Hello
I am using two pumps & asking if i shound get another pump (a third pump added to my system) mainly because of the total distance (length) i have in my case. I also want to have better flow pressure without turning up the pumps power.
Well I am using three pumps in my Feeding Frenzy project (just for the fun of it) and I wanted to isolate the GPU, MB, and hard drives. Keep in mind that of my three loops they go this way:
GPU:
- Aquastream
- GPU
- Radiator
- Aquatube
MB:
- Aquastream
- Radiator
- CPU
- NB
- VR's
- Aquatube
HD's:
- Aquastream
- Radiator
- HD's
- Aquatube
I am also using 6mm ID tubing and expect my computer to run as well as those who are using 1/2" tubes. With the 1/2" tubes you should expect perhaps about 1-1.5 C better cooling assuming you run each circuit in a series like I have. If you run a parallel circuit your temps will probably be worse than what I will be getting for the reasons outlined above.
So why don't you want to run your Aquastream's in the OC mode? It's essentially free pump power.
With the older style Aquastream pumps it was somewhat troubling to run three pumps as the Aquaero can only control two (2) pumps. The XT's are programmable through a USB interface so your amount of pumps is only limited by your pocket book and how much space you have in your case. Why not four pumps?
Some people around here would run all the components you have on one (1) Aquastream pump.