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well here are the radiators, my problem is the configuration of them, simply too many possibilities, so if you could find the time to give your opinions, I would really appreciate it.
I also need advice on a type of shroud for the radiators, the purpose is to inshore good air flow through the radiator.
and lastly how to attach the fans to the radiators?



all advice is welcome and thank you

 
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rubix_1011
I don't use a flow meter, never have, never will.

Having a picture of a flow meter does nothing to support a finding, especially when you cannot be 100% conclusive that it is reading correctly or you are accurately converting what is being reported. Does the flow meter registering on the pump without restriction show a flow rate that is close to the rated flow of the pump with your conversion?

If so, great, but if so, you're still running lower than 1.0 gpm on your loop, meaning your delta-T MUST be offset to calculate your cooling potential. Meaning - you have to over-rad to accomplish the same cooling ability that you could achieve with a higher flow. Adding cost of 3x 360 radiators ($60, example) starts to get expensive...
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ok so I got the plastic tubing for the wires in-between the two cases. but to be honest I do not think that there is anything I can fix on the inside of the case? but if you have another suggestion on that subject I would be willing to give it a try as well.
 
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I would look at grouping tubes/wires together in the tubing inside, its still going to be cluttered but 6 thicker tubes will look better than 48 tubes and 67 wires all over the place,
I am honestly at a loss though, you have broken me hehe
^^Build that Moto couldn't even manage cables in^^
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Moto
 
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well I will try to trunk the wires better through the plastic 1 1/2 inch tubing I got for in between the cases and on the inside I see a couple of wires that I could rout better. what I have learned is that norprene tubing does not work well with plastic push in fittings will need to upgrade the rest of the loop to all compression fittings for best results or barbs but I do not like barbs so I will go with compression fittings this has been a lot of fun so far and thank you for the ideas.
 
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ok so let me explaine about the tubing it looked better before when I had vinyl tubing in side the case and a lot of plastic 90 degree fittings I had created a trunk system to the front of the case like I did with the wires to the back of the case but I had to remove the 90 degree fittings as the push in fittings do not work well with norprene tubing.

I will build the trunk system for the tubing again once I have all of the fittings I need to do so, out of compression fittings
 
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The key to good wire management is pre-think it out before you have a jungledfied mess to deal with.

Jungledfied, (Obviously not an official word but the best description that came to mind when I saw all those wires.)

Great effort though man, you've put a lot of work in your project already, shows a lot of determination and tenacity, and I mean no disrespect hacking on ya about the wires.
 
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ok so here is the deal with norprene tubing I bought, it came with a five year warranty from the company for the reason that I am using it for. if I had been using it for a gravity feed system with no pump I would have gotten a ten year warranty on the tubing for any splits or tearing that might occur as a result of use. it is my belief that the tubing will in fact last ten years even for the job that I am using it for but only time will tell. well that is why I am willing to deal with the issues that I have had with it to this point. if it lasts as long as I hope it will than it is worth it in the end, even with the upgrades needed to make it work right.
 
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ok so from what i can tell from testing the system before, it runs at 100 F at idol for the GPU's and 80 F for the processor and everything else. i do not think that changing the tubing will make any real diffrance in performance.

at clocked settings the GPU's run at 125 F and the rest runs at 100 F at idol, havent pushed the system with anything yet, so i do not know load temps just checking that everything works and is clockable.
 
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ok so this is what i know i can get the system core clock to 233 that puts my processor at 3.49GHz mem at 1165 and ht at 3600 leaving the video at stock my goal is to have it at 266 with the processor at 4GHz mem at 1333MHz and the video at 800 1600 3600 i do not know if i can but i will try to get there what do you think?

maybe 900 1800 3600 on the video
 
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For the Witcher 2, yeah you'll handle it fine. Probably can turn Ubersampling on.

For your OC, definitely gotta work on that mem speed. Is it 1333mhz rated? I'd highly recommend finding the core clock and dram ratios that give you that amount, and then adjust the CPU multiplier from there.

No idea about the GPUs, they can be less consistent than CPUs. As always with OCing, trial and error.
 
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