Spec Help Required Please

stephenb said:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-216-XS&groupid=962&catid=1529

T-Fitting
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Thanks!

OK, I'm close to ordering here. Could soneone just have a little peek over my parts list and make sure everything is compatible and that I haven't missed anything out?

Thanks

YOUR BASKET
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-D5 Vario X-RES 100 (incl. pump) £105.95
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-Supremacy Clean CSQ - Nickel £52.99
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-CoolStream PE 360 (Triple) £49.99
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-CoolStream PE 240 (Dual) £39.95
3 x Monsoon 13/10mm (ID 3/8 OD 1/2) Free Center Compression Fitting Six Pack - Orange £27.95 (£83.85)
1 x Corsair SP120 Quiet Series High Pressure Low Noise - Dual Pack (CO-9050006-WW) £25.99
1 x PrimoChill PrimoFlex Advanced LRT 12.7 / 9.5mm - Pearl UV Orange RETAIL 3m £16.99
1 x Corsair SP120 Quiet Series High Pressure Low Noise - Single Pack (CO-9050005-WW) £13.99
1 x XSPC LCD Temperature Sensor (Orange) V2 + G1/4" Inline Sensor £8.99
4 x Monsoon 13/10mm (OD 1/2) Rotary 45° - Orange £6.95 (£27.80)
1 x Monsoon 13/10mm (OD 1/2) Rotary 90° - Orange £6.49
1 x Aqua Computer Ball Valve Female Thread G 1/4 without Fittings £5.99
1 x Mayhems Fine Silver Kill Coil £4.50
1 x XSPC G1/4" T Fitting (Black Chrome) £3.95
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-PLUG Fitting G1/4 £1.30
1 x XSPC PSU Bridging Connector (24 Pin) £1.30
Total : £459.60 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 
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If you use all those parts you are 4 G1/4 compression fittings short.

The T pieces require a compression fitting, If you are plugging one of the T pieces with a temp sensor and using the other T piece for a drain port then you're actually 6 compression fittings short.
 
CoolHotCold said:
If you use all those parts you are 4 G1/4 compression fittings short.

The T pieces require a compression fitting, If you are plugging one of the T pieces with a temp sensor and using the other T piece for a drain port then you're actually 6 compression fittings short.
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Just noticed that, good spot!

I'm only using one tee piece.

I'm intending to install the temp sensor in-line, and I'll be installing the tee so that I can run a couple hundred millimeters of tube into the ball valve, enough so that the valve can hang out of the case and slightly below whilst I'm draining. I'll fit the cap to the other side of the ball valve (precaution in case the valve allows a small flow). When draining, I'll remove the cap and just open the valve.
 
Oh yea, forgot about the ball value. You'll be 8 short :P

At the moment you have two T junction sensors, are you using one for temp sensoring and the other for the drainport?
 
CoolHotCold said:
Your parts list says you're using two.

You know the temp sensor comes with a T junction right?
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Maybe I'm getting confused.

The temp sensor is Tee but it's inline and the third outlet is for the sensor cable? This means only one tube in, one tube out and then a cable out? That's why I've allowed for the XSPC Tee fitting so that I can Tee off for the drain.
 
Maybe someone can clear it up.

I'm reading from your build list a XSPC T Junction.

I'm also reading the temp sensor, which apparently has a T junction and an inline G1/4 threaded temperature sensor.

From that Temp sensor listing I believe it's a XSPC T Junction and an inline G1/4 threaded temperature sensor which is screwed into the T junction.

So you have two T junctions in your system. One with a temperature sensor (and two G1/4 threaded ports that require compression fittings, the other T junction requires 3 G1/4 threaded compression fittings, which you're then fitting a ball valve onto (so that's another 2 G1/4 threaded fittings) or are you putting the plug on the end of the ball valve (in which case it'll be 1 compression fitting and one stopper)
 
CoolHotCold said:
Maybe someone can clear it up.

I'm reading from your build list a XSPC T Junction.

I'm also reading the temp sensor, which apparently has a T junction and an inline G1/4 threaded temperature sensor.

From that Temp sensor listing I believe it's a XSPC T Junction and an inline G1/4 threaded temperature sensor which is screwed into the T junction.

So you have two T junctions in your system. One with a temperature sensor (and two G1/4 threaded ports that require compression fittings, the other T junction requires 3 G1/4 threaded compression fittings, which you're then fitting a ball valve onto (so that's another 2 G1/4 threaded fittings) or are you putting the plug on the end of the ball valve (in which case it'll be 1 compression fitting and one stopper)
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I think we're talking about the same thing. The sensor Tee and the XSPC Tee will require 5 compression fittings between them (sensor cable takes up the 6th G1/4). The plug is going on the end of the ball valve, so yes it only requires one compression fitting.
 
CoolHotCold said:
So long as the pump is below the res you'll be fine.
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If it has to be below the res that might scupper my plans!

Could you post a link to a pump that would be compatible with this? Sorry for the constant requests, mate. My build for this loop is going to end up north of £500 and I really want to get it right.

Really appreciate your help.
 
That res is going to be very hard to get to work with a pump if it's going to be right at the bottom of your case. You might have to get creative with how you fill the loop and it'll be a nightmare if you need to drain/refill it.

The only way I can think of doing this is getting a DDC pump flat on the floor of the case and making sure the inlet of the DDC is lower than the inlet of the res ... although this is very hit and miss.

I don't know if anyone has already said this yet, but why not get some experience with watercooling in a more simple setup before going crazy so that you understand at least the basics of filling and draining a loop and also the importance of loop design/planning, especially in the area of res higher than pump.

Don't want you to spend £500 on a watercooling setup that you'll have trouble getting running properly
 
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CoolHotCold said:
Any will work, you'll be connecting to res to the pump (via tubing)

So

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-001-TL
Or
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-409-EK

(remember as you're splitting the pump/res into two devices you'll need two more compressions fittings)


The other option (if you want that res more for the design) is to get a combined res+ pump and have the bay res in the loop (but doesn't have to be directly before the pump)
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I can't see how I could get the bay res high enough without it looking ridiculous, so if I want it I think it'll have to be in addition to the pump/res combo.

Food for thought... first thing I need to do is get a solution for getting rid of the 2 HDD's in the front!

Thanks again.
 
Update:

Have managed to move the 2 HDD's into the dark side by caddying them onto the SSD cage above the PSU. They are held by cable ties at the minute, which is a wee bit crude but I'll try to get something better in due course. Both drives are sitting at mid 40 degrees maximum, so the lack of airflow doesn't seem to be causing too much trouble?

I've managed to tidy up the cables in the dark side and have made enough space for a pump to be sited below the drive bays.

Now, question time...

Could this bad boy be mounted vertically in one of the drive bays?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-023-AQ&groupid=962&catid=2133&subcat=2134

I see three ports at the back, so I'm thinking top port as fill port, middle as inlet (I think the arrow there is suggesting inlet there) and bottom port outlet. Would that work?
 
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