pump noob help

GJS1 · 9 Oct 2009 at 17:23

hey just looking at pumps for my next loop, it will hopefully be a 140mm *4 in push pull and i was wondering do you think a pump with a higher flow rate will offer better cooling ? if so why? thanks

PermaBanned · 9 Oct 2009 at 17:34

Pretty much any pump will be fine, you'd be hard pressed to find a pump that struggled with any amount of water in a loop, and i've seen some pretty crazy amounts of water. Flow rate doesn't have much of an effect on cooling, since the balance is between the water having enough time to get heat and the water not getting to hot. The thing to bear in mind though is to get a good quality pump, not just one because it's cheap that will break in a year.

bifday2k · 9 Oct 2009 at 17:36

Id have to agree to that, and only get 2nd hand from people u trust, or something like my pump thread issue might happen.

shadowscotland · 9 Oct 2009 at 17:49

use martin liquid lab spreadsheet - input all your loop parts then get a pump the will acheive around 1-1.5gpm.

No point getting a DDC ultra when the pro will do the job (and it will be quieter too)