Hello, water cooling experts/hobbyists! I wanted to share my current project.
I attempted my first ever custom loop (soft tubing) on my previous system in Feb 2018. This was the initial result:
It worked but I wasn't thrilled with the runs, so I made some tweaks and came up with this:
In May 2018, I upgraded the system, reusing most of the previous loop. Notable changes: replaced top 280mm radiator with 360mm radiator, which allowed VRM cooling.
I apologize for my substandard iPhone/potato camera pictures and novice lighting/angles.
There were several things that bothered me about the loop order/layout. Replacing pump -> CPU run with pump -> GPU, using X-flow (cross flow) instead of normal U-flow for top rad, and changing the orientation of the front rad (ports on top instead of bottom) all seemed to add up to a cleaner/shorter run. Having re-done the loop several times since February, I wanted to wait for my next project (acrylic hard tubing) before proceeding.
I attempted my first ever custom loop (soft tubing) on my previous system in Feb 2018. This was the initial result:
It worked but I wasn't thrilled with the runs, so I made some tweaks and came up with this:
In May 2018, I upgraded the system, reusing most of the previous loop. Notable changes: replaced top 280mm radiator with 360mm radiator, which allowed VRM cooling.
I apologize for my substandard iPhone/potato camera pictures and novice lighting/angles.
There were several things that bothered me about the loop order/layout. Replacing pump -> CPU run with pump -> GPU, using X-flow (cross flow) instead of normal U-flow for top rad, and changing the orientation of the front rad (ports on top instead of bottom) all seemed to add up to a cleaner/shorter run. Having re-done the loop several times since February, I wanted to wait for my next project (acrylic hard tubing) before proceeding.
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