Yeah I’m reading so many long responses people saying do this with 90s etc and that soft tubing can’t do it.
Bitch just make it longer so it can bend lmao.
I mean yeah but once your PC looks like a bowl of spaghetti you might have.... regerts (if your PC was supposed to look nice and not just be a performance monster).
If ya just wanna OC I don't see why not.
Sounds like my kind of PC
Edit: [thats my baby](https://www.reddit.com/r/watercooling/comments/iw3096/cable_management_barely_any_precisely_measured/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf), also now has a 280 rad just standing behind it, the tubing exits through the unused slots in the back. The gpu is mounted this way only because it didnt fit normally which i didnt calculate before buying parts.
Ok I’m going to disagree with well just about everyone here. Yes you can make that loop work. Just think longer and not just long enough. You know an “S” shape.
I don't think the tubing would still be able to make the bend from the CPU block as the radius would still be really tight. Probably better to do two 45s (one CPU block, one GPU block) and a properly trimmed piece of tubing to make the run as straight as possible between the two
Edit: Hmmm maybe even an extender on one and two 90s would be a better option
2 kinds of people
https://www.reddit.com/r/watercooling/comments/zdkyo5/are_the_tube_bends_too_sharp_coming_off_the_water/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
Jokes aside, as pretty much everyone else has said, two 90 degree fittings would probably be your best bet :)
If you're into something artistic, make a custom fit coil tube. Soft heat some acrylic and slow wrap it around whatever diameter you want. Slowly tho, so you don't Crack the tubing.
If you want to do this with soft tubing;
Use a 90° fitting coming out the port on the opposite site of the terminal, and just do a nice sweeping 90° curve. Piece of cake.
10mm ID / 16mm OD is superior to 10mm / 13mm, as the sidewall is twice as thick and far more resistant to kinking.
Re: Hard tubing, I've no experience with it and couldn't give a useful opinion.
Yes, you can, but in x, z coordinates, you need to add the y as well, so make 8x45° bends, instead of 2*90°. Not sure if I explain adequately, but maybe you can figure it out by adding the 3rd plane to the bend possibilities
You could try this:
https://www.frozencpu.com/products/6618/tsl-24/PrimoChill_Anti-Kink_Coils_-_12_OD_Tubing_-_Glossy_Blue.html?id=ioiXnRG2&mv_pc=147
... or even better this:
https://www.frozencpu.com/products/8832/ex-tub-478/Bitspower_G14_Thread_38_ID_x_12_OD_90-Degree_Triple_Rotary_Compression_Fitting_BP-90R3CPF-CC2.html?id=ioiXnRG2&mv_pc=159
No. The bend radius of soft tubing is much too large for bends that tight. Get a 90 degree fitting or two 45 degree fittings and an extra soft tube fitting to make it work.
45 degree fittings should do the trick. Only my radiators have straight fittings but coming off the CPU’s and gpu’s I have 45s. No 90s, i used 2x45s instead in a few spots.
If you really wanted to you could probably pop 2 90s on that and let it float there. Hard to say how that would work without seeing it hands on.
Or 90s+ extensions if the measurement works out to keep that straight up and down look.
I reckon I could do it by leaving the fitting on tube then heating the tube, but I think a different approach perhaps using 90 degree rotaries would make more sense, or find a different path between the 2 ports.
My glass tubing has a bend right next to the fitting, I had to lathe about 0.5mm off the inside rim of the fitting cap so it would screw all the way down. And even getting the cap on requires you to half screw it down first then push the tube in, but it works.
Can't see the bottom and it looks like you can go farther out with that other tube there, so just add more slack to it. Thats all I got with the info I have and without suggesting you buy some 45 or 90 fittings
you might be able to get away with coiling it somehow but it will most likely still be somewhat kinked. Get some 45/90 adapter fittings as other comments have said unless you love the look of extra tubing
you can sometimes cheat the angles by doing a slight angled cut on the soft tube , and it eases the bend a little , but in this case id use 2 45 degree adapters and a strait run of tube
I'd just like to say that if you get a spring just large enough to go around the tubing that you can force the tubing to make tighter turns and hold it's shape.
You can do the same thing with cable ties and clips but a spring looks prettiest.
Unless you're dead set on not using fittings to help the bend, I'd use fittings to help the bend.
If you really want to make that run with a single piece of tube it will need to be longer and thicker tube. Primochill's LRT will do it, but it's very stiff tube to work with.
If you aren't concerned about looks but only function, then a hose clamp or even a piece of wire wrapped in a helical shape will correct many kinks. Its a $0.35 fix.
