My first time. 2 aquacomputer modular radiators with built in pumps & reservoirs
Posted Dec 22, 2019, 11:03 AM UTC
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One rad feeds the cpu, the other feeds the gpu, and both of those return to the tube reservoir which feed the radiators. Would this be considered a parallel loop?
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You have 2 pumps? Then no, that's a dual loop.
The top rad looks like a normal radiator though, where's the 'built in pump' hiding at on that one?
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It's on the top right of the pic, sticking out the end of the rad. It's a regular pwm pump so no fancy screen like the D5 Next pump installed on the vertically mounted rad.
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Oh wow I'm blind. I completely did not see the giant shiny radiator on top of the case.
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I kinda expected that to happen - I didn't have the best light for the pic, and usually you'd expect the rad to be black.
Daylight pic of rad before install
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Is it still a dual loop if the loops meet?
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Yes. It's two independent cooling loops with a common reservoir.
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What about if they both share a pump?
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with a common reservoir.
Hmm, not really a dual loop imo, as all the fluid and thus heat is shared.
A figure of 8 is not two separate circles.
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I was thinking since it's sharing the same reservoir, if only the cpu or only the gpu is under load, the pump/radiator that feeds into the one that isn't under load is still helping to cool the hotter component.
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