Anything else I need to buy to get my WC'ing up and running? + a question on draining

Felix E · 18 May 2007 at 00:26

Just wondering if anyone can tell me if I have missed anything crucial off my shopping list for first-time watercooling!

So far I have:

Hydor L30 II pump - 1/2" fittings
Thermochill HE120.2 rad - no barbs
Thermaltake universal CPU block - 1/2" barbs
DD clear res - 1/2" barbs

(it's all dated I know but cost me less than £60 second hand!)

This is in my shopping cart:

2x Feser one cooling fluid (blue) 1ltr
9 feet of Masketleer 7/16" ID tubing
1 pack of 10 3/8" plastic hosing clamps
2x G3/8" O-Ring seal to 1/2" HoseBarb

and a lapping kit for my conroe and block.
I'm also going to order some cable ties and UV cold cathodes from OcUK.

Anything else I need or should change? I'm only chilling the CPU at the moment.

Oh one thing I wanted to ask, how would I easily drain this system, (I don't want to have to turn it upside down!) do I need to buy something for this purpose.

Also, if I had the WCing up and running for a month or so and then drained the Feser 1 out to move it but kept the coolant in their bottles, could I put it back in again?

Thanks,

Felix

clone · 18 May 2007 at 07:58

Cut a t line(barb) with a danger den fillport into your loop,make sure it`s fitted at the lowest point.

Arcane · 18 May 2007 at 09:56

I had a bit of a nightmare with the plastic hose clips so I'd probably change them for Worm Clips.

Felix E · 18 May 2007 at 10:18

cheers guys - shopping cart updated with a DD delrin fillport and a t-piece, plus I changed to the metal hoseclips.

Thanks,
Felix

clone · 18 May 2007 at 10:28

As for the Feser 1,i think you can reuse it again,i would get a coffee filter or somit and use that to take out any bit`s of crud that may have got into your loop.

mrthingyx · 18 May 2007 at 12:27

Just a thought, but if you're only cooling the CPU with that setup and radiator, you'd probably be better off with a more effective waterblock. I have no direct experience with TT stuff, but going by everything else they make I'm taking a punt that it's "adequate" rather than "awesome."

Unless you've bought it already, I'd have a look at the Swiftech Apogee (or whatever it's called) and Alphacool NexXxos blocks - both are reasonably cheap and the Alphacool can use pretty much any bracket under the sun for mounting.

And yes, the worm-drive metal hose clips are very good. To be doubly sure, get some clear silicone sealant and apply that aroud the base of each barb prior to sticking the hose over the end: coupled with the hose clips, this should give you a pretty good, water-tight setup.

Felix E · 18 May 2007 at 13:19

Ah I've already bought it from the mm - only cost me £17.50 - I didn't want to spend too much initially as it's my first attempt at WC. Hopefully if all goes well I will upgrade parts as I go, possibly rad and pump first followed by better cpu block and a block for my 8800gts - those are expensive though!

The guy that sold me the block said:

"I used it with a clocked pentium 640 3.2Ghz at
4Ghz and it was 32 degrees celcius at load, 28 at idle."

Seems decent enough to me!

Thanks for comments,
Felix

mrthingyx · 18 May 2007 at 15:31

'Tis fair enough - it's pretty hard to get BAD watercooling hardware nowadays, so what you have there will probably be at least as good as the stuff I laid out painful sums of money for three/four years ago (apart from my Cascade SS *sniff*).