Single MCP355 w/EK v2 top enough to push this loop?

[Camaroz06]

Hello All,

I am FINALLY getting around putting together my watercolling stuff. Here is what I have now:

GTX360
MCR220 x 2
HeatKiller 3.0 for i7
EK board blocks for X58 (standard)
MCP355/EK V2 top
150mm res.

I need some video cards and I am thinking of adding at least 1 GTX480 with block.

Do you guys think that a single MCP355 can push a single loop with all those components? I mean I guess I could pick up another MCP355 and the EK-DDC Dual TOP V.2 to run the 2 pumps in series.

I would hope that my three rads would be enough for a i7 @ 4.1 1.43v the MB and one maybe 2 gtx480s.

I was thinking:

Res -> pump (1x or 2x?) -> i7 -> MB blocks -> GTX360 -> gtx480 -> gtx 480 -> MCR220 -> MCR 220-> Res

[Eddy_EK]

I'd say Definitelly!

[Camaroz06]

I'd say Definitelly!

Thanks for the info Eddy (nice name BTW) glad you didn't just type:

BUY MOAR EK!!!!!!!!

Love your guys stuff by the way!

Thanks again,
Eddie

[Polizei]

Don't plan your loop order before you have it all in your case. Get your blocks installed, radiators installed however, pump placed, etc, and then figure out your tubing. You want your tubing to be as short as possible, while still having the reservoir placed before the pump.

While it's true that the coldest water in the loop is leaving the radiator, it's almost immeasurably colder than the the water entering it, meaning don't bother with the I-have-to-have-the-radiator-after-the-pump-and-before-the-blocks mentality. Sure, a pump might dump some heat into the water, but what's 18w of heat when your GPU is dumping 250w?

Water temperature evens out in a closed loop systems like these, so don't worry about loop order, as long as the reservoir is immediately before the pump. Just get your tubing as short as possible.

[Vinas]

I also tend to think the pump will be just fine. If you will have your 920 with HT enabled @ 4.1GHz and 1.43vcore (with LLC on) then there may be some heat problems regardless. Hopefully you'll be able to do 4.1GHz with LLC off or maybe 1.30vcore with LLC on... For comparison purposes my loop gets into the low 70's on my hot core when crunching with a 860 @ 4GHz, 1.356vcore. Just to give you a better idea, I'm using two 240mm magicool extreme's with a swiftech apogee XT. My separate GPU loop uses a single GTS240 with the ek full cover, but really the overclocked 5870 runs (a lot?) cooler than the GTX480. While gaming the 5870 never tops 40c. VRM's stay around 55c.

[Camaroz06]

I dont seem to have ANY luck with i7s that I buy. I had a 920 c0 that took 1.45+ to get to 4ghz and the 930 I have takes 1.43 wo vdroop to get to 4ghz as well.