fianlly got all the parts..

[Glaucus]

finally got all the parts..

about 9months ago I posted a thread about attempting to get a silent running comp with water cooling. Well I've been very short of money, but have eventurally gathered all the aparts albeit it only 1/2 the system I first intended.

XSPC 250mm Passive Aluminium Reservoir (want to get 2 for the full system)

-XSPC R120-T Crossflow (want to get 2 for the full system)

Laing DD12V-D5 Pump 1/2" (want to get 2 for the full system)

DD TDX Block Athlon64

 

[Glaucus]

DD ASUS A8N MAZE4 Chipset Block

Coolriver HDD waterblock * 2

Havent got a GFX block yet, as I need to upgrade *** gfx car first, get my bonus next month so hopfully that will get mne a gfx card and the rest of the kit.

But at the moment this should do nicley..
Just a few questions....

1) what water do i need to fill the system?
2) I need some heat transfering matting stuff for the hdd blocks 1cm * 7cm roughly any ideas?
3) what order to try things in first?

 

[Glaucus]

anyone?

 

[Arthalen]

Distilled water seems to be the choice around here, from what I recollect - plus an additive if your mixing metals (alu/copper).

I'm not the worlds authority on WC though - I'm just taking my first steps myself

 

[Rick_Barnes]

de-ionised water from garage will be fine for liquid, just add UV dye / anti corrosive agent because of Alumium/Copper in same system.

Sexy radiator

 

[Glaucus]

thanks guys, is there any peticuler way to test it doesn't leak? (this is my first water cooling setup if you haven't guessed.

 

[daven1986]

the way i leak tested is set up the watercooling components and leak test for 12 hours. then attach the watercooling components to the pc and leak test for another few hours. leave the watercooling off for a few hours in between to see if any leaks develop like that.

then turn it on!

i used distilled water in my setup, and as a rule dont mix metals.

also use pfte tape around the barbs for a nice seal, and if you are going for 1/2" barbs use 7/16" tubing - makes an excellent seal and is more flexible than 1/2" tubing. heat the ends of the tubing in hot, not boiling, water then slide them on and when they cool down they will contract making a tighter connection.

also tilt the system in loads of directions to see if it leaks.

not sure what system you are going for but are you sure you need 2 rads that big?
btw i also have an xspc rad but the 120.2 V, and it is very good. with 2x 120mm fans at 7v keeps my cpu 5 degrees above ambient.

daven