Gamers Nexus told me I needed this... so here it is!

Gamers Nexus said I needed to check out the EKWB Loophole! But how should I use this $490 distro plate and pump res combo?!

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[GamersNexus]

This is everything I wanted hahaha. You have more patience than I do for these kinds of projects. Looking forward to seeing this in a case!

[zenosfire]

It would look cool in a duel loop system, have different coloured fluids, and have them crossing into each others distro thing. Dont know how well they'd show up through the tubes and liquid, but might be a neat idea

[anthonyholmes]

I’m a pipe fitter and push lock fittings work fine I use them all the time. Just make sure you don’t have a super sharp edge so it doesn’t cut the o-ring.

[hemikiller]

seeing the gamers nexus video on ek today made me think about the opening quote of "nevermind the condition ek sent them to me in." i dont think these are guna leave their inventory anytime soon...

[Groovewonder]

Idea: if you're using two of these, use one on the gpu loop and one on the cpu loop. use copper tubing inside the reservoir as a heat exchanger between the two loops. Connect one of the outputs from one into the array of copper tubes in the other. That way, if one loop gets too hot and has to spool up, the other takes on some of the heat. You'd have to use the topmost center input ports, so it would probably be best to use glass tubing to minimize air ingress as water would slowly leave through plastic tubes (to prevent air getting mixed down into the loops), but it would look sick as hell.

Is it ludicrous overkill? Sure. That's part of the fun though.

EDIT: this might actually make the individual loops easier to do depending on the cases fan mounts. The cpu loop could be on the back, with the radiator IO towards the back, and the GPU could be on the front, completely avoiding the area where the CPU loop parts would go. Then you could have that go-between fit right in the middle between the two.

[JWSC]

V3000+ rotated layout you have rear distro and front distro

[dcso]

@Jayztwocents engineering nerd tip. That distribution plate sort of works like a tube and shell heat exchanger. The benefit of using this is that you cool the water mid loop before it reaches the next component. Tube and shell heat exchangers operate at maximum efficiency when the cooling water, and the water being cooled flow in opposite directions. So any loop segments routed internally should flow in closer to the pump suction, and flow out further away from the pump suction to get the maximum cooling effect. It would be great to see you discuss this in a future video, and implement this concept into your build to the maximum practical extent. I'm excited to see how the build turns out, and am a big fan of both you and @GamersNexus!

[albinoitj]

Take off the fittings that are blocked due to internal tubing and put rgb lights in them.
You can sync them to indicate the hot/cold water and/or cpu/gpu. As well as pulsating the flow orientation.

[Vinsend]

Phanteks NV9 White, if you want a white and black water build.
Im using the nv9 case myself.

[kryptonitecb]

@JayzTwoCents you can open the pump and solder a 4 pin PWM fan wire to the pump. You just have to be careful that the pump doesn't pull more amperage than the motherboard can handle.

[KrashyKharma]

Funny watching this after the release of Steve's EK takedown 😬

[rdlrc]

Use a case where you can have one in the front, one in the back. Create unnecessary loopage and have different colors for CPU and GPU. Non-opague coolant but 2 different colors so you can see the other color within each resevoir.

[DevilsHope]

As for case: How about the Lian Li V3000+? Go big or go home.

[strmtroper]

Nv9 case. Huge and plenty of room to work and full glass to show it off.

[superduperbeans]

Phanteks NV9 with the double loop could be sick

[Dave-ctjk]

So this is why ekwb has a liquidity problem. 500$ usd for a shell over top of your runs. It doesnt save you money on tubing r fittings, its litrally just a shell

[apsims]

Case idea: Phanteks NV9
It would be interesting to see considering that Bykski have a distro/pump specifically designed for the NV7.
Although what would be really interesting is have 2 loops (contrasting colours) where the loops go into the opposite distro plates!

[dokii]

Hey Jay, you wanted to build in the Phanteks NV9, maybe you can use that case here.

[Akimory]

Regardless of what EKWB offers, if it's acrylic. Expect cracks when used for a short period of time due to thermal expansion.

[The_derw]

500$ before tax for this plate without fittings is absolutely insane.. Who buys this??