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November 14, 2013 6:36:42 AM

I'm looking to drop some money on a new liquid cooling custom rig in the not too distant future, and I was thinking about running a CPU single loop. Would this be the optimal flow order for the build?

Res -> Pump -> CPU Block -> Rad -> Res?

If I were to add my SLI setup to the flow would it look like this?

Res -> Pump -> CPU Block -> Rad#1 -> GPU -> Rad #2-> Res?

Thanks :D 

Edit: I would also like this in the cooling forum, but I didn't see that as an option when I created the thread =\

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November 14, 2013 6:40:54 AM

Yes, that is the best way you could set up your cooling system, although you probably don't need a second radiator if you're putting GPUs into your look (I have a CPU + 2GPU loop and only 1 240 mm rad).
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November 14, 2013 6:41:19 AM

There is no liquid cooling section, which I find weird.
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November 14, 2013 6:42:26 AM

P1nnacle said:
Yes, that is the best way you could set up your cooling system, although you probably don't need a second radiator if you're putting GPUs into your look (I have a CPU + 2GPU loop and only 1 240 mm rad).


Where is your single rad located, within your loop, with that setup?
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November 14, 2013 6:50:06 AM

what gpus will you be running? but as stated that's the ideal setup. I would run two rads as well and not just one especially on higher end cards. Id rather have some the heat dissipated before it heads into the gpu blocks.
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November 14, 2013 7:15:30 AM

780's or 780ti's.
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November 14, 2013 7:24:36 AM

Ag3ofShadows said:
P1nnacle said:
Yes, that is the best way you could set up your cooling system, although you probably don't need a second radiator if you're putting GPUs into your look (I have a CPU + 2GPU loop and only 1 240 mm rad).


Where is your single rad located, within your loop, with that setup?


I go Pump>Radiator>CPU>GPU(s)>Res>Pump The rad is mounted at the top of my case. You really don't need more than one radiator to keep your PC cool, it's just wasting money for 1 -2 degrees of extra performance.
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November 14, 2013 8:26:42 AM

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind. The plan is to run a Ivy bridge i7 K with two 780's or 780ti's. I haven't decided whether or not I want to spend the extra money to watercool the Ti's yet. It would save me a decent chunk of money, and I can go back later and WC them if I'm unhappy with the air temps / performance.
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November 14, 2013 9:11:08 AM

Ag3ofShadows said:
Thanks, I'll keep that in mind. The plan is to run a Ivy bridge i7 K with two 780's or 780ti's. I haven't decided whether or not I want to spend the extra money to watercool the Ti's yet. It would save me a decent chunk of money, and I can go back later and WC them if I'm unhappy with the air temps / performance.


You should be fine on air with a good fan setup
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November 14, 2013 9:17:05 AM

06yfz450ridr said:


You should be fine on air with a good fan setup


Assuming that the cards aren't right next to one another, choking the fan.
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