watercooling setup pic

turbotoaster · 31 May 2006 at 23:02

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/1631/firstgoatwatercoolingfinished1.jpg

here is a dodgy little picture i did earlier

is this a good setup or would you change it

gonna order some stuff but any advise would be appriecated

cheers

cypriobrit · 31 May 2006 at 23:44

turbotoaster said:
http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/1631/firstgoatwatercoolingfinished1.jpg

here is a dodgy little picture i did earlier

is this a good setup or would you change it

gonna order some stuff but any advise would be appriecated

cheers

Im slightly confused - where is the pump in all that? At the top?

In general i would have Pump>Rad>CPU>Res/T-line/Pump

Sparky · 31 May 2006 at 23:46

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Sparky · 31 May 2006 at 23:49

As for advice,buy the best CPU block and pump you can afford,make sure you have leak tested it for a few hours before installing and be prepared for hassle.Other than that you will be fine.

R B Customs · 31 May 2006 at 23:52

it looks liek one of those gigabyte pumps :EEK:
if you could put the pump at the bottom that rig would be almost text book

no need for the 2 Rads TBH, specialy if thats one of those gigabyte pumps.

DaveMac · 31 May 2006 at 23:59

No need for the single rad, flip the dual rad 180 to ease filling / bleeding and reduce tubing length.
Positioning the pump / res on the bottom left would reduce tubing length even further and make filling easier.

Any reason for not having a GPU block in as well?

turbotoaster · 1 Jun 2006 at 01:14

http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/5825/firstgoatwatercooling33wr.jpg

better??

ignore the use of pump and res together now, just using them for reference

ichabod crane · 1 Jun 2006 at 01:19

second one is spot on, but i prefer to go pump-rad-cpu-res but thats just my preference

turbotoaster · 1 Jun 2006 at 01:33

i thought u are meant to have the pump-cpu

to give u maximum pressure going into the cpu block which gives best cooling, i dont think it will make a difference but a lot of people say it does

R B Customs · 1 Jun 2006 at 01:33

turbotoaster said:
http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/5825/firstgoatwatercooling33wr.jpg

better??

ignore the use of pump and res together now, just using them for reference

Text book !!
you could make it more effective by using a single pass / crossflow radiator, your set up will be perfect for one mate !
then you will be looking at one of the least restrictive loops out there !

DaveMac · 1 Jun 2006 at 11:08

turbotoaster said:
http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/5825/firstgoatwatercooling33wr.jpg

better??

ignore the use of pump and res together now, just using them for reference

Much better, though still consider flipping the rad by 180 to avoid the air trap at the top, unless you are using a Thermochill rad and have easy access to the bleed valve (opposite end and face from the barbs). Will also ease the bend of the connection in to the res.

Mr Mister · 1 Jun 2006 at 11:52

What the hell is up with your psu? It looks like its caught fire. Or just gone rusty lol.

Mikey1280 · 1 Jun 2006 at 11:58

Looks like a rusty Qtec :eek:

turbotoaster · 1 Jun 2006 at 14:39

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/9714/dsc000185ny.jpg

its an old picture, its an ezcool 550w the link above is my new setup ie the 1 in my sig, i just used that old pic cause its easier to see all of my case

gr1mey · 1 Jun 2006 at 18:14

turbotoaster said:
i thought u are meant to have the pump-cpu

to give u maximum pressure going into the cpu block which gives best cooling, i dont think it will make a difference but a lot of people say it does

I'd say its better to have Pump>Rad>CPU, then you are sure the coolest water is getting to your block

sablabra · 1 Jun 2006 at 18:18

gr1mey said:
I'd say its better to have Pump>Rad>CPU, then you are sure the coolest water is getting to your block

It doesn't mather... really

gr1mey · 1 Jun 2006 at 18:27

no, you are unlikely to see any difference in such a small setup, but all Im saying is SURELY its better to be sure your blocks are getting the coolest water possible - and that is from the rad.

DaveMac · 1 Jun 2006 at 19:15

gr1mey said:
no, you are unlikely to see any difference in such a small setup, but all Im saying is SURELY its better to be sure your blocks are getting the coolest water possible - and that is from the rad.

The difference is only the heat dump from the pump - max of approx 0.5 degrees, better to keep the tubing as short as possible.

sablabra · 1 Jun 2006 at 19:31

DaveMac said:
The difference is only the heat dump from the pump - max of approx 0.5 degrees, better to keep the tubing as short as possible.

Depends on what pump he got. If it's a 50w monster it would have a greater impact