EK H30 240 HFX (adding GTX 680 to loop)

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tydalwave

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I have the EK H30 240 HFX Advanced kit installed on a i7-2700K @ 4.8 1.38v at the moment and have ordered a full cover water block for my EVGA GTX 680 Superclocked. Will the set up found here:

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/15069/ex-wat-201/Ek_H30_240_HFX_Advanced_Liquid_Cooling_Kit_-_CSQ_EK-KIT_H3O_240_HFX.html?tl=g57c607s1948

be able to handle adding a GTX 680 in the loop? Was thinking of adding an additional 120 radiator to the loop, but my Antec P280 is VERY limited for internal watercooling, even had to mount the EK-CoolStream RAD XTX 360 radiator to the top of the case. The CoolStream radiator that came with it is 67mm thick.

At the moment I have Rad>Cpu>Res>Pump> back to Rad

Any experience or advice would be greatly appreciated!
 
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austing

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It may, but I highly recoment you get another 120mm Radiator or swap your 240 for a 360mm radiator.

rad (240) > cpu > rad (120) > GPU >res > pump

Or with a 360mm just folow what you had.


You MIGHT get away with your setup if you have push/pull fans.
 
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tydalwave

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I did not notice this until last night but...

"This kit can also be upgraded with an additional EK-VGA Supreme HF, EK-FB, EK-FC or EK-RAM series waterblock!"

The full cover GTX680 block is a EK-FC680.
Also update: I purchased the Corsair Obsidian 900D, so should have plenty of room for additional radiators.

I drew out a plan and was thinking one loop with TopRad (Maybe a 480?) >Cpu>Gpu>BottomRad (My current EK-CoolStream RAD XTX 240) **Made a mistake up top, was a 240, not a 360** >Res>Pump.
The pump says 800lph so was thinking that just one pump, one loop would be suffice? With the water cooled before the CPU/GPU then after going in Res/Pump that it will be nice and cool? Or was thinking swap the rads? Thanks a ton austing
 
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Its always a good idea to have a rad inbetween your gpu and cpu in the loop.

That pump should surfice for about 600mm in Rads.

be sure to keep the pump as the lowest part in the loop, should be obvious anyway hahah.
 
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Will very likely need an additional radiator if possible, but depends on what you deem acceptable in terms of delta.

Loop/component order has negligible impact on load temps.

Hopefully you can find room for at least a 120mm rad and this doesn't become another 'I just want everything to fit into the box, regardless of the cooling performance hit I take' builds. :)

Be sure to post some pics.
 
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I have a Corsair Obsidian 900D on the way, so fitting everything shouldn't be a problem now. So definitly thinking of adding a 360 or 480 in the loop. Reading that putting a rad between CPU/GPU seems to not affect temps after the first 5 minutes, I will more than likely put the rad before the CPU and after the GPU.

Was thinking the larger radiator After the GPU since the GPU will be dumping the most heat in the system and the smaller 240 up top before the CPU.
 
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GPU's can run hotter than CPU's, and you want the coolest water possible to pass the CPU and GPU, I would recomend the larger radiator first.

That being said, all of this is negaligable because of how fast the fluid is running through the system, about 2.4 complete passes every 10 seconds

 
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