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Will my Hydor L30 be able to handle all my planned circuit additions?

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felinusz

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I currently have only a Reservoir, Hydor L30 Pump, BIX radiator, and Swiftech MCW-5000 Waterblock in my circuit. Everything is currently working great (actually right *now* my system is in seperate pieces as I am awaiting my new motherboard's arrival) - and the water has a fairly high rate of flow. I am also currently using 3/8" ID tubing, and plan to "upgrade" to some Clearflex 1/2" ID at the same time I add all the below items and "overhaul" my system :) :).

I am planning to add several more "features" to my circuit, so that when it is complete there will be the following:

Reservoir - Hydor L30 pump - Black Ice Extreme 120mm Radiator - Swiftech MCW 5000 CPU Block- SysFX 80mm X 160mm Radiator (double 80mm fan) - Swiftech MCW 50 GPU Block - Swiftech Northbridge Block - Back to the reservoir, the circuit is complete. Pretty nice looking plan isn't it (I have begun working out placement and mounting etc. already - this is going to be a very fun little project fitting all this stuff into a new case in an attractive manner)?

Will my little 320 GPH Hydor L30 be able to push the water through all of this stuff, and several feet of 1/2" ID Tubing with "satisfactory" (near optimal performance) results? Will I need to add another pump to the circuit, or get a powerhouse danner Mag 5?

Thanks!

I really like my L30 as it is a silent little fellow, and is small enough to not be too bothersome in a very cluttered case.
 
I have exactly (well almost) setup (look at my sig) except for the Swifty NB cooler and a rez... L30 pumps fine and i doubt that Swifty NB is THAT restrictive to hurt your performance in general.
 
Thanks for the advice! :)

I have been testing it out and think that you are right - it should work fine - but I can always just do more testing once I get all the parts together and in circuit. The main issue is the second radiator...
 
it'll drop your flwo some, but should still be enough flow.

Got a link to that 80mm rad?
 
Yes I do. It is a double 80mm rad as well - you can mount two 80mm fans on it, or make a shroud somehow (haven't figured that out yet...) and use 4 in a push/pull.

If you want 1/2" ID Barbs on it (the weibsite only has options for 3/*" and smaller) just tell them in your purchase instructions and they will hook it up for no extra charge. From results I have seen these are really sweet radiators - the best part being that sysfx sells them in 60mm, 80mm, 92mm, and 120mm sizes!

http://www.sysfx.net/cgi-bin/cart.exe?cat=Liquid Cooling&sub=Heat Exchangers&pro=Radiators
 
*yikes*. Well - I haven't ordered yet, and might not now that this comes up... I may well end up just adding a low-flow restriction Heatercore to the circuit and mount it int he case ceiling with the BIX in the side.

I chose to use a Black Ice Extreme Radiator instead of a heatercore because it is more convenient for me size-wise. Sized @ 120mm even, this thing is easy to make a blowhole for, and mount. The performance is probably slightly worse than a heatercore's - but I got it for a decent price and am happy with it. So far it is performing well for me - in hindsight I should have gone for a cheaper Heatercore, but I suppose it doesn't matter to much. It also has shrouds integrated into it, so I guess I saved money there.
 
I've got a dual 80mm from sysfx and it works great, I had a few shipping delays from sysfx, but that was because of a bunch of tornadoes over the summer......
 
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