my rig check it

[Jibby]

ok im a newbie to water-cooling but ive been camping the forums for the past week and devised my setup for opinions/reviews and heres what i got:
ill be using an antec SOHO 1000plusamg case
pump : eheim 1250
WB: white water block
res: dunno if im gonna make my own yet but recommendations please.
rad : dtek pro-core (yes im lazy k ty:D )
tubing : clearflex
coolant : distilled water 75%, dex-cool anti-freeze 25%
everything will be 1/2"
and ill be using metal clamps
please give suggestions on room for improvement and why so. thanks

[NeoMoses]

looks good, thumbs up. You mighgt purchase the lapping kit from DTek while you're at it, it's pretty cheap, and you may need it.

good luck, and let us know how it turns out.

[Milkman]

Well that system looks pretty well though out to me, placement of components will help it perform well, all appear to be great choices, as Neomoses said better get the lapping kit as I hear the dtek whitewaters are poorly machined( That's a bummer) but it's easily fixed anyway, make sure that you leaktest your system prior to running it in your Pc just to make sure( Trust me it's worth the extra time) and have fun.

Oh and Welcome to the forums

[sangapski]

looks good
i have the same setup except the case
i have it set externally and getting 35C load temps on a P4

like NeoMoses said, try to get the lapping kit from D-tek too
some have been getting WW blocks that needs some lapping job

and i use T-line

[Jibby]

thanks guys :D i ditched my homework to camp the forums hehe. ill prolly have the setup as pump res rad WB and back to res. but if you could give me a recommendation for a res. im thinking about making the metal one out of pcv posted under tips but whats a good alternative to buy.

[Milkman]

As sangapski said A T-line is alot easier to fill and maintain, also it takes up less room and is a snap to bleed air from, I had a reservoir before and won't go back.

[Jibby]

i heard t-lines take forever to bleed but i guess i could try it what kind of cap would i use?

[Stedeman]

T-lines and reservoirs can be equally easy or hard to fill, it all depends on the system set-up. A fill / bleed kit is easy to whip up and speeds both process up.
Your setup looks fine just remember not to over tighten metal clamps as it can cause puckers under the screw, and take your time putting the system together, like measuring hose lengths and paths before cutting. ;)

[sandman001]

bleeding with a T was easy I thought.

just set it up, and let it run for a day or so.