- Joined
- Jul 30, 2002
- Location
- Brisbane Australia
Have the Innovatek set 5 W/c setup, seems ok but as an inveterate tweaker/fiddler what impact could I expect from changing from:
Stock kit in full tower case with rad mounted in upper rear of case (innovaradi or some such name) which fits well, with a switched 120cfm 120mm Sunon fan and ehiem 1048 pump in the bottom of the case, from pump to top rad outlet is nearly 800mm,
To:
Pump and rad the same but have enough room in the case to mount the pump behind the Psu so that waterblock pump and rad would all be at the same height, (within 100mm anyway) wiyh the waterblock being the lowest, then plumb pump to rad, rad to block, block to res/pump, since this would need pulling apart the system an upgrade to 3/8 (10mm) hose as well.
Reading a few posts here about flow speed and turbulence also, has there been any experiments done with differing hose sizes in and out of block/rad to create more speed or turbulence in the water, like a venturi effect or is there not enough flow to notice a difference ?
I know I could buy a better rad/block/pump etc but the fitted kit looks really neat and professional (suprised me too) and performs well enough just like to get the most out of it.
Stock kit in full tower case with rad mounted in upper rear of case (innovaradi or some such name) which fits well, with a switched 120cfm 120mm Sunon fan and ehiem 1048 pump in the bottom of the case, from pump to top rad outlet is nearly 800mm,
To:
Pump and rad the same but have enough room in the case to mount the pump behind the Psu so that waterblock pump and rad would all be at the same height, (within 100mm anyway) wiyh the waterblock being the lowest, then plumb pump to rad, rad to block, block to res/pump, since this would need pulling apart the system an upgrade to 3/8 (10mm) hose as well.
Reading a few posts here about flow speed and turbulence also, has there been any experiments done with differing hose sizes in and out of block/rad to create more speed or turbulence in the water, like a venturi effect or is there not enough flow to notice a difference ?
I know I could buy a better rad/block/pump etc but the fitted kit looks really neat and professional (suprised me too) and performs well enough just like to get the most out of it.