Hey all. I built my first watercooling loop about 1.5 years ago and I'm looking to expand it. My current loop is all EK components. I have a pump/res combo with a Y adaptor. One side is a drain port and the other goes to my CPU block. CPU then goes to Rad and the Rad goes back to the pump/res. My radiator is a 360mm at the top of the case, with 3 fans pulling air out, and the case is a CoolerMaster H500M.
Later this year, I'm looking at getting an RTX 3080 and it will be my first watercooled GPU. I want to add another Rad but I'm not sure where I could fit it in. It looks like I could fit a 240mm slim rad in the front, but it's going to be VERY tight. I'd prefer a 360mm, but I'd have to remove the hard drive shroud, which is actually what the pump/res is attached to. Can you guys think of any other ways I could bring the GPU into the loop and fit another Rad in?
Another idea I had was potentially using the GPU vertical mount, and moving the pump/res further in to the center of the case, behind the GPU, but I'm not sure if that will fit, and I would need to relocate the drain port (possibly to the bottom of the Rad at the front of the case?) Or I wonder if I can somehow mount the pump res to the inside of the front Rad?
Ignore the dust and horrible wiring in the image. I need to clean and rebuild this system.
Later this year, I'm looking at getting an RTX 3080 and it will be my first watercooled GPU. I want to add another Rad but I'm not sure where I could fit it in. It looks like I could fit a 240mm slim rad in the front, but it's going to be VERY tight. I'd prefer a 360mm, but I'd have to remove the hard drive shroud, which is actually what the pump/res is attached to. Can you guys think of any other ways I could bring the GPU into the loop and fit another Rad in?
Another idea I had was potentially using the GPU vertical mount, and moving the pump/res further in to the center of the case, behind the GPU, but I'm not sure if that will fit, and I would need to relocate the drain port (possibly to the bottom of the Rad at the front of the case?) Or I wonder if I can somehow mount the pump res to the inside of the front Rad?
Ignore the dust and horrible wiring in the image. I need to clean and rebuild this system.