Watercooling setup & loop help needed

[leegroves86]

Getting D5 pump, Black Ice pro III radiator (3x120), TDX block, Danger Den Dual 5.25in reservoir, tygon tubing.

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I "painted" over the picture. Yes, i know it is funny But seriousely, look at it. The TDX and Resevoir are gonna be in the case. The pump and radiator however are too big for case so I'm mounting them on the outside (obviousely i have to drill holes in case for tubing). You'll notice the desk has the "secret" shelf behind it. I want to hide the pump & radiator there. THe radiator will be suspended from the top and the pump will be also. They will NOT be sitting on the bottom of the shelf.... This way there is less hose & less vertical change in tubing. Does this look OK to you all? questions, comments?

My loop so far is such: Pump > CPU > Resevoir > Radiator. Eventually I'm gonna add a GPU block (prolly maze 4). I wanted to put the GPU right after pump and before CPU. This all look ok? Thanks all

 

[leegroves86]

Just looking for comments & suggestions. I'm worried about mounting them outside of the case & a bit below (vertically) what is normal. Anyone put my fears to rest? Or, do i have reason to worry?

 

[HardWarrior]

There's no problem with an external mount of your pump and rad. Lots of people do it that way.

For the sake of efficiency, and this is ONLY if 2 or 3c matters to you, try this:

Pump->Rad->CPU->(GPU one day)->Res

It just makes sense to hit the CPU with the coolest leg of the loop. Since you're using a muscular rad, you won't have to worry about the warm coolant pooling in your res. Are you going to use something other than the GP nozzle on your TDX?

 

[leegroves86]

"Are you going to use something other than the GP nozzle on your TDX?"
-Um i guess not seeing as how I don't know what a GP is. I'm assuming its the "stock" nozzle that it comes with. So my answer is no for now. But, I am uneducated in the field of nozzles so I'm open to discussion.

 

[HardWarrior]

Sorry, "GP" as in general purpose. It's the nozzle that comes installed on the TDX. Here you go:

TDX nozzles