Yes..... read that sticky and about 20 others....
But most are outta date and the links dead (i.e. Skinee).
As for the coolant and design, two of the things that kept me away from water cooling in the past have been:
a) The look .... all that bent tubing just look so haphazard and "not neat" that it bothered me. Wanna see perty ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVPehMaHgM8&feature=player_embedded
b) Cost .... and this one still gnawing at me .... the cost is hard to justify given the performance gains ($773 for
the basics.... another $211 for "fittings" if I go with "straight tubes") so that puts more emphasis on a)
So with "aesthetics" being a primary design component, straight lines and colors are important to the build..... I wouldn't use that fusion stuff but the Mayhem pastel coolant has biocide and corrosion inhibiters, the latter of which ..... which if ya read the design of the Maximus VI Formula has coated aluminum and while they say the coating is inert and safe from galvanic action, always wanna be on the safe side. BTW, this is the "look" I am aiming for
http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/MAXIMUS_VI_FORMULA
http://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?33364-Maximus-VI-Formula-Show-Casemod-MbK
Damned if I can figure out the purpose of the "2nd story" reservoir in that MDK build.
As for the multiple loops, yes. I am planning the 1st loop for the CPU at this time and will do the SLI loop later on. I'm anxious to see how the Poseidons do actual in testing ..... the hybrid design look nice, and allow for convenient upgrades "down the road" but will they perform close to a straight block ???? I don't know ... Dat is de question
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Asus-ROG-GTX-770-Poseidon,22899.html
1.a Yes, the reservoir issue is one that bothered me .... but it sure is convenient
. There appears to be plenty of space for separate pump and reservoir. Howz this look ..... only $55 more for peace and quiet
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Bitspower Dual / Single D5 Top Upgrade Kit 150 - Black (BP-D5TOPUK150P-BKBKCL)
Bitspower Dual D5 Mod Top Extreme - Acrylic / UV Red Version (BP-2D5TOPAC-UVRD)
with 2 x Swiftech MCP655q x 12v Water Pumps pre-asembled w/ Variable Speed Control and 3/8" Conversion Kit (317 GPH)
1.b Seems to be a lot of contradiction on pumps in the various stickies ..... some push the 35x pumps for flow rate but then lotta stickies saying rate and tubing size matter, it's very little difference when actually measured. And with two pumps in series .... I gotta imagine two of the 655's is more than enough ?
2. The RX and AX are not made in 280 / 420 as far as I know. Maybe 240 or 360 (CPU) / (480) GPUs is the way to go but then would have to toss the case's supplied fans..... no biggie.... plenty of roon for them at other mounting points. As for dimensions, I kinda took it that the radiator limits referred to the radiator ONLY. It sure looks like FAT radiators fit in push pull. See the H2O video here:
http://phanteks.com/#&panel1-1&panel2-1
3.
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/ph-f140sp-ph-f140xp-fan-phanteks-Cooling,23792.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Phanteks-Enthoo-Primo-Case-Enclosure,23778.html
4. Seems to me I don't want the reservoir return splashing. Would this be the doo dad that eliminates that ?
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/11866/ex-tub-716/Bitspower_G_14_Matte_Black_Aqua-Pipe_II_BP-MBWP-C18.html
5. The Pump Top / Reservoir thing has what appears to be an inlet and outlet on the Pump Top / Reservoir Bottom and a fill port on the top. Since one bottom port will be the pump discharge, I'm thinking of using the other bottom port as a drain with a quick-disconnect "no spill" fitting to make life easier
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/16077/ex-res-370/Bitspower_Dual_Single_D5_Top_Upgrade_Kit_150_-_Black_BP-D5TOPUK150P-BKBKCL.html#blank
Thanks for your T & E (time and effort)