I have two graphics cards I need to connect in my loop, and there appears to be no standard as to how to reference the slots between them.
In the pictures below I have checked the layout I have, referred to as both 1 and 3 slot spacing.


Having Active Back Plates, I believe the Kryoconnect kit I need is THIS ONE.
Which again is confusing because the title says "width 4 slots", but the description says "The graphics card must have a spacing of three slots (meaning two slots remains unused between the graphics cards)".

I am stumped, I need Aquacomputers's assistance please.

I have two GPU water blocks with active back plates.
Looking at the GPU water block manual, step 5, I see "Be sure not to connect any water blocks in parallel but only consecutively."
Great, that's my preference anyway.

Except, with the slot spacing described above, I have about 25mm between the two connectors, not enough room to plumb fittings.
Alright, I will use the Kryoconnect connector solution designed for the GPU water block.

Unfortunately, that is fail also because the GPU water block is unidirectional, and the Kryoconnector does not cross over.


Any suggestions?

Zitat von »Dundys«

I'm not sure if this will be any of help and if you set your mind on the connector, but Swiftech is the only brand that has some very small expendable Male-Male Lock-Seal fittings, they are in few different colors and can be as small as 18mm I have used them last year with my Tri-Titans Black that had not enough space to fit any other fitting and those looked and worked nice.

As far is the connector and your GPUs setting I would like to know the solution as well, good luck
Btw. Beautiful block

Thanks for suggesting the Swiftech connectors. Bitspower has similar adjustable aqua link connectors.
And were I to go parallel, either of them would be perfect, but due to the specified flow direction of these blocks, you cannot create a serial connection with them.

Zitat von »Shoggy«

You have to count the unused slots between the PCIe connectors between the cards. And unused also includes slots that are only PCI or not even equipped on your board. The slots or empty slots must be count anyway since their size is standardized.

23575 that you have linked there must be two unused slots. Or if we count from top to down the cards must be used in slot one and four which is also the reason why it says width four slots. That spacing thing is just another way to count it. If you go from the first card and count down to the next card it will be the third slot (after the first card which is not part of the counting).

I absolutely do not understand your last sentence about the unidirectional thing. I guess I do not understand it since I see no problem nor understand where you see the problem since there is no problem.

Great, slots one and four, that's is my situation.

At the moment it is my understanding that the port nearest the PCIe bracket, on these pascal blocks, is the inlet (arrow engraved by port), and the other port is the outlet (arrow engraved by port).
Which is unidirectional, one flow direction, as apposed to bidirectional, where either port can be used as inlet or outlet.

It appears the kryoconnect in series configuration (with g1/4 plug inserted) has the inlet to the 2nd block on the outlet port for that block.
The kryoconnect can be implemented in the parallel configuration, but that is against recommendations. and against my preference.

It looks like the kryoconnect connector is not usable with pascal blocks.

My solution atm, work from the outsides and over...

How critical is it that the inlet and outlet port designations be adhered to?
Can I use the designated outlet port as the inlet on a Pascal water block?
Because that is what I see happening if a kryoconnect is used in series mode between two pascal blocks.
And looking at the block's structure, there may be a problem with reverse flow.

I do not have one of the kryoconnects, so that may be my problem, but this is my understanding...

Zitat von »Fieldrider«

Whats in the drawing is the serial version by using a screw on the one side. when you don't use that screw and switch the outlet to the other port besides the current one, then you will get an parallel flow. Then the water will run through both blocks the right way. I've done it the same way, only with Hardtubes instead of an Kryoconnect

That is correct, but the water block manual emphatically says to NOT run blocks in parallel, but sequentially... so catch 22

One option is to drill a hole in the side at the center, connecting the two cross bores, and add 1 external plug (3 total) and 1 headless internal plug (2 total).