water cooling questions (i think i did good)

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i have this kit https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAC8W4Z05980&cm_re=ekwb_watercooling_kits-_-37B-000B-00180-_-Product

in this case https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811353113&ignorebbr=1

i have this gpu https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125871&cm_re=gygabyte_gtx_1070_oc-_-14-125-871-_-Product

i have an i5 6600k cpu

mounted in the front

and the pump mounted on top of the shroud IN BETWEEN THE RAD AND THE GPU

my idle temps are 25c and under ful load im at 38c

compared to my h110i gt at idle 32c and underload

my question is are my temps average for a custom loop or should they be better?

is there a way to get my temps lower?

what would be the best way to add in my gpu into the loop?

and would my pump support the gpu?

if not

ummmm.... i need some ideas on how to fit another pump and resivor in this case lol

 
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If you are adding your GPU into the loop, you wouldn't need another pump or reservoir, you can run them on the same loop. Also, what is the GPU you are wanting to add? Depending on card, you may wish to add another radiator to the cooling loop to help offset the additional thermal load it will add.

Otherwise, it's fairly straight forward to add a GPU - you need the video card with a water block installed, fittings on the block and tubing to connect in the loop so it can receive flow. If you're adding an additional radiator, you'd need the radiator + fittings for it, also. Plus...tubing to fit, but figured that was a given.
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Great Temps, with a great kit too, you have nothing to worry about there with your Temps, no need to try and cool it down any further.

If you want to add your gpu into the loop, I would suggest then maybe getting a 2nd radiator for the loop, most people would then cool the cpu first and then the gpu, but it doesn't really matter as the water Temps will reach an average around the whole system and just keeps Temps there, also expect cpu Temps to be a couple of degrees higher with the gpu added into the loop, custom cooling is the way to go, kicks butt compared to aio solutions.

So it would possibly go, pump - radiator - cpu - gfx - radiator, then back to the pump, don't forget the pump also dumps its heat into the water.
 
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i just booted up my other computer with the h110igt idle temps are bouncing around between 20c-30c
with my i7 4790k im using iue (intel extreme utility) msi afterburner, and corsair link to see my temps
bios says its around 35-37c at idle

YES I DO NO THIS CPU RUNS HOTTER

in the bios my cpu temp is 35c at idle with my 4.9ghz OC its 44-47c

my other computer with my i5 6600k
has a custom loop

it idles around 18-20c using the same software as stated above

when i go to the bios it says it idles around 30c and under a load it gets to 33-35c

I always like to trust the bios over the software that i run to moniter the temps of my compuers

but why such a drastic temper change between the software and the bios?

as of right now i have no improvements having a custom loop than having an AIO
IF IM MONITORING THE TEMPS THROUGH THE SOFTWARE

is there a more accurate software i can run that will display the temps of my cpu and the % of load as WELL as my gpu temps and %
while im gaming

 
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If you are adding your GPU into the loop, you wouldn't need another pump or reservoir, you can run them on the same loop. Also, what is the GPU you are wanting to add? Depending on card, you may wish to add another radiator to the cooling loop to help offset the additional thermal load it will add.

Otherwise, it's fairly straight forward to add a GPU - you need the video card with a water block installed, fittings on the block and tubing to connect in the loop so it can receive flow. If you're adding an additional radiator, you'd need the radiator + fittings for it, also. Plus...tubing to fit, but figured that was a given.
 
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