Finally got my watercooler in

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Originally posted by jaimicook
I am in the process of building a water cooling system from scratch ( I know, I like to do things the hard way) I have a copper block which is drilled in a tic tac toe pattern with 2 x holes going throug the center of the block to get plenty of surface contact for the coolant. My nephiew has a Tropical fish supply comany, so i got a pump in exchange for some tweaking on his computer. I intend to use brass compression fittings and Synflex tubing. Synflex tubing, if you are not familiar with it is used in the air brake system of big trucks in place of copper. It is some kind of very strong plastic with a nylon liner and is made to work with brass compression fittings and is nto affected by water or Ethyene Glycol. It is rated for 250 psi pressure. It is inexpensive and seems like it would be considerably more reliable than vyanil tubing. it isn't as flexible, but is is flexible. It might be necessar to use brass elbows to turn sharp corners, but should last at least as long as the computer. what do you think?
Jim

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You've got some good ideas in there but I if I may make one suggestion, you may want to rethink your waterblock if you want the best possible coolinig. It would be best to start your intake fitting towards the center so that it can be directly over the core of the processor. If you get the water straight from the radiator straight to the top of the core, this will probably be your most efficient choice.

Thanks for the suggestion. I will look into the idea of inserting the coolest water into the center of the heat sink
Jim

A+, where did you purchase the cooling kit from?

Got a link?

Neon paint another little mod to add on perhaps.

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And hows this if you cant afford water cooling ?



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Originally posted by Low_Level_Owl
A+, where did you purchase the cooling kit from?

Got a link?

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Did you buy one of the kits or did you pick and choose your parts? What kind of setup do you have the cooling kit running on?

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Originally posted by Low_Level_Owl
Did you buy one of the kits or did you pick and choose your parts? What kind of setup do you have the cooling kit running on?

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I chose my own parts. Here's a little explanation of my setup:

1/2" tubing - you'll be able to find parts with 1/2" OD and 3/8" ID without a problem and this allows for more water to flow through the system easily

Maze 3 copper top - The Maze 3 is their latest and greatest in terms of waterblocks and it has a great design and is made solid; I chose a copper top (extra $5) over the lucite one as the lucite is prone to cracking (don't worrry not too easily) from the barbs or by tightening the screws that hold it on too much; also, I had to use a clip instead of 4 screws to use this on my Mobo so the asthetic characteristics didn't matter to me; the extra does give better heat dissipation over the lucite top

Black Ice Pro Radiator - go with this as a minimum as it supports a 120mm fan as opposed to an 80mm fan. I decided to use 2 Vantech stealths I had laying around, 1 blowing in, 1 blowing away. If you choose to use only 1 fan (which is fine) have it blowing air away from the radiator not into it

Hydor L30 pump - These Hydor pumps are rated just as well as the Eheim pumps are but are much cheaper. This pump can be used as an inline or submersible. I didn't want to use a reservoir so I put it in an inline system.

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CPU Clip - I got this with a CPU clip instead of their regular 4 mounting screws that are included because of my motherboard. The clip is nice, is easy to use and definately gives you a sense of security as it uses all 6 clips on your zif socket.

Tubing - well, yeah!?!

Hose clamps - save yourself the trip to the hardware store

T tube - Works great as a bleeder line; let me know if you don't know how this works and I'll explain

Water wetter - get it, definately. Make sure you use distilled water in any water cooling systems and not tap water. On top of that, water wetter helps to prevent corrosion if you're using different types of metal and it also helps cool the water better

Let me know if you have any questions

Thanks for the info. I've been looking at getting a watercooling kit for my computer. I like to do a little bit of overclocking but the sound that comes from the heatsink fan is what is swaying me to get a watercooling kit.

Once I get enough cash I'll probably be buying a similar setup as yours...

Thanks for the info!!

Hope you dont mind A+Tech I used a link to one of your pictures as an example of good cooling techniques on another forum here

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Originally posted by Archer
Hope you dont mind A+Tech I used a link to one of your pictures as an example of good cooling techniques on another forum here

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That's fine by me but my webhoster doesn't allow linking to pictures. You may want to upload it to your own space or put the html link I provided from the first page there.

Thanks for the heads up A+Tech ammendments made to point to your link not the picture.

NO Hoses !!!!

Wonder if this really works?? check it out :D

http://www.1coolpc.com/waterx.htm

sounds the same as heatpipe to me

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Originally posted by goinpostal
NO Hoses !!!!

Wonder if this really works?? check it out :D

http://www.1coolpc.com/waterx.htm

sounds the same as heatpipe to me

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Yea, only worse. They have been plagued with busted reservoirs and, even when it does work correctly, I've seen average temps for a Tbird and Tbred between 50-65C. Not good in anyones book especially with the threat of water leaking in your system.

Seems to hold an awful small amount of fluid to keep the system cool the fan would have to disipate an awful lot of heat to make up for the low flow rate.

I know I've posted this before but buy a small dorm fridge (around 80 U$) drill adequate holes in the side and stick your radiator/pump inside. Its relatively cheap, its REAL silent and it works great. I even immerse my radiator inside in a metal bucket of water to maximise heat dissipation.:cool: