Originally Posted by
shazza
Thanks for the feedback, everyone . I won't quote each comment for the sake of brevity - but I appreciate them all.
OK - as for filling the reservoir. Let's not worry tooooo much about that just yet. My thought is, I'd probably attach another top to the EK res that would allow me to fill it from the top (and drain from the bottom). BUT, not too concerned yet, because the res may not survive in that location. While I agree it probably looks better than the straight tubing run when the case is only half full, I'm not sure that will be the situation once everything else is in place. We'll just have to see as things move further along.
I was actually a bit surprised at the lack of love for the straight tubing run, but was glad for the feedback, cause it gave me the impetus to try the reservoir. Also had a suggestion to run the res right thru the midplate. Also worth a thought.
kgtiger expresses a valid concern - should I paint the midplate red, or perhaps black? I still haven't decided, but will work that out as I move forward - maybe do a quick red spray on the existing plate to check it out ( the final midplate piece will ultimately need to be redone once I do decide on all the tube/cable routing).
Sorry about your motherboard problems, ward0!
Currently working on cable management ... may have pics later, not sure.