margar2 Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 (edited) Hi, I'm building my new pc with the corsair obsidian 500d rgb case and asus rog strix rtx 2080 super and I wanna get the hydro x for watercool both the cpu and gpu. The corsair configurator suggest me to buy one back 120mm radiator, one top 240mm radiator and a front 120mm radiator, but I was planning to get one 240mm top radiator and one 360mm front radiator. Why the configurator doesn't show me this options? The gpu is too long? Doing the configuration with a different gpu like the msi rtx 2080 super ventus show me the options I want. Can a vertical gpu mount solve the problem? Any suggestions? What shoud I buy? I upload the pictures of the configurations for reference. With msi rtx 2080 super ventus With asus rog strix rtx 2080 super Edited November 15, 2019 by margar2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyteam78 Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 It looks like your gpu length doesn't allow to install front radiator and pump/reservoir. Vertical mount won't solve this problem. Consider to watercool your gpu too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nazgul Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 For my case, I have the Phanteks Evolv X, which is pretty much the same size as the 500D but! I have 3x 140mm fans in the front and the Pump/Reservoir mounted on the fan, no front RAD and a card that's the same size as the 2080 and the Pump/Res mounted in the front is probably an inch away from touching the card. But if you do the vertical mount it could clear the Pum/Res. And if you put a drain valve, there won't an issue. So it looks like you might do the config you want with that case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
margar2 Posted November 15, 2019 Author Share Posted November 15, 2019 It looks like your gpu length doesn't allow to install front radiator and pump/reservoir. Vertical mount won't solve this problem. Consider to watercool your gpu too. As I said I wanna watercool both the cpu and gpu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
margar2 Posted November 15, 2019 Author Share Posted November 15, 2019 For my case, I have the Phanteks Evolv X, which is pretty much the same size as the 500D but! I have 3x 140mm fans in the front and the Pump/Reservoir mounted on the fan, no front RAD and a card that's the same size as the 2080 and the Pump/Res mounted in the front is probably an inch away from touching the card. But if you do the vertical mount it could clear the Pum/Res. And if you put a drain valve, there won't an issue. So it looks like you might do the config you want with that case. Thanks for the info! Can you post a picture of your system? I found this picture online, it'seems the 360mm radiator should fit. But he's using soft tubing so this could help and my choice was hard tubing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nazgul Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Thanks for the info! Can you post a picture of your system? That's my set up, but I don't have a front RAD nor a GPU block. So, if you were to get the GPU block it would clear the PUMP/RAD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
margar2 Posted November 17, 2019 Author Share Posted November 17, 2019 (edited) Thanks for the reply. I ordered both the obsidian 500d rgb and the custom loop with a 360mm radiator and a 240mm radiator. When I'll recieve all the stuff I'll try to make the loop. If the loop won't fit I'll return the case and order a bigger one. Any suggestion of how to mount the fans to the radiators? I'll put a 240mm top and a 360mm front. case/radiator/fans or case/fans/radiator? also intake or exhaust? Edited November 17, 2019 by margar2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nazgul Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 If I had a FRONT mounted RAD, I'd do an "intake" or I as call it "push". but ever since I've had either an AIO or this new Loop I do for the top an "exhaust" or I as call it "pull" config. You can't really find a decent FULL tower, that's good for water cooling, if it is, then it's gonna cost way too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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