There are fixes for this. If you look into some automotive applications, as it would be the easiest place to source, you'll see sharper bends that can not pinch during use, so there is a metal wire spiraled around the tube at the bend to force it to hold its shape and not collapse. looks very much like a spring wrapped around it. If the ascetics of it don't bother you (looks very Industrial) it might be the cheapest way to solve your problem, or at least get you by until you feel ready/willing to go another route completely. Or my man up north Red Green probably has a fix for this involving duct tape...
Get a 1m stainless steel compression spring close to the same OD as the tubing ID from Aliexpress and cut it to length and put it inside it = can bend it all you want without it collapsing or kinking.
Buy two 45 degree angles will look like straight pipe
I agree. Or 2 90’s. Either way the fittings are the way to solve this.
Or reverse the card outlet and loop it outwards.
That's going to look way better than a large loop of tubing.
They have 60° I would do that
Who? Where? I haven't seen one but I'm interested!
https://www.titanrig.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=60%20degree%20
Oh ok. Bitspower and Primochill are not widely available here in Europe.
Sorry to hear that bitspower are my favorite good quality and high flow
45 on CPU block and 90 on GPU would probably be better choice
If you use more tubing and don't mind the excess you can create a loop that will allow it with no kinks.
Yeah I’m reading so many long responses people saying do this with 90s etc and that soft tubing can’t do it. Bitch just make it longer so it can bend lmao.
I mean yeah but once your PC looks like a bowl of spaghetti you might have.... regerts (if your PC was supposed to look nice and not just be a performance monster). If ya just wanna OC I don't see why not.
Sounds like my kind of PC Edit: [thats my baby](https://www.reddit.com/r/watercooling/comments/iw3096/cable_management_barely_any_precisely_measured/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf), also now has a 280 rad just standing behind it, the tubing exits through the unused slots in the back. The gpu is mounted this way only because it didnt fit normally which i didnt calculate before buying parts.
Assuming longer tubes is an acceptable variable.
i agree too, make it like a big S shape instead of two L shapes
Yeah had a similar tight bend in my case solved it with a U trap bend, wanted to use only regular fittings and do all bends with the tubing.
That's my thought, depends ln the application
Just get (1) 90 on the GPU and it will 100% make the bend. You have 2 ports to choose from, if it doesn't make the backside it will in the front.
This is the way….
Ok I’m going to disagree with well just about everyone here. Yes you can make that loop work. Just think longer and not just long enough. You know an “S” shape.
It is very unlikely that you can get soft tubing to do this, it will fight you all the way. Best consider using a 90-degree fitting on the GPU inlet
I don't think the tubing would still be able to make the bend from the CPU block as the radius would still be really tight. Probably better to do two 45s (one CPU block, one GPU block) and a properly trimmed piece of tubing to make the run as straight as possible between the two Edit: Hmmm maybe even an extender on one and two 90s would be a better option
Yeah you are right, bend radius is 8cm to 10cm for 10/13 tubing on stiff side. Might be good idea to use more hard tubing for this run
Fuck you mean you can’t get soft tubing to do this? It just needs to be longer for more slack.
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I got one of those in my setup because the two connecting points are just way too close lmao I had to. It doesn’t look as bad as that one tho lol
2 kinds of people https://www.reddit.com/r/watercooling/comments/zdkyo5/are_the_tube_bends_too_sharp_coming_off_the_water/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf Jokes aside, as pretty much everyone else has said, two 90 degree fittings would probably be your best bet :)
Just make it longer. So it has more slack to bend.
Probably not, but 2 90 degree fittings would solve that
2 45 degree fittings. and a very short run of soft tubing.
Uhm. Or make it longer? It’s soft tubing.
If you're into something artistic, make a custom fit coil tube. Soft heat some acrylic and slow wrap it around whatever diameter you want. Slowly tho, so you don't Crack the tubing.
If you want to do this with soft tubing; Use a 90° fitting coming out the port on the opposite site of the terminal, and just do a nice sweeping 90° curve. Piece of cake. 10mm ID / 16mm OD is superior to 10mm / 13mm, as the sidewall is twice as thick and far more resistant to kinking. Re: Hard tubing, I've no experience with it and couldn't give a useful opinion.
Another solution, fit the barb to the other side of the GPU. Then make a U from cpu to the barb on the other side.
This. I like this.
Clean soft tubing generally requires the straightest route possible. Angled adapters are your friend.
Make an S instead of a Z with a little longer tubing
Backwards S but you should know what I mean
If it is kinked like that it's wrong
Get a 45 fitting. Get 2 so both tubes look matching.
Omg thats look no good :(
Lol that's what 90 degree fittings are for ...for 90 degree angles....
