against it. Series is always better in most cases.

Use either 7/16" or 1/2" tubing for maximum flow.

Pull with shroud with Yates offers the best performance with Thermochill radiators. I've doubled up with shrouds and fans in push/pull for all 3 of my radiators in my 3 loops. You'll gain anywhere between 1-2C in performance. It's not worth it unless you want every ounce of performance like I do.
 
run a D-tek block for your CPU and a full coverage EK block for the GPU. Run in serial with that pump it has some nice pressure and the radiator is very low restriction (6% if I remember right) I would try to run a 120.3 if you can get one to fit. No need for a reservoir in my opinion just run a t-line
 
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