Hello everyone,
I am ready to expand my system beyond the confines of a single NZXT Kraken X61 as temps are not kind to my system.
System specs are in signature, but I'll post them here anyway:
Asus X99-Deluxe (I)
i7-5960X @ 4400MHz w/ 1.274v
Titan X(P) SLI w/ +225MHz core & 600MHz memory w/ 10% voltage boost
32GB Corsair Dominator Platinum (4x8Gb) 3000 @ CL 15 w/ 1.35v
Corsair HX1200i Platinum Power Supply
What I'd like to do, is mount the EKWB Predator 360 AIO cooler to the front of my case as an intake in push-pull, and place the smaller EK 280 system on the top as an exhaust and install their pre-filled fullcover blocks on my cards. Ive done some measurements, and this should all fit*. The top mounted radiator may or may not need slim fans as there may not be enough clearance for my motherboard's VRM heatsink. I currently have about 16-18mm of additional clearance (hard to measure with everything installed), but the EK unit is approximately 16mm thicker than the Kraken at 43mm and 27mm respectively) though it is 7mm narrower and the heatsink slopes away at an angle. My questions for you all are as follows:
1. Whether or not it would be best to run everything together connecting both units, or to run them separately dedicating the 280 to the CPU, and the 360 to the SLI configuration? Now for those of you wondering why I don't build an entirely custom loop, I don't believe I have the time or skill or space to follow that path. It will be hard enough just fitting the rads with their integrated components into this case; and no, I will not be getting a different case.
2. How would one go about connecting two of EK's Predator series together? Their QDC design seems simple enough, but it's built with a CPU block. Can that be removed easily? If so, I imagine that would cause the issue I've read about with the difficulty in bleeding such a configuration of air bubbles.
3. Any final thoughts? If you've got experience, how would you proceed?
I am ready to expand my system beyond the confines of a single NZXT Kraken X61 as temps are not kind to my system.
System specs are in signature, but I'll post them here anyway:
Asus X99-Deluxe (I)
i7-5960X @ 4400MHz w/ 1.274v
Titan X(P) SLI w/ +225MHz core & 600MHz memory w/ 10% voltage boost
32GB Corsair Dominator Platinum (4x8Gb) 3000 @ CL 15 w/ 1.35v
Corsair HX1200i Platinum Power Supply
What I'd like to do, is mount the EKWB Predator 360 AIO cooler to the front of my case as an intake in push-pull, and place the smaller EK 280 system on the top as an exhaust and install their pre-filled fullcover blocks on my cards. Ive done some measurements, and this should all fit*. The top mounted radiator may or may not need slim fans as there may not be enough clearance for my motherboard's VRM heatsink. I currently have about 16-18mm of additional clearance (hard to measure with everything installed), but the EK unit is approximately 16mm thicker than the Kraken at 43mm and 27mm respectively) though it is 7mm narrower and the heatsink slopes away at an angle. My questions for you all are as follows:
1. Whether or not it would be best to run everything together connecting both units, or to run them separately dedicating the 280 to the CPU, and the 360 to the SLI configuration? Now for those of you wondering why I don't build an entirely custom loop, I don't believe I have the time or skill or space to follow that path. It will be hard enough just fitting the rads with their integrated components into this case; and no, I will not be getting a different case.
2. How would one go about connecting two of EK's Predator series together? Their QDC design seems simple enough, but it's built with a CPU block. Can that be removed easily? If so, I imagine that would cause the issue I've read about with the difficulty in bleeding such a configuration of air bubbles.
3. Any final thoughts? If you've got experience, how would you proceed?