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Parts list:
Bitspower Water Tank Z 250 RES
Alphacool NexXoS ST30 360 RAD
3X Noctua NF-F12 Fans
Aquastream XT pump with bitspower adapters
XSPC Raystorm CPU Waterblock
10 ft PrimoFlex LRT 3/8 x 5/8 tubing
Mayhems pastel mint green coolant with walmart distilled water
Bitspower 3/8 Barb fittings X6
Enzotech 3/8 Barb fittings for raystorm X2
Parts still needed:
EK-UNI Holder 50/70 - Reservoir Brackets
Phobya Filling Bottle 500ml PE-LD
M3 x .5 x 30mm Black Oxide Steel Socket Head Cap - Set of 12
Bitspower G 1/4" Matte Black Rotary 90 Degree IG 1/4" Adapter
8 stainless steel hoseclamps.

System
HAF X case
intel 3770k cpu @4.8 ghz
8 gigs Trident X CL9 2400 memory@2450mhz
G1 Sniper 3 mobo
GTX 680 x2 SLI. only using 1 right now.
Swiftech H220.....pump too noisy when benching

Im planning my loop out and I made 1 mistake by getting a 250 res.Its quite big and mounting it is going t be a challenge hence the EK brackets.I was told over at rog to go in the following order.
RES-PUMP-RAD-BLOCK-RES...
But I also see a lot of people choose to go:
RES-PUMP-BLOCK-RAD-RES.

I plan to mount the RES above the pump between the vid cards and drive bays.

SUGGESTIONS ANYONE???????
 
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manofchalk
The loop looks fine to me except for the dye. If you want colour in the loop, do it through coloured tubing and lighting effects, dyes will fade and eventually gunk up your blocks. Plain distilled plus a Killcoil/Biocide is best.

Flow order wont matter too much unless you care about 1-2°C differences, having the rad before the block will get the better performance but dont be too stressed if it doesnt work out like that when it comes to the day.

Have a look through my build log (linked in my sig), I also water-cool in a HAF-X and seeing how I have done it might give a few clues on how to do yours.
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Just out of curiosity how noisy is your H220 pump ? If it's out of the ordinary you should contact Swiftech for a replacement. I've been running mine at 1500 rpm but even at 3000rpm I'm not able to hear it over the GPU fans & case fans.
 
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It get real loud when it goes over 2500 rpm.It used to be real quiet even at 3000 and swiftech told me it was most likely a air bubble.So I did what they said to try and get it out but it still makes a loud buzzing noise when it ramps up.I am going to request an RMA and the sell the unit they replace it with.
 
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The loop looks fine to me except for the dye. If you want colour in the loop, do it through coloured tubing and lighting effects, dyes will fade and eventually gunk up your blocks. Plain distilled plus a Killcoil/Biocide is best.

Flow order wont matter too much unless you care about 1-2°C differences, having the rad before the block will get the better performance but dont be too stressed if it doesnt work out like that when it comes to the day.

Have a look through my build log (linked in my sig), I also water-cool in a HAF-X and seeing how I have done it might give a few clues on how to do yours.
 
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