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Will the Pump on the XSPC D5 Photon Pump/Res Combo be strong enough for this loop?

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  • Water Cooling
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  • Reservoir
  • D5 Photon
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March 25, 2014 4:19:34 PM

Basically, I am asking the question in the title.


I will be building in the Corsair Obsidian 900D Supertower.

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This is the full loop (In Order of Loop):


- Reservoir / Pump (XSPC D5 / Photon 270 Combo)

- CPU Waterblock (XSPC Raystorm)
- RAM Waterblock (XSPC Memory)
- RAM Waterblock (XSPC Memory)
- 480mm Radiator (XSPC EX480) - Top
- Mosfet / VRM Waterblock (XSPC Rampage IV Set)
- Chipset Wateblock (XSPC Rampage IV Set)
- GPU Waterblock (XSPC Razor 780 Ti)
- GPU Waterblock (XSPC Razor 780 Ti)
- 480mm Radiator (XSPC EX480)
- 240mm Radiator (XSPC EX240)

- (BACK TO PUMP/RESERVOIR)

Will the XSPC D5 Pump be strong enough to drive coolant around this loop?

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Many thanks,
TheJiddy512

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March 25, 2014 4:43:30 PM

WOW, that is a heck of a set up. With that much on a single loop I would use 2 pumps working in series for redundancy in case of failure of one of the pumps. A D5 is one of the best pumps and should handle it. I just read about a new pump but can not remember what it was or where I read it. Will try to find something for you.

Leave Martin a message on this and see what he says, he is the smartest water guy I know and will get you on the right path.
http://martinsliquidlab.org/

PS, may also want to cross check block pricing with EKWB, I think they have everything you need also.
http://www.ekwb.com/news/442/19/EK-introduces-ASUS-Ramp...
http://rog.asus.com/294622013/rampage-motherboards/ek-i...


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March 25, 2014 5:25:08 PM

I think a single D5 won't be enough. With CPU block, 2 GPU blocks, MB block, and two 480 rads, a single D5 isn't enough, I ended up using two DDC pumps (MCP35x2) and it works much better.
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March 26, 2014 9:54:57 AM

You could go a couple different directions with your set up, you have a XSPC D5 / Photon 270 Combo listed. If you have 2 free 5.25” bays you could do something like this, they mount 2 D5 variants or DDC variants in a bay reservoir. Both are great setups for what you are doing.

You can get a couple different pumps mounted on this for you, I would select a set of MCP655 PWMs.

XSPC Twin D5 Dual 5.25" Bay Clear Reservoir - w/ Dual MCP655 Series Pumps Installed
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/16942/ex-res-421/XSPC...

or

This is pretty much the same set up as the XSPC but you can get this with a couple MCP35X pumps installed.

Maelstrom 5 1/4" Dual Bay Reservoir
http://www.swiftech.com/maelstrombayres.aspx

Both are good set ups. Or you can go this direction if you don’t want to have a bay res, I like this set up if you have room in your case.

MCP35X2
http://www.swiftech.com/MCP35x2PUMP.aspx

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/14961/ex-pmp-173/Swif...

You can read about both pumps below. I feel they are just about the 2 best pumps available now, both are PWM controlled and strong, I think the MCP35X has a bit more hydraulic power but runs a bit warmer. This guy does the very best reviews on the net, you can take to the bank everything he does.

Swiftech MCP-35X & Reservoir
http://martinsliquidlab.org/2011/02/25/swiftech-mcp-35x...
Swiftech MCP35X2 Pump
http://martinsliquidlab.org/2012/01/29/swiftech-mcp35x2...

Swiftech MCP 655-PWM-DRIVE Pump Review
http://martinsliquidlab.org/2012/12/25/swiftech-mcp-655...








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March 26, 2014 10:12:21 AM

If you go with the MCP-35X2 rig, you will need to buy the:
Swiftech MCP35X Optional Tank Reservoir Attachment - Rev. 2b (MCP35X-RES)
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/14961/ex-pmp-173/Swif...

http://www.swiftech.com/mcp35xreservoir.aspx

and if you want, they sell a heatsink kit to keep your pumps running nice and cool, this will eliminate most of the pump heat from transferring to your water in the loop.

Swiftech MCP35x2 Dual Pump Heatsink (MCP35X2-HS)

http://www.swiftech.com/MCP35X2-HS.aspx

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/16233/ex-pmp-195/Swif...






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