How strong is too strong of a pump?

Chocobo · May 30, 2004

Anyone?

Because i was thinking of a getting a 950 Gallon pump

WhatTheSchmidt · May 30, 2004

interesting..i never knew it was possible to be too strong of a pump...

SysCrusher · May 30, 2004

Chocobo said:
Anyone?

Because i was thinking of a getting a 950 Gallon pump

Whats the head rating? How much heat will this pump create? How many watts? Those are the questions you need to ask. To much pressure will spring links or burst your radiator. To much heat created by the pump just to pump 950 gh isn't good either.

sandman001 · May 30, 2004

It's too much when they rate with HP instead of watts generally. Or when it uses more power than your cpu.

greenman100 · May 30, 2004

anything that can make more than 15PSI is too much, or 30ft of head. You risk destroying your heatercore.

wannaoc · May 30, 2004

Not to mention if you get a pump too powerful chances are it will put more heat back into the water than a standard pump just hurting your temps.

ares350 · May 31, 2004

I donno about 950, but be sure your hoses are clamped on tight, I had 600gph and during leak testing the hose between the pump and radiator (out from the pump) was pushing off the radiator barb within 15minutes. that was without any clamp, quick worm clamp solved that problem.

Sophisticated · Jun 2, 2004

Would me Getting the Hydor L40 740GPH be to strong for this water cooling Set up

Danger Den RBX for P4
Danger Den's Double HeaterCore w/ Shroud
Bay Res
1/2" ID 3/4" OD ClearFlex Tubing
11/16" - 1 1/4" Hose Clamps - http://www.plumbingworld.com/clamps.html
5/8 to 1/2 Adapter for Hydor L40
1/2 fittings "Y"
AS5
Zerex super Coolant
2 x 120mm Sunon Fans 100+ CFM for HC

i think thats all... for a very good water cooling setup

ares350 · Jun 2, 2004

Im running that 600gph pump through a similair setting, except single 120mmradiator and rbx/gpu/and NB block.

I got 33degrees idle, Id call that pretty good....

Sophisticated · Jun 2, 2004

thx thats all i needed to kno...

daniel_dynasty · Jun 2, 2004

theres a L40 out? i gotta visit danger den more often lol

Sophisticated · Jun 2, 2004

Danger den doesnt have it....this place does tho

http://epowerhousepc.com/cgi-bin/store/EPHstore.cgi?user_action=list&category=Liquid Cooling;Pumps

and heres all the pumps out by Hydor

SELTZ L - COMPACT L10 L20 L25 COMPACT30 L30 L35 L40 L45

AZNBoiOnFIYA · Jun 3, 2004

i think that a pump that strong will shoot water through the system too fast for the rad to cool it.

ares350 · Jun 3, 2004

thats impossible. and if you did argue, it travels through faster so it doesnt have a chance to cool AS MUCH; then you counter that since its shooting through the heater block so fast it doesnt heat as much.

then 1 must wonder so if you go really slow, the radiator will just cool the water more, as the water grows hotter in the block. I donno, I could see some reasons why more is better, use a larger radiator with the more pressure, so the radiator cools it faster than the block heats it cause it has more surface area.

a super large pump isnt worth it if it adds too much heat to the water though, cause eventually its gonna suffer from diminishing returns.

Sophisticated · Jun 3, 2004

think of it this way...this is with a DOUBLE heater core with 2 x 120mm 100+CFM fans...the water wont stay in the WB that long so next time it get to the RAD it has a chance to cool the water even more and so on because the water is goin fast...i dont want the average pump beginners use i want something that will cool to the max...

crimedog · Jun 3, 2004

dude if you want a great pump and aren't afraid to drop some dime go for highest end enheim, gen-x, iwaki. there's a good iwaki for sale in the classifieds, at least last time I checked. I have one in the mail and am going to make very good use of the 36 feet of head. With flow restriction it should bring the psi down to an acceptable level so my heatercores don't pop. I'm thinking 2-3 blocks, 2 large heatercores

Sophisticated · Jun 3, 2004

i think i'll stick with the Hydor L40....how much cooler can you get with 2 HC's though??

thorilan · Jun 3, 2004

i think that a pump that strong will shoot water through the system too fast for the rad to cool it.

if i see 1 more stupid comment like this i will start sending PMs

Sophisticated · Jun 3, 2004

^^lmao

NovaShine · Jun 3, 2004

Already alot of debate on water speed in the thread started by the guy who liked german blocks...

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