ASUS Striker II Extreme

[slim142]

I have the second setup, and I think most people would advise this: you have the hottest block (CPU) first in loop, fed direct from pump. How are you cooling your SB and mosfets? Have you changed your rad to a Thermochill?

So Tyke you have the second setup exactly as I drew it right? Is this (2nd setup) the standard setup most people use? I have seen a couple of this in the WC section.
Im not going to cool the SB and mosfets. This would mean more money and probably another rad and pump to keep everything cool. I will just buy an Antec Spotcool and place it right above the SB.

And sorry for the confusion, Im going to be buying a Feser X-changed 360. Is just that I got the draws from somebody else thats why it has PA120.3

In a warm room or case, the water in the reservoir will warm up.
I dont know how big your reservoir is, maybe it isn't that big so it's quicker pumped around than heated.
I prefer : pump->CPU (might be high restrictive like EK Supreme or D-Tek Fusion with nozzle, so you want high flow/pressure and this is the heart of your machine, it deserves the best cooling of all components)->NB(water won't rise more than 1`c when passing cpu)->Reservoir(hot water might cool a little bit before cooled down by radiator)->radiator->pump

It might even be better to put the radiator behind the pump, a pump may add heat to the water from his engine.
That depends om your cpu block, if you put a radiator behind the pump, the pressure wil decrease and might be bad for high restrictive blocks (as noticed above)

All by all, if you don't use a chiller it might not be such a big deal.
Your water will get warm all over the loop.
The most important is a good radiator or off course a waterchiller.

Another thing, if you use a fillport, drop the reservoir, save yourself some money and use a T-split with some extra tubbing

My room sometimes gets really hot. Sometimes I will come back from outside and lower the AC but generally my room temp is not cold, just regular temp not cold not warm. Cant specify a degree sorry, never measured room temp.
Im going to be using an EK-Multioption RES 250 Rev 2 which is going to be placed right next to the DVD Drives.

I think the Feser will do a good job, specially since the 360 is the sweet spot. About the reservoir, I really want to use it. Its my first time building a watercooling system and I want to use the reservoir. Besides I think it looks cool

Agree !
But those ain't confirmed to fit on the SIIE (they are on reference 790i boards)
And type 2 works great

If they confirm it, I would get those. Finally a sexy mosfet cooler with a sexy motherboard

I'd say the second set up

Thanks for the recommendation

So far everybody seems to like the second one, this is what Im going to be using

CPU Block: D-TEK FuZion v2 CPU Block (CPU: Q9450)
Quad-Core Plate: D-Tek FuZion v2 Quad Core Mid Chamber Insert
Radiator: Feser X-Changer Triple 120mm Xtreme Performance
Pump: Swiftech MCP655-B (No Speed Controller)
Barbs: Bitspower Premium G1/4" High Flow 1/2" Fitting (*8)
Bitspower Premium G1/4" High Flow 3/8" Fitting (*2)
Bitspower Multi-Transfer Base (Coupler) - Set of 2
Clamps: Breeze Miniature Hose Clamp 7/16 in. to 25/32 in
Reservoir: EK-Multioption RES 250 Rev 2
Bitspower G 1/4" Temperature Sensor Stop Fitting
EK-ANTI-Cyclon for EK Reservoirs
EK Spare Reservoir Holders
Filling Syringe
Fillport: Danger Den Aluminum Fillport
Tubes: Tygon R3603 1/2in. ID 3/4in. OD Laboratory Tubing (*10 feet)
Tygon 3603 3/8" ID (5/8" OD) Clear Tubing (*1 foot)
Coolant: Feser One F1 Cooling Fluid - UV Blue - 1 Liter
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Im going to be making a 1/2 to 3/8 adaptor with the barbs for the NB.

So now with all of this info, which setup would be better for me? I think second setup is preferred so far, but I forgot to mention my room sometimes gets a little warm and that might affect the reservoir temp. I will also have a 120mm fan on top of the case to help exhaust air from the reservoir (forgot to draw this fan on the pictures) so this will help, but dont know if will help enough to go for the second setup.
What do you guys think?