Water Cooling Advise

[Spawn-Inc]

i would STRONGLY recommend alot more rad that is a ton of heat, ideally 2 triples for that or a triple and double 120mm.

otherwise it's a great build you got going, i would however change out the cpu block for the current champ the EK Supreme HF.

as for the pump it will handle alot of stuff, i run 3 triple rads, 2 blocks, over 15 feet of tubing and one mcp655 can handle it all. but i do have 2 as i had 2 from before i built this loop.


another thought if you want to save some space would be to get XSPC's new res for the mcp655 which can hold the pump inside the bay's seen here.
XSPC Acrylic Dual 5.25” Reservoir

[Kayin]

I'm going to second the EK Supreme HF. Also, you do need a LOT more rad than you have unless you want merely "acceptable" temps off that setup.

I would recommend at least another 3x120 (you could always do the Swiftech stacked rads in the space of a Feser and get more surface area) but honestly a pair of 4x120 or a 4x140 or the Magicool 9x120 are all honestly players right here. A single GTX480 puts out more heat than one of my 4870x2s. Wrap your head around that for a second. Now put two in a loop with a very hot CPU. You can do the math.

Anyway let us know what you decide and we can help you from there.

[Canadian Psycho]

For now I am thinking to run an extra single 120mm Rad with the triple 120mm rad. Run it in a single loop going res > pump > CPU > single rad > GPU 1 > GPU 2 > Triple rad > res

[Spawn-Inc]

that won't be enough rad IMO to get good temps, you will likely get temps within a safe limit, but maybe not to your likely. then again as long as the temps are within safe limits and your overclocks are rock solid, there is no reason to have lower temps.

[Canadian Psycho]

How about ditching the current pump/res and going with a full external system to complement the triple and single? something like a Koolance ERM 2K3U http://www.koolance.com/water-coolin...roduct_id=1030

[mDust]

How about ditching the current pump/res and going with a full external system to complement the triple and single? something like a Koolance ERM 2K3U http://www.koolance.com/water-coolin...roduct_id=1030

2000 watts of cooling capacity? That thing is pretty awesome. I'd say get it if you have 900 bucks to spend. Now I'll say don't get it, because you honestly don't need it. I don't know, flip a coin!

[Canadian Psycho]

or how about a Exos-2 for a not so overkill external unit http://www.koolance.com/water-coolin...product_id=805

[Spawn-Inc]

stay away from koolance units like that, no good. the first one you linked to is bs the numbers, and is insanely overpriced. the second unit uses aluminum rads which is bad to do in water cooling.


it likely won't be your thing, but you can custom build an external setup, here is mine, http://www.overclockers.com/forums/s...d.php?t=611339

here is another one, http://www.overclockers.com/forums/s...d.php?t=617283

[x88x]

Personally I prefer to do everything from scratch, but yeah, either of those external units would work great.

EDIT:
Nvm, I didn't notice the aluminum on the second one...mixing metals baaad.

[Oneslowz28]

There is a photo somewhere of a guys Koolance block that used mixed metals and the corrosion was so bad, it had ate a hole in the block.