2 Pumps in 1 one set up

[FireFox]

Knox 29, I'll throw my proverbial "2 cents" worth of "advice into this thread. Like you, I have a HAF 932 Adv case. You would think for as big as it is, it would be good for custom water cooling but in reality it is not. No problem with a 360 rad up top, but putting a 240 in front requires modding etc. I originally had a RX 360 at the top internally and a 120 rad internally to the rear without modding. It was real tight and I decided I wanted more rad space (obviously as described later I love extra rad space). My choices were to heavily mod the interior of the 932 or install a rad externally to the rear or buy a big case like the Corsair 900D.

I had just bought the 932 and didn't want to take a big loss. The top rear has punch outs for running hoses and I got over the fear of mounting the second rad externally (the XSPC mounting brackets sure helped).

I mounted a XSPC EX 360 in series with the internal RX 360. I mounted the EX 360 externally, vertically to the rear. Worked well.

Now for the fun, admittedly crazy rad part. Late last year I got the "itch" for a bigger rad (the curse of all custom water coolers) and spotted a new Watercool MO RA3-420 with fan enclosure and pedestal feet for sale on Ebay. I was hooked.

Made an offer which the buyer accepted and now I owned a "bruiser" external rad. Nine 140 mm fans,2 sets of Koolance quick release couplings and tons of new tubing later I was ready. I removed the external EX 360 and coupled the internal RX360 to the external MO RA3-420. I had always used a XSPC D5 bay/res. Again, due to the worry of "enough flow rate" I changed to a XSPC Twin D5 bay res where the pumps run in series.

From my experience, the single D5 was enough for the RX360/EX360 combo and even the RX360/MO RA3-420 combo but now there is no doubt the twin D5s in series helps the flow rate and in turn shaves a few degrees off the top end when stress testing, even with the MO RA3.

Bottom line is the HAF 932 case really doesn't have the room, internally, for a lot of rad space. If you want that much room, start with a Corsair 900D or spend the $$$ and buy a Caselabs case OR do what I did and mount an external rad ( if you can do it go 480).

Thanks a lot for your advice,
I know that the haf 932 adv its not that big but it does his job, for the radiators, I have 1 240 at the top internally and 1 480 at the back,

 

[FireFox]

so here is a pic

CPU delidded, i just have to clean it, i am just wating for the CooLab ultra that i ordered yesterday, when everythins is done then i post my results

 

[skline00]

How about trading out the Black ICE GTX Extreme 240 internally for a Black ICE GTX Extreme 360? If you move your CD player lower you'll have enough room. Not a huge increase in rad space but doable.

 

[brandonwh64]

Hmm I dabbled in watercooling for a while and found that it was not as effeciant as I had hoped for the price. I ran a 240 rad with 4 120mm fans push/pull and a XSPC 300LPH pump and a XSPC block that was lapped. It was even hotter than the thermaltake AIO cooler I reviewed.

 

[FireFox]

How about trading out the Black ICE GTX Extreme 240 internally for a Black ICE GTX Extreme 360? If you move your CD player lower you'll have enough room. Not a huge increase in rad space but doable.

I wouldn't put a 360 rad internally because the third fan won't have way out where to push the air out because it's blocked by the top of the case

 

[FireFox]

Hmm I dabbled in watercooling for a while and found that it was not as effeciant as I had hoped for the price. I ran a 240 rad with 4 120mm fans push/pull and a XSPC 300LPH pump and a XSPC block that was lapped. It was even hotter than the thermaltake AIO cooler I reviewed.

Some people are lucky with their watercooler systems others are not so lucky, I'm very happy with mine, for the price that i paid, i got what i was expecting,
Before I discovered the watercooling world (it was 3 years ago) I was always upset with my temperatures for me were to high and one day I was searching in Google how to drop temperatures and there was where i found the watercooler solution, I never educated myself about how to build a watercooler system I just read that i needed a pump, rad, tubes and some others components, i bought what i needed and i put all together, and since then I just can say I won't never ever go back to air cooler once again. ..

I'm very impressed with what I have achieved so far

 

[MxPhenom 216]

I wouldn't put a 360 rad internally because the third fan won't have way out where to push the air out because it's blocked by the top of the case

No its not. I had the 932, and tore it completely down. That top little part comes off with 3 or 4 screws to reveal vent holes for the 3rd 120mm fan. and fan screw hole mounting. At the back of the little top part are vertical vents to escape the air.

