Custom waterloop. Please help the noob!

[Jasonjardine07]

Hi guys.

I've started with a new build and everything is mounted in the chassis. I have attached a picture and indicated the areas I need help with in green. Could the watercooling gurus please advise me how I should run my hard tubing pipes for a nice clean look. It is just the cpu that I will be cooling. Gpu area is marked in blue.

I would really appreciate if someone could draw the lines on the pic attached. I would be really grateful.

Thanks in advance!

 

[GunfighterAK]

Ooof you've picked one of the most challenging pump tops to make clean lines with.

How many 90degree compression fittings and extenders do you have?

 

[Off-The-Chart]

Ooof you've picked one of the most challenging pump tops to make clean lines with.

How many 90degree compression fittings and extenders do you have?

how so? I think the case = space also plays a part

can use the top as an IN which should be fairly simple to get 90 and then can rotate body of the reservoir with the OUT so that it sits parallel to the side of the case which should be another 90

but then there the space plays a part I guess

 

[GunfighterAK]

I didn't understand what you mean by rotating but yes you can use the top port as an intake.

90 degree compression fittings make the build a lot cleaner than multiple bends.

IMO you should run the tubes up and parallel from the CPU as you don't want to block your RGB ram. From there bend the tubes parallel to the radiator.

 

[Off-The-Chart]

I didn't understand what you mean by rotating but yes you can use the top port as an intake.

90 degree compression fittings make the build a lot cleaner than multiple bends.

IMO you should run the tubes up and parallel from the CPU as you don't want to block your RGB ram. From there bend the tubes parallel to the radiator.

that round holder is only holding the pump, so he can loosen the bracket and rotate the setup and then just fasten again

and yeah should definitely use some 90s, just try and avoid going 90 to 90 to 90

I would have said: 1 UP and left out of CPU to Rad, then down and right from Rad to top of Pump and then 1 down and right out of CPU to Pump

 

[johnny_h]

How much of space do you have between the rad and res, and can you rotate the rad around?
If you could rotate the rad around so that the outlets are on the other side, so one will just come down and into the top of the res.

Then rotate the cpu block so that the inlet is above the outlet.
Then you could run the pipe from the pump straight down to the inlet of the cpu block.(you can turn the pump/res combo so that the outlet is facing the back of the case).

Have the outlet from the cpu block run straight back to the res but then 90 bend it up into the rad(if you're using a colored coolant the bend up into the rad will be blocked by the res).
If it all allows for it, you'd then only see 2 straight tubes in the build.

In a horrible attempt to explain, in this pic the red will be the parts of the tube that's hidden by the res.
The blue is the straight tube, green is just some sort of way to link the rad outlet to the top of the res, that should be hidden.

https://imgur.com/a/b9b0fLl

 

[Flex]

How much of space do you have between the rad and res, and can you rotate the rad around?
If you could rotate the rad around so that the outlets are on the other side, so one will just come down and into the top of the res.

Then rotate the cpu block so that the inlet is above the outlet.
Then you could run the pipe from the pump straight down to the inlet of the cpu block.(you can turn the pump/res combo so that the outlet is facing the back of the case).

Have the outlet from the cpu block run straight back to the res but then 90 bend it up into the rad(if you're using a colored coolant the bend up into the rad will be blocked by the res).
If it all allows for it, you'd then only see 2 straight tubes in the build.

In a horrible attempt to explain, in this pic the red will be the parts of the tube that's hidden by the res.
The blue is the straight tube, green is just some sort of way to link the rad outlet to the top of the res, that should be hidden.

https://imgur.com/a/b9b0fLl

I would not do it like that.

I would take the tubes over and under the ram.
1st. To not hide the ram
2nd. To make changing or reseating ram easy

 

[GunfighterAK]

I would send you a drawing but im too lazy lol. DM me and maybe I can give you some tips.

 

[johnny_h]

I would not do it like that.

I would take the tubes over and under the ram.
1st. To not hide the ram
2nd. To make changing or reseating ram easy

Valid points, ignore me then

 

[GunfighterAK]

You want your bling bling to stand out.

 

[Off-The-Chart]

I would try this:



but then @johnny_h idea can also work, but would just go Over and Under the RAM keeping them open

 

[Flex]

I would send you a drawing but im too lazy lol. DM me and maybe I can give you some tips.

Stop being so lazy!!!!

 

[GunfighterAK]

How about this?

 

[fatty]

Sorry to throw a spanner in the works
I would go reservoir, radiator, cpu then back to reservoir.


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[Off-The-Chart]

How about this?

even better