I have a little knowledge of liquid cooling from past experience, just cooling a CPU. Well now it's time to build good PC that has liquid cooling for an i7 980x and 3 probably nvidia gtx 480's, maybe the 580's, and most likely liquid cool the RAM too. I will do some overclocking in the future, but I want it liquid cooled now. Budget not much of a concern
Here is a list of parts for the PC and cooling I am looking at for my build then after-wards I'll list a few questions to help finish up the build:
CASE:
SILVERSTONE TJ07 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811163067
or Corsair Obsidian Series 800D - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139001
PSU:
SILVERSTONE ST1500 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817256054
MB:
ASUS P6T7 WS Supercomputer - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131390
RAM: 12GB brand TBD later
CPU:
i7 980X
GPU:
GTX 580 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121409
GTX 480 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121373
HDD: already bought a SSD or two by the time of this posting
BLURAY: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135234
OTHER FANS DEPENDING ON CASE AND WATER COOLING SETUP : ???
WATER COOLING:
CPU: HEATKILLER CPU Rev3.0 - http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=25218
GPU: 480 GTX VGA Liquid Cooling Block - http://www.frozencpu.com/products/10943/ex-blc-748/EK_GeForce_480_GTX_VGA_Liquid_Cooling_Block_-_NickelAcetal_EK-FC480_GTX-NickelAcetal_Hot_Item.html
gpu liquid link bridge - http://www.frozencpu.com/products/10971/ex-blc-758/EK_FC_Bridge_Triple_Parallel_-_SLI_Connection_EK-FC_Bridge_Triple_Parallel.html?tl=g30c101s873#blank
RAM: ???
PUMP: Laing DDC Rev. 3.25 - http://www.frozencpu.com/products/9495/ex-pmp-84/Danger_Den_Laing_DDC_Rev_325_Liquid_Cooling_Pump_-_12_Volt_-18_Watt.html
RAD: Thermochill PA120.4 - http://www.jab-tech.com/Thermochill-PA120.4-pr-4502.html
or Thermochill TA120.4 - http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/tahipera15.html
RES: T-line or http://www.jab-tech.com/Swiftech-MCRES-Micro-Rev-2-pr-4312.html
Now for the questions:
1. I have researched that a 120.4 can do a cpu and a gpu plus maybe something else but since I cooling 3 gpu and cpu and maybe even the ram being liquid cooled leads me to ask: Should I get 2 thermochill 120.4? Which leads to next question
2. If I need two rads in the loop would I need a second pump to ensure good flow?
3. Depending on the number of pumps and rads the loop would look like ( feel free to tell me a good loop as I never liquid cooled more than a cpu )
one pump: ( 1rad - RES>PUMP>RAD>CPU>RAM>GPU's ) or ( 2rad - RES>PUMP>RAD>CPU>RAM>RAD>GPU's )
two pump: ( 1rad .- RES>PUMP>RAD>CPU>RAM>GPU's ) or ( 2rad - RES>PUMP>CPU>RAM>PUMP>RAD>GPU's )
4. Would you buy the thermochill TA 120.x over the thermochill PA 120.x? quoted from their website "The TA series features the same great build quality you have come to expect from the PA series, but with an improved core, G1/4" ports and 15mm spacing to ensure full compatibility."
5. Now the case comes into question the silvertone tj07 seems to have good amount of room for a couple 120.3's. But I was looking at http://www.mountainmods.com/CYO_picker.php and might get an extended u2ufo case made to ensure enough room for two rads pumps and res and everything else in the pc
6. Anyone know of any front panel drive bay type of flow displays that have an auto shutdown function incase im not at home and my flow stops it can shut off my pc befor things get too hot?
7. Haven't decided totally on the liquid cooling of the RAM but I think I want to just for the heck of saying I have it cooled too what would you suggest to cool it the thermal take http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/Product.aspx?C=1446&ID=1622 or koolance http://www.frozencpu.com/products/9208/ex-blc-622/Koolance_RAM-33_Ram_Liquid_Block_-_Single_DDRDDR2DDR3SD_and91no_nozzles.html ( I like the look of this koolance one ) or some other liquid ram cooler?
8. While looking at the u2ufo case modding I see I can that I can have the MB horizontal instead of vertical would this have much affect to the flow through the GPU liquid parallel block and the CPU? I wouldn't think it would make much a different since its about liquid pressure and not much gravity ( I know about max height for the pumps loop ) for the fluid dynamics of the loop
I do believe that is all the questions I have for now until more come up from what people say in this discussion
Here is a list of parts for the PC and cooling I am looking at for my build then after-wards I'll list a few questions to help finish up the build:
CASE:
SILVERSTONE TJ07 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811163067
or Corsair Obsidian Series 800D - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139001
PSU:
SILVERSTONE ST1500 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817256054
MB:
ASUS P6T7 WS Supercomputer - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131390
RAM: 12GB brand TBD later
CPU:
i7 980X
GPU:
GTX 580 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121409
GTX 480 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121373
HDD: already bought a SSD or two by the time of this posting
BLURAY: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135234
OTHER FANS DEPENDING ON CASE AND WATER COOLING SETUP : ???
WATER COOLING:
CPU: HEATKILLER CPU Rev3.0 - http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=25218
GPU: 480 GTX VGA Liquid Cooling Block - http://www.frozencpu.com/products/10943/ex-blc-748/EK_GeForce_480_GTX_VGA_Liquid_Cooling_Block_-_NickelAcetal_EK-FC480_GTX-NickelAcetal_Hot_Item.html
gpu liquid link bridge - http://www.frozencpu.com/products/10971/ex-blc-758/EK_FC_Bridge_Triple_Parallel_-_SLI_Connection_EK-FC_Bridge_Triple_Parallel.html?tl=g30c101s873#blank
RAM: ???
PUMP: Laing DDC Rev. 3.25 - http://www.frozencpu.com/products/9495/ex-pmp-84/Danger_Den_Laing_DDC_Rev_325_Liquid_Cooling_Pump_-_12_Volt_-18_Watt.html
RAD: Thermochill PA120.4 - http://www.jab-tech.com/Thermochill-PA120.4-pr-4502.html
or Thermochill TA120.4 - http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/tahipera15.html
RES: T-line or http://www.jab-tech.com/Swiftech-MCRES-Micro-Rev-2-pr-4312.html
Now for the questions:
1. I have researched that a 120.4 can do a cpu and a gpu plus maybe something else but since I cooling 3 gpu and cpu and maybe even the ram being liquid cooled leads me to ask: Should I get 2 thermochill 120.4? Which leads to next question
2. If I need two rads in the loop would I need a second pump to ensure good flow?
3. Depending on the number of pumps and rads the loop would look like ( feel free to tell me a good loop as I never liquid cooled more than a cpu )
one pump: ( 1rad - RES>PUMP>RAD>CPU>RAM>GPU's ) or ( 2rad - RES>PUMP>RAD>CPU>RAM>RAD>GPU's )
two pump: ( 1rad .- RES>PUMP>RAD>CPU>RAM>GPU's ) or ( 2rad - RES>PUMP>CPU>RAM>PUMP>RAD>GPU's )
4. Would you buy the thermochill TA 120.x over the thermochill PA 120.x? quoted from their website "The TA series features the same great build quality you have come to expect from the PA series, but with an improved core, G1/4" ports and 15mm spacing to ensure full compatibility."
5. Now the case comes into question the silvertone tj07 seems to have good amount of room for a couple 120.3's. But I was looking at http://www.mountainmods.com/CYO_picker.php and might get an extended u2ufo case made to ensure enough room for two rads pumps and res and everything else in the pc
6. Anyone know of any front panel drive bay type of flow displays that have an auto shutdown function incase im not at home and my flow stops it can shut off my pc befor things get too hot?
7. Haven't decided totally on the liquid cooling of the RAM but I think I want to just for the heck of saying I have it cooled too what would you suggest to cool it the thermal take http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/Product.aspx?C=1446&ID=1622 or koolance http://www.frozencpu.com/products/9208/ex-blc-622/Koolance_RAM-33_Ram_Liquid_Block_-_Single_DDRDDR2DDR3SD_and91no_nozzles.html ( I like the look of this koolance one ) or some other liquid ram cooler?
8. While looking at the u2ufo case modding I see I can that I can have the MB horizontal instead of vertical would this have much affect to the flow through the GPU liquid parallel block and the CPU? I wouldn't think it would make much a different since its about liquid pressure and not much gravity ( I know about max height for the pumps loop ) for the fluid dynamics of the loop
I do believe that is all the questions I have for now until more come up from what people say in this discussion