The fact that people think the case has only 240mm radiator support natively in the top is a common misconception.

I know the ins and outs of that case.

 

[FireFox]

No its not. I had the 932, and tore it completely down. That top little part comes off with 3 or 4 screws to reveal vent holes for the 3rd 120mm fan. and fan screw hole mounting. At the back of the little top part are vertical vents to escape the air.

The fact that people think the case has only 240mm radiator support natively in the top is a common misconception.

I know the ins and outs of that case.

I never noticed that, I have to check it, but it wouldn't make any sense to add a 360 rad instead the 240, I have already too much rad for what I need

 

[MxPhenom 216]

I never noticed that, I have to check it, but it wouldn't make any sense to add a 360 rad instead the 240, I have already too much rad for what I need

Arent you adding 2 gpus to the loop? Though 480 and 240 will handle that pretty well still.

 

[FireFox]

Arent you adding 2 gpus to the loop? Though 480 and 240 will handle that pretty well still.

Yes I am, first I want to finish The delid thing, and soon I am going on holiday, so it will be after I come back.

My concern is this thing about going from GPU direct to GPU

 

[GhostRyder]

Yes I am, first I want to finish The delid thing, and soon I am going on holiday, so it will be after I come back.

Ah you are, sweet I was about to say you already have such an OP setup for cooling that you needed more inside it!

I run 3 R9 290X cards overclocked and an FX 9590 in a custom 360mm and 140mm Radiator loop so you should have a ton of room!

 

[MxPhenom 216]

Yes I am, first I want to finish The delid thing, and soon I am going on holiday, so it will be after I come back.

My concern is this thing about going from GPU direct to GPU

Seriously!? So what you want to get a little radiator and run it inbetween each GPU, again its not going to make a damn difference!! Put more stress on your pump due to the extra length of tubing it has to pump the water through, look really messy with tubing all over, and not benefit temperatures at all, I mean hell look at your current setup. That huge 3 ft long piece of tubing going from the 480 to the pump is something else.

Though this is not my system so what you do with it is your choice, but if you want to go for a good looking loop as well, you wouldnt be running radiators inbetween blocks. You would be doing the shortest most direct routes for a cleaner look.

 

[FireFox]

Seriously!? So what you want to get a little radiator and run it inbetween each GPU, again its not going to make a damn difference!! Put more stress on your pump due to the extra length of tubing it has to pump the water through, look really messy with tubing all over, and not benefit temperatures at all, I mean hell look at your current setup. That huge 3 ft long piece of tubing going from the 480 to the pump is something else.

Though this is not my system so what you do with it is your choice, but if you want to go for a good looking loop as well, you wouldnt be running radiators inbetween blocks. You would be doing the shortest most direct routes for a cleaner look.

That was really funny.
I won't be adding any radiator between each GPU that would be ridiculous, I am just thinking a way
How to decrease the long tube that goes from the pump to the 480.

Will a 750W power supply handle 2 GPU?

 

[GhostRyder]

That was really funny.
I won't be adding any radiator between each GPU that would be ridiculous, I am just thinking a way
How to decrease the long tube that goes from the pump to the 480.

Will a 750W power supply handle 2 GPU?

2 770 and an i7? Yea should be fine!

 

[MxPhenom 216]

That was really funny.
I won't be adding any radiator between each GPU that would be ridiculous, I am just thinking a way
How to decrease the long tube that goes from the pump to the 480.

Will a 750W power supply handle 2 GPU?

If they are 770s yeah.

Go like this.

pump/reservoir > GPU(s) > 480 > CPU > 240 > Pump/res. So kind of in a clockwise motion.

If you got a 900D id recommend setting up where 240 is up top, 480 is at the bottom and going

pump/res > 240 > CPU > GPU1 > GPU2 > 480 > pump/res

Where everything is internal. Makes things a lot easier, and looks a lot better.

 

[FireFox]

2 770 and an i7? Yea should be fine!

Yes 2 770 and i7

 

[FireFox]

If they are 770s yeah.

Go like this.

pump/reservoir > GPU(s) > 480 > CPU > 240 > Pump/res. So kind of in a clockwise motion.

