Where to place a reservoir for water cooling in a compact setup?
Where to place a reservoir for water cooling in a compact setup?
SmallerRidley :
Yes, I used that to confirm that it doesn't fit anywhere.
The case doesn't have a 5.25" bay, so that's out of the question.
Maybe a pump/reservoir combo would work because it would replace the pump, but there isn't a specific place to mount it without drilling holes. Right now the pump is screwed onto some of the front vent holes where a fan would go.
I'd rather not do anything external, because this case moves around a fair bit.
And I'm sure a GPU waterblock would be fine; I'd just have to reroute some tubes, but I don't plan on doing that anytime soon (the 1060 doesn't need it). If I did do a GPU block, I might be able to fit the Swiftech reservoir but I'd have to go measure it again.
Forgot to tell, if you use GPU full cover water block then you'll have space below the graphic card
Well. You don't really need reservoir.
Most alphacool rads have double sided ports. so you can use one of them as fill port.
Here is my "work in progress" mini ITX build
https://goo.gl/photos/PmmwA8Fh41cRAWHc6
I'm going to ditch the res and put on top alphacool ST30 XFlow rad. Will need to make a small hole on the top of the case to have an access to the rad ports and use one of them (the one on the front would be safer since nothing important below it) as fill/bleeding port.
n0ns3ns3 :
Well. You don't really need reservoir.
Most alphacool rads have double sided ports. so you can use one of them as fill port.
Here is my "work in progress" mini ITX build
https://goo.gl/photos/PmmwA8Fh41cRAWHc6
I'm going to ditch the res and put on top alphacool ST30 XFlow rad. Will need to make a small hole on the top of the case to have an access to the rad ports and use one of them (the one on the front would be safer since nothing important below it) as fill/bleeding port.
Unfortunately, the Alphacool radiator I have doesn't have more than 2 ports. However, after looking at it a bit harder for the past couple of days, I might try switching the in/out on the radiator (so that the line going into the pump comes from the lower point) and add in a tee with a short length of tubing that I can cap as a fill/bleed line and situate that near the top of the case. That way I can keep the flexibility the loop components currently have and make it much easier to deal with bubbles.
As for the GPU block, I'm guessing a bit but it seems like the clearance would still only be about 1.75" under the card without the current cooler.
n0ns3ns3 :
Well. You don't really need reservoir.
Most alphacool rads have double sided ports. so you can use one of them as fill port.
Here is my "work in progress" mini ITX build
https://goo.gl/photos/PmmwA8Fh41cRAWHc6
I'm going to ditch the res and put on top alphacool ST30 XFlow rad. Will need to make a small hole on the top of the case to have an access to the rad ports and use one of them (the one on the front would be safer since nothing important below it) as fill/bleeding port.
What case did you cram all that in?
SmallerRidley:
The Alphacool radiator I own has less than two ports. After some careful consideration over the past few days, I could possibly rearrange the in/out connections so that the line entering the pump comes from the lower end, and add a short tee with tubing that I can cap as a fill/bleed line near the top of the case. This would maintain the flexibility of the loop components and help manage bubbles more easily.
Regarding the GPU block, I’m trying to estimate but it appears the clearance would still be around 1.75" beneath the card without the current cooler. It seems like a reasonable approach.
What case did you pack everything into? The one in the signature - Fractal's Define Nano S
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It includes "all" from the list in the signature.
https://goo.gl/photos/VhYqcZttxnyy2e5V9
Once the project is finished (rads and tubing), I'll post (possibly with a video) similar to your previous one about moving from an ATX tower to a mini ITX without losing performance, thermal management, or sound quality. The last two aspects were actually noticeably improved.
Using the full cover block for the GPU would have made the job easier, but I prefer the "universal" solution I developed some time ago and started using on GTX 570, now happily running on GTX 1070 -
https://goo.gl/photos/5HuFcdQEL5BP8eNz9
Nice, doesn't look nearly as cramped as I thought, honestly. Lot more room than inside my Corsair 250D.
the interesting part is that the definition of nano is really tiny. 26.8 liters of nano compared to 28 liters of 250D.