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well here are the radiators, my problem is the configuration of them, simply too many possibilities, so if you could find the time to give your opinions, I would really appreciate it.
I also need advice on a type of shroud for the radiators, the purpose is to inshore good air flow through the radiator.
and lastly how to attach the fans to the radiators?



all advice is welcome and thank you

 
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rubix_1011
I don't use a flow meter, never have, never will.

Having a picture of a flow meter does nothing to support a finding, especially when you cannot be 100% conclusive that it is reading correctly or you are accurately converting what is being reported. Does the flow meter registering on the pump without restriction show a flow rate that is close to the rated flow of the pump with your conversion?

If so, great, but if so, you're still running lower than 1.0 gpm on your loop, meaning your delta-T MUST be offset to calculate your cooling potential. Meaning - you have to over-rad to accomplish the same cooling ability that you could achieve with a higher flow. Adding cost of 3x 360 radiators ($60, example) starts to get expensive...
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here is an interesting concept for a computer desk. front end of a car, entire radiator installed ... fanless cooling may be possible. except a fan to cool the motherboard.

hood used for desk, you sit where the engine normally is ...

But as ryan said, antifreeze isn't as efficient as pure water for moving heat around, but does require a bit more maintenance. neat little write up on it. http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/ethylene-glycol-d_146.html
 
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ok so this is kind of what I was thanking about the tubing.

ok, changes, ideas, and thoughts about how it looks, it's clear coat paint and I will be cleaning the copper with copper shine, before coating the rest of them. I was thinking of coating the blocks and rads. as well, with the red.
 
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cool, thank you moto still need to add a ring to the 2 sides soldering them on is harder than i thought it would be. need to watch more vids on how to solder stain glass I'm basically doing the same type of process on the wiring but it is not as easy as they make it look.

yea, I'm still trying to figure out how to use this camera, the 1st pic was actually the last one taken.
 
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well, I decided to take out my frustrations on a pour P4 board, stripped it of its slots and rear panel added triple stand offs to the back. then I drilled 12 holes through it, why you ask? to hide the tubing and manifolds, I am routing the tubs for the rads through the board. looks a lot cleaner now, and gives me the opportunity to paint the tops of the caps and the copper on the board with the red, and the chips green. looks cool, finishing the case cuts right now, will take pics soon.
 
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LoL Critter kill

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqmTkCZpihk

Back to topic to solve the flow rate issue I would just use two pumps. One push and one pull from the rads.
 
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ok so here are some pics of the progress, I would show more but still working on it to get it all together rite this time, lots of little stuff to do in order to make it look nice. well I decided to use a hard rubber to both separate the radiators, and hold them together. the rubber will also serve as a standoff for the fans, mounting for the fans, and shroud, pretty cool I think. the pic shows the pattern of the rubber that I cut out for this. I made 2 of them, the case is cut front and back and the side plate covers have had the lips cut off of them, so that I can install the custom front and back plates made of wood. I have decided to go ahead and cote the inside of the case with old computer motherboards cut to fit, and painted accordingly. boy this is fun to do looks cool to, send more pics soon.


 
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Right, if you are going to have motherboards lining the case, how about having some fake connection wires from them?
I'm not one for aesthetic (I.e. non-functioning) mods really but I think if you have the headers/pci slots you should use them to dress up the build, obviously they would not go to the real mobo but it would add to the steampunk/geekiness of the build :)
Moto
 
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your too quick Moto, but your right, the only thing I could figure out how to do is use the fan headers on board, with wires soldered to the back side in order to provide power for the fans. of course the mother boards do not work, but it appears as if it might with the fans running. that took me a solid day to come up with and you come off with it just on the fly like that, this stuff must be easy for you. I do have memory in the slots, but that was because I had copper heat spreaders to put on the memory. there is also a processor in its slot, but then agene it's melted there permanently. as far as passive flow my whole system is almost passive, that is why I use low RPM fans. I really do not like the noise of loud fans, I have been there, done that, didn't like it. but with slower fans means more rads, there is always a trade off, and for once in my life I took the more expensive route, in order to save my sanity form lack of sleep. I am using the gelid silent 9 92 mm fans for the front and back plates, I am hoping that the air will flow through consistently. the case being lined with boards serves two jobs, 1 it looks cool, and 2 noise board. I was planning to use acoustic board for this but found that the mother boards work almost as well, so why not? man I feel like I given up too much, but you guys are just too smart, I like to build and test before I show pics of what is happening, that way I am not showing pics of my failures.
 
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Ooh,Ooh!! /puts hand up,
how about a fake loop/line running through ram blocks/ cpu blocks on the fake mobo's as well? or even overpower the pump/pumps and have it on the real loop, that way it would 'connect' all the mobo's, making them look interconnected
oh this is getting better by the minute lol :)
it does kind of come easy, but i just see the world differently I guess,
Ocd is handy in ways, like autism hehe, great at specific things, crap at minding traffic for example...
and /agree with Lutfij, if you share every part of a build, sometimes others can see the flaws you miss, helping to improve the ens result,
plus people can see how you overcome problems through the project :)
Moto
 
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