Can you use your own loop from the top-mounted radiator instead of the one at the top of the reservoir?
Can you use your own loop from the top-mounted radiator instead of the one at the top of the reservoir?
It's performing well overall. Noticing the temperature is higher when the fans are set to pull rather than push. I added one exhaust fan at the back (not shown), and three intake fans at the front with two exhaust fans in the middle. The GPU stays around 26°C at idle, reaching up to 46°C under full load (11950Mhz/2037mhz). The CPU operates at 5.0Ghz idle at 35°C and climbs to 70°C after five hours of Prime95, while the NVMe temperature drops from 50°C to 26°C with waterblocking. The Alphacool pressure valve is excellent for removing air bubbles. Next week, I plan to install two more 360mm rads inside. Filling the loop in this way was straightforward. These HL rads are impressive! The system runs smoothly with fans spinning at about 800rpm and remains quiet. I used EK acid green coolant in their navy blue 20ml to achieve the desired color. Thanks for the help—tightening tubes was challenging.
Pull often works better than push, although this is something that still isn't used by most people. You'll typically see equal results or pull being slightly favored, depending on fans and rads being used. There is less of a dead space in pull than what you get in push from the central fan hub. Also, it is easier for fans to pull air through a rad than pushing it; pushing means there is air being buffered back into the airflow from hitting fins and tubes, where pull does not see this.