meshlicious custom loop on 1 280 rad?

[murphy(cam)]

hey all, i just joined the forum. all the reviewers i usually use have good things to say about alphacool's 6800xt block, so i'm excited to try out my first custom loop. i have some questions about the parts list i should use:

my case, the ssupd meshlicious, accommodates 1 280mm radiator on the front-i've seen some mods that mount a second radiator, but i'm not up to that level of modding yet. right now i'm using a cpu AIO(5600x), but i mostly just use my pc to game(reference 6800xt), and my cpu temp never really goes anywhere while my gpu does. i'd like to loop my gpu and cpu together. i only found one result previously posted here for keyword searching my case or its manufacturer, linked below.

1. is 1 280mm radiator up to the task of cooling a lightly-loaded 5600x and a 6800xt at the same time?
2. should i use the pump built into an eisbaer, the one built into an eiswolf, or a discrete pump unit?
3. in this thread i think(translated lol) it's explained that there's not a lot of point to using 2 pumps on 1 radiator. is that correct?
4. would using the two aio blocks together mean i don't need a reservoir? is it possible to buy an eiswolf block+pump without the 360mm rad attached?
5. overall, what would be the best combination of alphacool parts to construct this loop? is best performance going to be different than best value here?
sorry for potentially basic questions, thanks for reading.

 

[Thomas_S]

Hi, I'll try to answer your questions:

my case, the ssupd meshlicious, accommodates 1 280mm radiator on the front-i've seen some mods that mount a second radiator, but i'm not up to that level of modding yet. right now i'm using a cpu AIO(5600x)....

-> Which CPU-AIO do you use?

1. is 1 280mm radiator up to the task of cooling a lightly-loaded 5600x and a 6800xt at the same time?

-> No, one 280mm radiator for CPU & GPU cooling is not enough.

2. should i use the pump built into an eisbaer, the one built into an eiswolf, or a discrete pump unit?

-> If you are planning a loop of Eisbaer & Eiswolf 2 AIO, then the 2 DC-LT2 pumps used will suffice.

3. in this thread i think(translated lol) it's explained that there's not a lot of point to using 2 pumps on 1 radiator. is that correct?

-> What you have read is correct, the pump that is installed in an AIO is completely sufficient & it makes little sense to install a second one. That's like shooting at sparrows with a tank ;-)

4. would using the two aio blocks together mean i don't need a reservoir? is it possible to buy an eiswolf block+pump without the 360mm rad attached?

-> You can fill the loop via the Eisbaer cooler, for example. An additional reservoir is always advisable, as the system is then easier to maintain and fill later on.

5. overall, what would be the best combination of alphacool parts to construct this loop? is best performance going to be different than best value here?
sorry for potentially basic questions, thanks for reading.

-> To answer that, I'd have to know exactly what you're up to! Expand the CPU AIO? Custom loop for GPU & CPU? etc.

 

[murphy(cam)]

Hi, I'll try to answer your questions:

-> Which CPU-AIO do you use?

-> No, one 280mm radiator for CPU & GPU cooling is not enough.

-> If you are planning a loop of Eisbaer & Eiswolf 2 AIO, then the 2 DC-LT2 pumps used will suffice.

-> What you have read is correct, the pump that is installed in an AIO is completely sufficient & it makes little sense to install a second one. That's like shooting at sparrows with a tank ;-)

-> You can fill the loop via the Eisbaer cooler, for example. An additional reservoir is always advisable, as the system is then easier to maintain and fill later on.

-> To answer that, I'd have to know exactly what you're up to! Expand the CPU AIO? Custom loop for GPU & CPU? etc.

Hey, thanks for getting back to me so fast.

My current aio is the liquid freezer ii 280, which barely fits.

Is there any getting around the answer to question 1? My cpu doesn't tend to get very hot.

To your last comment-I'm hoping to cool my gpu and cpu at the same time, but failing that i'd rather cool my gpu and get a downdraft cpu cooler, I guess. I was really hopeful that it's possible to run both parts with one 280

 

[Eddy]

The 6800XT has 300W TDP + Ryzen with 65W TDP so 365W total. Thats a lot for a 280mm Radiator. Fans will have to push a lot of air through the fins. So under full load maybe with 1500-2000rpm to get a good cooling solution. It is possible, but its far away from a quiet solution.