Question Will this liquid cooling setup work?

fcar1999ta

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Would this work for a liquid cooling loop... radiator to Alphacool "Y" split to two pumps outside the PC. One pump goes to the CPU and RAM, second pump goes to GPU and SSD. Then back outside the case to another Alphacool "Y" and into the radiator.

Asus ROG CROSSHAIR X670E HERO
AMD Ryzen 79503XD CPU
64 GB DDR5 6000hz RAM
PCIE 5.0 2TB SSD
RTX 4060 TI GPU, upgrading to RTX 4090 GPU - probably Asus TUF or Strix.


Here is a diagram:
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Very helpful.

The diagram clearly shows the cooling plan you have in mind.

Does the documentation for the cooler, pumps, cpu, gpu, RAM, and SSD provide any matches to the design you have in mind?

Not only in the physical connections but the coolant flow rates that would be required.

Doublecheck all documentation regarding specs, warnings, fine print, and anything else that could run counter to your plan.

For example: what is the overall power requirement for the build? Recommended PSU wattage?

Pumps and fans must be considered and included.

Case and fans? One key factor being the required air flows to intake cool air and exhaust hot air.

The coolant flows may be sufficient to carry away heat from individual components but the heat must also be fully exhausted from the case.

Immediate objective being to present as much information as possible to solicit additional ideas and suggestions.

I am not sure about the use of the Y adapters without limiting the required coolant flows.
 
If the "Y"s won't work, the. I will to two separate loops with two smaller radiators. That might actually be a better option regardless.

I will also be powering the pumps with a stand alone power supply, assuming the AIO and W-Pump headers on the motherboard are just control signals
 
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I want to have the radiator(s) about 15 feet away from the PC also. I am thinking I might need to have pumps on both sides of the radiator(s)due to the distance.