Eisbaer Aurora with GPU Block - 240mm vs 360mm - Is Additional Pump Needed?

Lucid

New member
Hello!

I am looking at putting the Eisbaer Aurora on my i7 9700k and using the TPV Extensions to connect the GPU Block to the loop. All of the marketing material has made this seem like an amazing option for less maintenance and ease of use versus a custom loop or two seperate AIOs for CPU and GPU.


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My question is... will the 240mm Eisbaer Aurora be enough to cool my 9700k and EVGA RTX 2080 Super FTW3 Hydro Copper? What about my other PCs, which have i3 9100Fs and EVGA GTX 980 Ti Hydro Copper/EVGA GTX 1080 Hydro Copper. If I do have to upgrade to the 360mm Eisbaer Aurora, will the pump be strong enough to maintain adequate flow through the CPU + GPU loop with the larger radiator?

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I saw another topic where someone was using a 420mm radiator and they were told they would need another pump. Which pumps will be able to connect to the TPV extension tubing? Would additional fittings be needed?

Also, I know once I add the GPU I will have to top up or replace the coolant. I have some thermaltake clear coolant, can I add that to the loop, or do I have to drain the pre-filled coolant and completely replace with the new coolant?

Thank you for your time in educating me in Alphacool product capabilities.

Kind regards,

Lucid
 

Metropolis34

Support
Staff member
Hi there,

My question is... will the 240mm Eisbaer Aurora be enough to cool my 9700k and EVGA RTX 2080 Super FTW3 Hydro Copper?
No the radiator is not enough for the components. You can connect any pump to the TPV tubing bit you need to use the connections which are made only for this tubing. Yes you need additional connections but the TPV ones are also G1/4 like all the others.

Also, I know once I add the GPU I will have to top up or replace the coolant. I have some thermaltake clear coolant, can I add that to the loop, or do I have to drain the pre-filled coolant and completely replace with the new coolant?
You can use the coolant you can also clean the system and use some other fluid it is up to you.

If you have any further questions just feel free to ask.

Thank you.
 

Tattude69

New member
You will want a more powerful pump and a second radiator to cool your components. i ran an Eisbaer Aurora 240 with a an Eiswolf 120mm x40 and with both pumps it was barely better then air cooling I7 4790k with GTX 1080 Classified which both run cooler then your hardware. i suggest a 240mm rad with a 360mm rad plus at least a DDC pump or a D5 pump. Good luck
 
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