Liquid Cooling Help/Suggestions

[rubix_1011]

I also got a response from DangerDen:

I think we may be getting in some 45 degree arcs in the next couple weeks. If you put two together you'll get a larger sweeping 90 degree.


Regards,
Jeremy
Danger Den

 

[theLaminator]

seems to me like putting two 45's together might actually be more resistance than just a 90. I recently finished my first wc and I'm gonna need some 90's like your talking about when I add my gpu's into the picture. Of course I'm also going to need another radiator lol

 

[rubix_1011]

I just got my dual Swifty MCR320's installed the weekend before last. They do a great job, I just don't like the 90* turns I had to use to run the tubing from one to the other.

That and CPU -> NB kind of makes a tight bend, even for Feser.

 

[Conumdrum]

Yea, had the same issue. Linky of my ugly system, scroll down and hopefully you can see what I made for that.

http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?p=5866520#post5866520

Two pieces of 90, and a short piece of tube soldered together. Without it I had to use zipties to prevent kink and torque on my NB chip, wouldn't boot witout the ties. Ohh It looks a lot better now, old pics.

 

[rubix_1011]

Yeah, I had considered that as well...the copper would need to be painted for my liking though. I actually had to do something similar for my previous side cooler and make a 'U' from copper fittings to join 2 separate cooling feeds on the transmission cooler I used. It looked cool, but internal tubing surface area doesn't nearly equate to the channel surface area of the dual MCR320's I am running now.

I also came across this recently:

http://www.petrastechshop.com/1id3odviviti.html

Looks like they heat formed some tubing so it kept the memory of the bend.

Hardware stores always have cool stuff you can play around with to come up with ideas other than buying 'WC specific' stuff from a PC site.

 

[mamw93]

How much you overclock it will sort of dictate what kind of water cooling you need. If you have 2 available 5.25" bays then I would get the BigWater 760i cooling kit. It has everything in a compact design and will cool your CPU and GPU if needed. Keep in mind that since it is compact it won't get your CPU as cool but will do a much better job than air passive cooling. But if you are overclocking a little harder, (in the 750-1000mHz range) I would get a system that has an external radiator and pump. They are usually larger but give the coolant more time to have heat drawn out of it until it returns to the CPU. The best is the Zalman Reserator 1 V2. It has a HUGE external radiator and a large reservoir so you can put a lot of coolant in it.

 

[Conumdrum]

We kinda try and keep people away from any Thermaltake watercooling. It's umm, not worth the money, prone to leakage and breakdowns and a good air cooler is as good at less that half the price.

Zalman is also frowned upon, it's wayyy overpriced for the wattage it can cool. It's pretty, but I can cool more for 1/2 the price.

Good WC stystems are built, not purchased read-made.

Having a large res means little in the WC world. The water will heat to equibrilum and a res doesn't cool anything.

 

[V3NOM]

mamw, of course WC will cool better than air passive cooling. no one uses air passive cooling. even stock crappy heatsinks have a FAN on them. so what he's saying is true, its just that air passive coolers arent used. who wants to pay 600% more money for 2% better temps?

not me.

 

[mamw93]

I meant to say a heat sink and fan, not passive. Sorry. But to conumdrum... I have been using a Big Water 760i for over a year with no problems.

 

[vinman]

try the CoolIT Domino A.L.C. on www.guru3d.com you can see the review. I like the looks of it.

 

[rubix_1011]

who wants to pay 600% more money for 2% better temps?

not me.

We do it because we have the means and want to. Its the same reason people modify or restore cars...because they can and like to.

I have been using a Big Water 760i for over a year with no problems.

No problems...you are lucky. I know 2 people that used a Bigwater kit and both leaked in 2 different places. 1 with pump failure. No offense, but you won't get very good flow with that pump combined with the performance of the rest of the components...but if it works for you...great.