If you got a 900D id recommend setting up where 240 is up top, 480 is at the bottom and going

pump/res > 240 > CPU > GPU1 > GPU2 > 480 > pump/res

Where everything is internal. Makes things a lot easier, and looks a lot better.

How is called the small tube that connect the GPU each other?

Wait wait wait,
You meant reservoir/ Pump -GPU?

 

[MxPhenom 216]

How is called the small tube that connect the GPU each other?

Wait wait wait,
You meant reservoir/ Pump -GPU?

Yes.from the reservoir and pump to the gpus first then to the 480, back in to the CPU and up to the 240.

if you get EK water blocks, get the fc link thing they have for dual gpus

 

[TheoneandonlyMrK]

Seriously!? So what you want to get a little radiator and run it inbetween each GPU, again its not going to make a damn difference!! Put more stress on your pump due to the extra length of tubing it has to pump the water through, look really messy with tubing all over, and not benefit temperatures at all, I mean hell look at your current setup. That huge 3 ft long piece of tubing going from the 480 to the pump is something else.

Though this is not my system so what you do with it is your choice, but if you want to go for a good looking loop as well, you wouldnt be running radiators inbetween blocks. You would be doing the shortest most direct routes for a cleaner look.

Yep I even tried the ridiculous as I previously said , 120rad between two five series radeons folding 24/7 - the odd half hour to game and as I said the second card benifited greatly 1050 hz when only 950 was doable without it, new cards aren't that much different in that the second one will throttle less than it might otherwise given the heat already dissipated into the water by gpu 1, quit with the absolutes about stuff you have not tried , for my use case it was win and well worth two pums and more effort since I got more ppd folding with them.

 

[FireFox]

Yes.from the reservoir and pump to the gpus first then to the 480, back in to the CPU and up to the 240.

if you get EK water blocks, get the fc link thing they have for dual gpus

I have HEATKILLER water block

 

[Faye_Kane_girl_brain]

Thanx, Shambles! You're right; physics is exciting, when you get the Big Picture.

One thing is, I don't know the slang very well. What is "head?" No dirty jokes, please! ;-)

It sounds like some kind of pressure, but I never took fluid dynamics.

-faye

 

[MxPhenom 216]

I have HEATKILLER water block

For the GPUs? Didn't know you already got the blocks. Heatkiller also has a multi GPU link bridge.

http://www.performance-pcs.com/cata...info&cPath=59_971_1018_1083&products_id=36181

Yep I even tried the ridiculous as I previously said , 120rad between two five series radeons folding 24/7 - the odd half hour to game and as I said the second card benifited greatly 1050 hz when only 950 was doable without it, new cards aren't that much different in that the second one will throttle less than it might otherwise given the heat already dissipated into the water by gpu 1, quit with the absolutes about stuff you have not tried , for my use case it was win and well worth two pums and more effort since I got more ppd folding with them.

Okay dude!

LOL you actually put a radiator inbetween 2 GPUs........a 120mm radiator at that......

 

[Shambles1980]

really basically. head is the distance above the water line the pump can send water in a pipe vertically.
so if you had a pump and res at the same level (infinite water supply in the res but the water level is no higher than the pump.
and you had a pump with 13' head.
if you attached a 14' vertical tube to the pump the water would never get pumped out of the end.
(it would not have enough pressure)

but if the reservoir was 13' above your pump that had 13' head. you could attache a 22' vertical tube to the pump and water would come out.. (the water would naturally want to get to the same level.) and then you had the additional 13' head.

but its not just vertical runs that you need to think about. all runs affect your head in some form or another. so its best to have your res as high as possible. or use those vertical tube reservoir's as they help increase the head

 

[FireFox]

For the GPUs? Didn't know you already got the blocks. Heatkiller also has a multi GPU link bridge.

http://www.performance-pcs.com/cata...info&cPath=59_971_1018_1083&products_id=36181



Okay dude!

LOL you actually put a radiator inbetween 2 GPUs........a 120mm radiator at that......

I though that you knew that I am already running the GPU watercooled.

 

[Faye_Kane_girl_brain]

I got over the fear of mounting the second rad externally

Why would you EVER mount the rad internally? That's where you're trying to keep cool! The northbridge and voltage regs and graphics cards are in there. God!