Water Cooling Configuration ? Best Way ?

[WilliamSoh]

Hi , I need advice for my water cooling routes for this specs

Specs :

CPU : Intel Core i7 4930K @ 3.4GHZ OC @ 4.4GHZ
Ram : 32 GB G.Skills 2133MHZ DDR3
GPU : Gigabyte GTX 1080 Xtreme Gaming 8GB GDDR5
Case : Phantek Enthoo Evolve ATX Tempered Glass

Water Cooling Set :

1x 360mm Radiator ( Top )
1x 240mm Radiator ( Front )
1x Bykski GTX 1080 Water Block
1x EK LGA 2011 CPU Block
2x Water Cooling Pump

routes that im thinking :

1. Pump => GPU Block => 360mm Radiator => CPU => 240mm Radiator => Back To Pump
2. Pump => GPU Block => CPU => 360mm Radiator => 240mm Radiator => Back to Pump .

Please advice on which is the best routes for lower temps and good looking in a tempered glass case .

 

[iS_tech_geek]

It should be plausible, depending on how many watts the unit is rated for chilling. PC's are continuously generating 100's of watts of thermal energy while I doubt the same can be said for an aquarium unless it is on a large scale. (Although, I could be wrong as I don't know much about aquarium thermal regulation)

This might be the biggest issue - constant thermal load on a higher scale than the chiller might be rated to handle. Although, given they are designed to maintain temps in 60+ gallon tanks, perhaps they would do well for a much smaller 'reservoir' of water. It is a compelling discussion as it would be interesting to test and see.

well test it !!! you have the resources at Toms hardware , try to look for the most silent one , and I think you can keep the Delta = 0 with water chillers all the time (room temps=loop temps) ... they are not only designed to cool 60-300 Gallons of water , they are designed to keep the aquarium cold 24/7 or some fish will die.

It's certainly worth a shot, I suppose. I just don't want to be the one to get my hands on a $500+ unit only to have it either not work or stop working.

I'm at work right now - when I get home I'll call him and see what size his chillers are. If they're suitable for the wattage we need; I'll test it.

 

[rubix_1011]

When I do my thermal load testing, I purchased some aquarium tank heaters (ironically) that I a was able to disassemble and solder the load switch circuit to always remain on. Mine are 300w and I have a variable AC transformer which allows me to adjust exactly how much draw they utilize which should be fairly equivalent to thermal output in watt draw. Pretty simple.

 

[Tech_TTT]

It should be plausible, depending on how many watts the unit is rated for chilling. PC's are continuously generating 100's of watts of thermal energy while I doubt the same can be said for an aquarium unless it is on a large scale. (Although, I could be wrong as I don't know much about aquarium thermal regulation)

This might be the biggest issue - constant thermal load on a higher scale than the chiller might be rated to handle. Although, given they are designed to maintain temps in 60+ gallon tanks, perhaps they would do well for a much smaller 'reservoir' of water. It is a compelling discussion as it would be interesting to test and see.

well test it !!! you have the resources at Toms hardware , try to look for the most silent one , and I think you can keep the Delta = 0 with water chillers all the time (room temps=loop temps) ... they are not only designed to cool 60-300 Gallons of water , they are designed to keep the aquarium cold 24/7 or some fish will die.

It's certainly worth a shot, I suppose. I just don't want to be the one to get my hands on a $500+ unit only to have it either not work or stop working.

I'm at work right now - when I get home I'll call him and see what size his chillers are. If they're suitable for the wattage we need; I'll test it.

Dont set it below Room Temps , to avoid water moisture condensing on your motherboard.

 

[iS_tech_geek]

It should be plausible, depending on how many watts the unit is rated for chilling. PC's are continuously generating 100's of watts of thermal energy while I doubt the same can be said for an aquarium unless it is on a large scale. (Although, I could be wrong as I don't know much about aquarium thermal regulation)

This might be the biggest issue - constant thermal load on a higher scale than the chiller might be rated to handle. Although, given they are designed to maintain temps in 60+ gallon tanks, perhaps they would do well for a much smaller 'reservoir' of water. It is a compelling discussion as it would be interesting to test and see.

well test it !!! you have the resources at Toms hardware , try to look for the most silent one , and I think you can keep the Delta = 0 with water chillers all the time (room temps=loop temps) ... they are not only designed to cool 60-300 Gallons of water , they are designed to keep the aquarium cold 24/7 or some fish will die.

It's certainly worth a shot, I suppose. I just don't want to be the one to get my hands on a $500+ unit only to have it either not work or stop working.

I'm at work right now - when I get home I'll call him and see what size his chillers are. If they're suitable for the wattage we need; I'll test it.

Dont set it below Room Temps , to avoid water moisture condensing on your motherboard.

I figured that as much. First step is obtaining one of the chillers, though. If that can't happen; this conversation is null and void, sadly.

 

[Tech_TTT]

When I do my thermal load testing, I purchased some aquarium tank heaters (ironically) that I a was able to disassemble and solder the load switch circuit to always remain on. Mine are 300w and I have a variable AC transformer which allows me to adjust exactly how much draw they utilize which should be fairly equivalent to thermal output in watt draw. Pretty simple.

smart !

 

[Tech_TTT]

It should be plausible, depending on how many watts the unit is rated for chilling. PC's are continuously generating 100's of watts of thermal energy while I doubt the same can be said for an aquarium unless it is on a large scale. (Although, I could be wrong as I don't know much about aquarium thermal regulation)

This might be the biggest issue - constant thermal load on a higher scale than the chiller might be rated to handle. Although, given they are designed to maintain temps in 60+ gallon tanks, perhaps they would do well for a much smaller 'reservoir' of water. It is a compelling discussion as it would be interesting to test and see.

well test it !!! you have the resources at Toms hardware , try to look for the most silent one , and I think you can keep the Delta = 0 with water chillers all the time (room temps=loop temps) ... they are not only designed to cool 60-300 Gallons of water , they are designed to keep the aquarium cold 24/7 or some fish will die.

It's certainly worth a shot, I suppose. I just don't want to be the one to get my hands on a $500+ unit only to have it either not work or stop working.

I'm at work right now - when I get home I'll call him and see what size his chillers are. If they're suitable for the wattage we need; I'll test it.

Dont set it below Room Temps , to avoid water moisture condensing on your motherboard.

I figured that as much. First step is obtaining one of the chillers, though. If that can't happen; this conversation is null and void, sadly.

Any news ?

 

[iS_tech_geek]

Had a family emergency that was unavoidable... I'll have the chillers on Tuesday or Wednesday at the latest. I'm sorry for keeping you waiting.