So yeah, here I am. My system appears to be working but it could have fooled me.
- Some wannabe heatercore (I was told it was a chevett but obviously, it's not) w/ chrome barbs JB-Welded on
- Maxijet 1000 pump in marine box reservoir w/ crome barbs
- Dtek tc-4 r2 waterblock w/ polytop
- clearflex 60 tubing
- cheap distilled water from the corner store w/ a bit of rubbing alcohol
I remember when I was setting this thing up. I got home and found a package which contained my waterblock, tubing, and some other things. I was happy to finally have my hands on a real waterblock. So I went ahead and took my rig to my room and started working. I cleaned the case, rewired things, checked fans, removed my 2nd HD cage and put on my waterblock. I was quite confident in what i was doing, but I still fill that I don't have the block on there tight enough, as soon as I started the system straight to the bios to watch the temp. So it stayed at an acceptable level, a day later and here I am. This thing stays between 34c & 38c - it's running mostly distilled water with a bit of rubbing alcohol... I called myself adding this to keep out growth but knowing you guys I'll probably have to drain my system and start all over again.
Anyway I got some ADV Antifreeze from the basement and I want to add this to my system to protect against corrosion and all that good stuff. Can I just go ahead and pour the derived amount into the reservoir or should I drain it and start over.
Also my rad is on the top of my case and the tubing goes back into the system through the back of the case as you can see in the picture but the thing I am using as a shroud covers like 96% of the rad with a bit of un-processed area hanging outside of the shrouded area... any tips on this will be appreciated and so would a fan recommendation, I need something that push allot of air and of course isn't hellatiously loud.
Comments/Tips and good stuff like that are appreciated, thanks.
- Some wannabe heatercore (I was told it was a chevett but obviously, it's not) w/ chrome barbs JB-Welded on
- Maxijet 1000 pump in marine box reservoir w/ crome barbs
- Dtek tc-4 r2 waterblock w/ polytop
- clearflex 60 tubing
- cheap distilled water from the corner store w/ a bit of rubbing alcohol
I remember when I was setting this thing up. I got home and found a package which contained my waterblock, tubing, and some other things. I was happy to finally have my hands on a real waterblock. So I went ahead and took my rig to my room and started working. I cleaned the case, rewired things, checked fans, removed my 2nd HD cage and put on my waterblock. I was quite confident in what i was doing, but I still fill that I don't have the block on there tight enough, as soon as I started the system straight to the bios to watch the temp. So it stayed at an acceptable level, a day later and here I am. This thing stays between 34c & 38c - it's running mostly distilled water with a bit of rubbing alcohol... I called myself adding this to keep out growth but knowing you guys I'll probably have to drain my system and start all over again.
Anyway I got some ADV Antifreeze from the basement and I want to add this to my system to protect against corrosion and all that good stuff. Can I just go ahead and pour the derived amount into the reservoir or should I drain it and start over.
Also my rad is on the top of my case and the tubing goes back into the system through the back of the case as you can see in the picture but the thing I am using as a shroud covers like 96% of the rad with a bit of un-processed area hanging outside of the shrouded area... any tips on this will be appreciated and so would a fan recommendation, I need something that push allot of air and of course isn't hellatiously loud.
Comments/Tips and good stuff like that are appreciated, thanks.