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Post Date: 2009-10-12
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    Posted: 12 Oct 2009 at 10:22am

Is this dual or single loop?

 
whichever one it is can someone send a pic of the opposite, I know dual loop cools better for OC but does it make a BIG difference?
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single,
You can see in that pic, the coolant going from the CPU to the GPU.  In a dual there would be one complete loop going to the CPU, and a seperate  loop, have its own radiator, pump, res, ext going to the GPU
Dual loop does not mean better cooling.


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Is there a real NEED for double?
 
Other than visual lol
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Not really a need, single is simpler, less parts to fail. Single has less heat dump, because one less pump throwing heat into the loop.  Downside is the loop temp is the same, where a dual loop may have the CPU coolant at 20C and the GPU at 30C.  Dual can give you more flexibility, but it all comes down to the amount of heat (watts) in the loop, and the amount of cooling power.  Basically a great loop has the coolant running 2C warmer than ambient temp, when all the equipment is running at max capacity, a good loop is 5C warmer, a decent loop is 10C and a poor loop is 15C and up...
It is not hard to calc out the amount of heat dump into a loop, and design a cooling system for the required delta C Temp.. So  a single or dual can work out just fine, if it is properly configured. 
  Then it can get more technical, because some water blocks scale very well with more volume, in that case a dual loop can be beneficial because of the higher volume of coolant since the loop will be less restrictive.  Assuming a the loop has a high output pump and low restriction parts..
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Posts: 153 		  Quote NoDs212 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 12 Oct 2009 at 12:23pm

I noticed you say "some watter blocks"

How would you rate the equipment DS uses in it's FrostBite LC?

I want LC reguardless, I'm working on a gaming rig, stick with LC or make my own?
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All water blocks have resistance, some are very restrictive, some are not... Also remember, this is a very technical side of water cooling, and looking at a difference of 1C by having 1.7 GPM flow VS 1.2 GPM flow rate, depending on the block.
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I understand...HM, if your talking to me yes but I'm currently deployed in Afghanistan lol kinda hard to get things worked out over here
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Haha you could tell that fast huh?
 
Thanx, and will do! I've been here for 5months so far and EVERYONE that's into computers talk's up ibuypower so much. Thank god I found DS!!Embarrassed
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