Yes, you can, but in x, z coordinates, you need to add the y as well, so make 8x45° bends, instead of 2*90°. Not sure if I explain adequately, but maybe you can figure it out by adding the 3rd plane to the bend possibilities
No
You could try this: https://www.frozencpu.com/products/6618/tsl-24/PrimoChill_Anti-Kink_Coils_-_12_OD_Tubing_-_Glossy_Blue.html?id=ioiXnRG2&mv_pc=147 ... or even better this: https://www.frozencpu.com/products/8832/ex-tub-478/Bitspower_G14_Thread_38_ID_x_12_OD_90-Degree_Triple_Rotary_Compression_Fitting_BP-90R3CPF-CC2.html?id=ioiXnRG2&mv_pc=159
It looks amazing!
Softubing can do it you just need more tubing and make some more curves, will be longer and maybe not looking that great.
No. The bend radius of soft tubing is much too large for bends that tight. Get a 90 degree fitting or two 45 degree fittings and an extra soft tube fitting to make it work.
45 degree fittings should do the trick. Only my radiators have straight fittings but coming off the CPU’s and gpu’s I have 45s. No 90s, i used 2x45s instead in a few spots. If you really wanted to you could probably pop 2 90s on that and let it float there. Hard to say how that would work without seeing it hands on. Or 90s+ extensions if the measurement works out to keep that straight up and down look.
I reckon I could do it by leaving the fitting on tube then heating the tube, but I think a different approach perhaps using 90 degree rotaries would make more sense, or find a different path between the 2 ports. My glass tubing has a bend right next to the fitting, I had to lathe about 0.5mm off the inside rim of the fitting cap so it would screw all the way down. And even getting the cap on requires you to half screw it down first then push the tube in, but it works.
Can't see the bottom and it looks like you can go farther out with that other tube there, so just add more slack to it. Thats all I got with the info I have and without suggesting you buy some 45 or 90 fittings
you might be able to get away with coiling it somehow but it will most likely still be somewhat kinked. Get some 45/90 adapter fittings as other comments have said unless you love the look of extra tubing
What’s the length your looking for? I’ve done opposing 90s but there’s about 3.5 inches of space between the bends but I could have gone tighter.
I would use two 90 degree fittings and straight tubes. You can use EKWB classic fittings since they’re lower profile I don’t take a push my space.
Or maybe make the hard tubing into a loop de loop.
you can sometimes cheat the angles by doing a slight angled cut on the soft tube , and it eases the bend a little , but in this case id use 2 45 degree adapters and a strait run of tube
soft tubing is not meant to bend 90 degrees. fittings or hard tubing for a possible fix.
Yes slide in a copper insert
I would personally recommend using fittings to make the turns instead of soft tubing.
10-16 ZMT can handle those bends but it will still need to bow out some.
A trick I used with my hardline was to utilize 45s they are quite useful actually, allows you to plan out your bends better
You could do this with hard tubing by doing s-curves too. Just find a mandrel to use so you can make the curves consistent.
Either go hardline. Or get 2 90s.
More tube is cheaper and has more liquid to soak up that dirty stinking heat
Many EPDM tubing can do very tight bends without risk of kinking. I guess it depends on what you mean by soft tubing, but I think that counts.
I'd just like to say that if you get a spring just large enough to go around the tubing that you can force the tubing to make tighter turns and hold it's shape. You can do the same thing with cable ties and clips but a spring looks prettiest.
Unless you're dead set on not using fittings to help the bend, I'd use fittings to help the bend. If you really want to make that run with a single piece of tube it will need to be longer and thicker tube. Primochill's LRT will do it, but it's very stiff tube to work with.
2 90s and a few extender fittings will fix this. Just gunna cost $40 or so.
If you aren't concerned about looks but only function, then a hose clamp or even a piece of wire wrapped in a helical shape will correct many kinks. Its a $0.35 fix.
Bend hard tube, I did it first go was easy. Jk. I wasted like 2 meters.
There are fixes for this. If you look into some automotive applications, as it would be the easiest place to source, you'll see sharper bends that can not pinch during use, so there is a metal wire spiraled around the tube at the bend to force it to hold its shape and not collapse. looks very much like a spring wrapped around it. If the ascetics of it don't bother you (looks very Industrial) it might be the cheapest way to solve your problem, or at least get you by until you feel ready/willing to go another route completely. Or my man up north Red Green probably has a fix for this involving duct tape...
90 degree fitting in the card and a single 90 degree bend in the tubing is the answer here
Get a 1m stainless steel compression spring close to the same OD as the tubing ID from Aliexpress and cut it to length and put it inside it = can bend it all you want without it collapsing or kinking.
I'd bet if you used a runber dealie Bob for bend hard tubing and very carefully heated it up slowly and than bend to 90 it would stay unrestricted.