watercooling loop order check plz :)

cokecan · 23 Jul 2006 at 16:07

hey guys, ive nearly got my loop sorted, just need to find a cheap cheap 1/2'' t-junction from somewhere to finish it (if anyones got one they dont want, let me know

lol).

from the stuff ive been readin on the net, this seems to be a good way to set it up:

pump -> rad -> cpu -> gpu -> t-junction (filling/bleeding) -> pump

also one more thing, what would be the best mixture to use in it?? i'm thinking about using distilled water and a little bit of anti-freeze as this should stop any corrosion etc (even though i think all my loop is copper) and give an ever so slightly increased ammount of cooling performance

thoughts anyone??

cokecan · 23 Jul 2006 at 16:47

i read it increases performance cos it contains a bit of alcohol which has better heat transfer than water???

as far as i know its all copper so shouldnt have a problem with mixing metals (maze 4 cpu, mp-1 gpu, black ice extreme II, aquaxtreme 50Z)??

its probs a good thing you dont need it in a certain order (except the t-piece) cos when i layed out my case i didnt really have any particular order in mind, just as long as the cpu was the first thing after the pump or rad.

4Qman, emailed ya about the t-piece

cokecan · 23 Jul 2006 at 17:42

a res may be the next thing on my list to do then. for now ill stick with the t-piece but depending on how annoying i find this to be to bleed etc i may invest in a res instead.

its all for an overclockin project im doin, so i can see me draining it and re-filling it quite a lot

quick edit: is there any difference in size of res to go for just out of curiousity???

cokecan · 23 Jul 2006 at 19:06

hmmm ok, so to my previous question, does the size of res matter at all??

cokecan · 23 Jul 2006 at 19:22

but surley whether theres a res or not, the pump wont be starved because what ever it pumps out, it will get exactly the same ammount back??? if your not gettin the same back then id be wondering if theres a leak somewehre in my loop??

and again, size of res, does it matter?

cokecan · 23 Jul 2006 at 21:58

if size doesnt matter then i may be able to squeeze one in. found the swiftech MCRES-micro might do the job, got a fillport so should be easy to fill

either this or any floppy/hdd sized res's should fit (non that are double size or really thick) if anyone knows of any?