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water cooling questions.

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tvdang7

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1)im looking for a pump and im at marinedepot.com which section do i check? external or air pumps? since im going for cheap and value whats a decent head and gallon rating? i want inlet not sub.


2) so what happens when i turn off my computer? do i need to turn off the pump also? and vise versa.
if so this is kinda tricky becuase if i forget to turn the pump back on then im hurting the cpu correct?any way for auto turn on like the WC kits?

3) how does the water block mount really? like if i were to buy a used one how would i know what bolts and what nots to buy?


thats all i have for now thanks
 
i clicked it and a while buch of wier characters showed up then my system slowed down. i have WMP10 and dvd codecs and all. whats the problem?
 
Yeah, the links for the Media Player demos are dead and replaced with Adobe .pdf files. You'll need Adoby Reader which is free.
 
Or more to the point, 1/2 ID means 0.5 inche inside diamter and 1/2 OD means 1/2 inch outside diameter.
 
So how hard is it to do water cooling? Cause I am thinking of changing cases to one that has a window or two and doing some case modding. I think water cooling would look pretty cool in there.
 
Watercooling is not a task to be taken lightly. You must do a lot of reading. I recommend spending some time on Dangerden, and also the Xtremesystems forums.

as for your questions, number one, its all about head pressure. Flow is irrelevant (though the 2 go hand in hand roughly, if a pump has high pressure, it will probably puch a fair few litres)

2. as long as you remember to turn the cooling on when you turn the computer on (a relay can take all guess work out of that), then you are fine. it does not need to be on when the computer is off (but why is the computer off?)

3. water blocks arent HARD to mount, but I wouldnt say they are particularly easy for a n00b.

now, some more pointers. dont go cheap. cheap watercooling = still expensive, pointless, more effort that its worth. in short, its just a bad idea to use cheap watercooling. forget it. you get the idea I think going half ass on watercooling is dumb? Coz I do.

Dangerden can sort you out with a kit for a reasonable price, and they do sell good products.
 
Originally posted by: Kakumba
Watercooling is not a task to be taken lightly. You must do a lot of reading. I recommend spending some time on Dangerden, and also the Xtremesystems forums.

as for your questions, number one, its all about head pressure. Flow is irrelevant (though the 2 go hand in hand roughly, if a pump has high pressure, it will probably puch a fair few litres)

2. as long as you remember to turn the cooling on when you turn the computer on (a relay can take all guess work out of that), then you are fine. it does not need to be on when the computer is off (but why is the computer off?)

3. water blocks arent HARD to mount, but I wouldnt say they are particularly easy for a n00b.

now, some more pointers. dont go cheap. cheap watercooling = still expensive, pointless, more effort that its worth. in short, its just a bad idea to use cheap watercooling. forget it. you get the idea I think going half ass on watercooling is dumb? Coz I do.

Dangerden can sort you out with a kit for a reasonable price, and they do sell good products.
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you forgot to add, if you go cheap on watercooling, your cooling will lose to a good heat pipe air cooling unit which defeats the entire point of watercooling. 😀
 
yeah, I should have pointed that one out. Cheap watercooliong kits are at best equal to high end air, but the real top end air will beat a cheap water kit. Also, cheap components die, so you have to place them, and they are more likely to leak, meaning you may get to replace your WHOLE SYSTEM! Now, I dont know about you, but that just doesnt strike me as fun.

Any more questons?
 
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/index.php
heres a link read all of maxx racers stickeys in the water cooling section

being a noob myself to water it really helped and you might want to look at all 30-40 pages of the pictures that peeps have put up at xs this may give you a better idea of what you are looking forward to

myself i like the temps i am getting and the fun of building all of it plus the planing of placement of parts

just went from a tsunami dream case to a old style stacker and put everything inside the case it was a very easy transfer

hth and have fun with it
tom
 
i have a tsunami dream case. iono how ima fit everyhting in there but ok.


i have another question

are all barbs interchangeable? on pumps radiators and block? or is it on a case by caser basis?


also if i purchase 1/2 barbs i would by 1/2 tubbing correct?


as for radiators perforamance differnce between single size and dual size?
and for radiators compared to heatcores?this is important becuase i can fit a single in my case as for dual ima have to put it on top of my caseor soemthing.



thanks im going to go a little higher end cooling now.
 
are all barbs interchangeable? on pumps radiators and block? or is it on a case by caser basis?.....

Actually, barbs are not the proper term. They call 'em nipples! :Q Seriously, that's what they are called and some can be interchanged and some can't. Most use a standard U.S. pipe tap size, but even that's changing part by part these days.

also if i purchase 1/2 barbs i would by 1/2 tubbing correct?...

Yes, 1/2 inch system is the way to go and 1/2 sould fit 1/2 connections.

as for radiators perforamance differnce between single size and dual size?

Your friend Barb 😉 lied to you when she said size doesn't matter. Bigger is definately better and will help reduce heat gain over time. Besides, at the end, you said you were dumping Barb for decent water cooling because she keeps chasing Ken and we all know which way he goes! :roll: 😉
 
Originally posted by: tvdang7
1)im looking for a pump and im at marinedepot.com which section do i check? external or air pumps? since im going for cheap and value whats a decent head and gallon rating? i want inlet not sub.

2) so what happens when i turn off my computer? do i need to turn off the pump also? and vise versa.
if so this is kinda tricky becuase if i forget to turn the pump back on then im hurting the cpu correct?any way for auto turn on like the WC kits?

3) how does the water block mount really? like if i were to buy a used one how would i know what bolts and what nots to buy?


thats all i have for now thanks
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1) Eheim 1250 is a good, reliable inlet pump, availible at most aquarium shops.
2) The above Eheim is a 120V pump, so it plugs into a wall. On 24/7.
If you were to leave it OFF, you would still be fine--the temps would be higher than normal, but water can absorb enough heat that it'd take several hours of full load [Cache full load 😛].... I probably ran mine for 24 hours priming, and it still never crashed/got above reccomended temperatures.
So as long as your fans are running you won't run into a problem.
3) Check an online instruction manual.
 
just got in on this Swiftech MCP655 for 45 bucks new from a dude on forums.
its got 1/2 and the rest of the set up is 3/8 but he said i can make the tub fit if i dipped it in hot water.

what does this mean
The pump should never be run dry! The pump is also not self-priming so needs to be flooded (internally) at all times.
 
Just to add...
I have recently finishef a rig I spent the better part of a year to complete on, With powerful, cool and quiet being the essence througout.

I posted the rig in the general section toay.
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=27&threadid=1837764&forumid=1
Amway the point is all I can really hear is a slight generator like humm from the Psu and the sound of water rushing.
So basically the PSU is the weak link, Unless yo u go go for a fan less Psu.the Vevisco or something 550w which I almost bouught is the only on worth concidering if you go for silence.

BTW ..Guys ..Please let m e have your thoughhts on m y rig..............
jedi your comments would be appreciteed .
 
Case fans...No

If I turn the w/c rad fans up to full then I hear a whoosh of air but still mo fan noise as such.
The 2 x120mm rad fans pish over 250 cfm at full power
 
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