Help with (future) loop and pump(s)

[Vegitto]

I'm thinking about watercooling my future rig. I'll begin assembly right after my birthday (Jan 21st) with petty aircooling (stock coolers, probably). Then, after a little while of burning in and saving money, I'll ascend it to watercooling. But, before I do that, I need your advice.

Would this be do-able? If not, could you tell me how I should do it?

Also, if it would be possible, could you tell me which pump(s) I'd need for this kind of watercooling? I was planning on getting these components:

Asetek CPU Cooler Universal 1/2"
Asetek VGA Cooler 1/2" (2x ?)
Asetek Chipset Cooler 1/2"
Asetek Triple Black Ice Extreme III 1/2"
Asetek Waterchill 1/2" tube 100cm (4x or something)

My other questions:
-How will this perform?
-Is this okay?
-What fans do you recommend?
-What kind of pump do you recommend?
-Am I missing anything?

Thanks in advance, you guys .

 

[Parkre]

you can...but you run the risk of one of loops not flowing. which would not be good.

Keep in one loop. Since the water has so much mass compared to the heat. The water (should) stays slightly above room (5-10 degrees).

pump>cpu>gpu>radiator>pump

the resevior is not really needed, other than an easy place to pour water and good looks...

 

[Ping to the Pong]

Im not sure if you would get enough flow to all your components. I agree with Parkre and stick to a single loop

 

[Vegitto]

Originally posted by: Ping to the Pong
Im not sure if you would get enough flow to all your components. I agree with Parkre and stick to a single loop

Would it be a better idea to put a pump right before all components? That'd mean I'd need three pumps, or maybe four, but I'd have no problem with flow, right?

 

[gus6464]

Why get 4 pumps when you can just get one good Iwaki pump. And also dont get a chipset cooler, they restrict flow too much for the gains that you get and its really uncessesary. I dont know much about Asetek wc gear and none of the sites really mention a lot about them. Since I see you are looking for most performance i would suggest the following:

Iwaki MD20-RLZT pump
AquaXtreme MP-05 cpu waterblock
AquaXtreme MP-01 vga waterblock w/ some ramsinks
Thermochill HE120.3 or Black Ice Xtreme III (if you want to save some money) w/ 3 panaflo ultra high speed fans 100+ cfm
Tygon 1/2in tubing
T-line

That setup right there is pretty much the highest end you can go as custom watercooling.

 

[themusgrat]

I agree with the 1 loop, though I think that it makes the most sense to have water coming in to the pump straight from the reservoir, where it is plentiful. And do get a res, if you have the money, because it is easier and looks real good. I would get the dual 5.25 inch res from frozencpu.com, if you have the space, and it allows for more than 1 pump, which is what you are talking about. If you can get a massive case, 2 pumps would be great, though don't WC the chipset, since it is much less heat sensitive than the CPU and GPUs. And DON'T get tygon, go to home depot or lowes or something, and get commercial grade 1/2 ID tubing, since it is stiffer, and holds its shape better, which is hard in the size restrictive PC cases. I wouldn't use the Asetec CPU block, I would get a storm or maze4 block. What is your budget?

 

[Vegitto]

Originally posted by: themusgrat
I agree with the 1 loop, though I think that it makes the most sense to have water coming in to the pump straight from the reservoir, where it is plentiful. And do get a res, if you have the money, because it is easier and looks real good. I would get the dual 5.25 inch res from frozencpu.com, if you have the space, and it allows for more than 1 pump, which is what you are talking about. If you can get a massive case, 2 pumps would be great, though don't WC the chipset, since it is much less heat sensitive than the CPU and GPUs. And DON'T get tygon, go to home depot or lowes or something, and get commercial grade 1/2 ID tubing, since it is stiffer, and holds its shape better, which is hard in the size restrictive PC cases. I wouldn't use the Asetec CPU block, I would get a storm or maze4 block. What is your budget?

Anywhere between ?200 and ?400, including shipping. I'd like it to be silent, too .

 

[Vegitto]

Bump..

 

[thisbarb]

Swiftech Apogee CPU Block
DD Maze4 Acetal (low-profile for SLI setups) GPU Block
MCP655 Pump
BIX II or BIX III (both perform relatively the same)
1/2" ID Tygon Tubing