Hi All,
Firstly, please accept my apologies as I know that there are many threads on here about the same topic, however none of them have proven to help my current setup.
I am a reasonably experienced PC builder, but this is the first time in venturing into a full on water cooled system. I've used factory sealed CPU coolers in the past, but this is the first time getting into the whole box of dice.
So my problem is as the title suggests, I have air trapped inside my water cooling loop that I have been unable to clear. So I should get to the nitty gritty I suppose.
I have a Corsair Carbide Air 540 Case, ASRock Z87 Extreme9/ac Motherboard, Intel i7 4770K CPU, Phobia UC-2 LT CPU Water Block, 2 x Gigabyte R9 290X GPUs with XSPC Water Blocks, 1 x XSPC EX240 Rad, 1 x XSPC EX360 Rad, XSPC D5 Photon 170 Res/Pump Combo.
Due to the case setup I have had to run my loop as follows. Please feel free to critique my setup as I am open to any idea at this stage. So the loop goes XSPC Res/Pump Combo > XSPC EX240 Rad > CPU Water Block > 1st GPU > 2nd GPU > XSPC EX360 Rad . XSPC Res/Pump Combo.
Here is a pic of the Res/Pump located in the rear of the case;
Here is a close up of the flow rate indicator, it's totally stationary;
Here is the front side of the case where the tube from the Res/Pump goes to the XSPC EX240 Rad;
Next pic is tube from XSPC EX240 rad into the Phobia UC-2 LT CPU Water Block, it also shows the outlet of the CPU Water Block into the 1st GPU Water Block;
Next pic is the 2 x GPU Water Blocks connected by an SLi/Crossfire Water Bridge. It also shows the tube from the 2nd GPU Water Block into the XSPC EX360 Rad;
This pic shows the tube in the rear exiting the EX360 Rad and into the rear side of the case leaving the XSPC EX360 Rad;
This pic is the tube coming into the rear of the case from the EX360 Rad. I have connected the tube with a set of quick release fittings to enable quick and easy draining;
Finally, it's the two quick release fittings joined together going into the flow rate meter;
I've read many of the threads on here guys and none of them have helped clear the air trapped in my loop. Shaking from side to side, front to back and upside down has not helped clear the air out. Though some bubbles have dispersed, there are still large pockets of air that I cannot get out.
Just wondering if it is because of the way I have set up the water loop?
So far the pump has been going for several hours and I've tried the tricks suggested, but unfortunately no success.
Any help would be great guys.
Muchly appreciated.
Firstly, please accept my apologies as I know that there are many threads on here about the same topic, however none of them have proven to help my current setup.
I am a reasonably experienced PC builder, but this is the first time in venturing into a full on water cooled system. I've used factory sealed CPU coolers in the past, but this is the first time getting into the whole box of dice.
So my problem is as the title suggests, I have air trapped inside my water cooling loop that I have been unable to clear. So I should get to the nitty gritty I suppose.
I have a Corsair Carbide Air 540 Case, ASRock Z87 Extreme9/ac Motherboard, Intel i7 4770K CPU, Phobia UC-2 LT CPU Water Block, 2 x Gigabyte R9 290X GPUs with XSPC Water Blocks, 1 x XSPC EX240 Rad, 1 x XSPC EX360 Rad, XSPC D5 Photon 170 Res/Pump Combo.
Due to the case setup I have had to run my loop as follows. Please feel free to critique my setup as I am open to any idea at this stage. So the loop goes XSPC Res/Pump Combo > XSPC EX240 Rad > CPU Water Block > 1st GPU > 2nd GPU > XSPC EX360 Rad . XSPC Res/Pump Combo.
Here is a pic of the Res/Pump located in the rear of the case;
Here is a close up of the flow rate indicator, it's totally stationary;
Here is the front side of the case where the tube from the Res/Pump goes to the XSPC EX240 Rad;
Next pic is tube from XSPC EX240 rad into the Phobia UC-2 LT CPU Water Block, it also shows the outlet of the CPU Water Block into the 1st GPU Water Block;
Next pic is the 2 x GPU Water Blocks connected by an SLi/Crossfire Water Bridge. It also shows the tube from the 2nd GPU Water Block into the XSPC EX360 Rad;
This pic shows the tube in the rear exiting the EX360 Rad and into the rear side of the case leaving the XSPC EX360 Rad;
This pic is the tube coming into the rear of the case from the EX360 Rad. I have connected the tube with a set of quick release fittings to enable quick and easy draining;
Finally, it's the two quick release fittings joined together going into the flow rate meter;
I've read many of the threads on here guys and none of them have helped clear the air trapped in my loop. Shaking from side to side, front to back and upside down has not helped clear the air out. Though some bubbles have dispersed, there are still large pockets of air that I cannot get out.
Just wondering if it is because of the way I have set up the water loop?
So far the pump has been going for several hours and I've tried the tricks suggested, but unfortunately no success.
Any help would be great guys.
Muchly appreciated.