I made a homebrew w/c system that I just started to use about the middle of May. The system is working ok I guess but I seem to have found a small loophole. I have one of those grey in the ground electrical boxes that is like a 4" cube. In it I have a VIA Aqua water pump. I have 2 hose barbs on the top. One for the water to "exit" the box and one to drain back into the reservoir. I originally bought a heater core from the local car cemetery. It was very clean and seemed to be the correct size for what I really wanted.
Since starting up this system I have noticed that my temps seem to hover between 35°C and 41°C. So doing a little research and talking with my friend who got me involved in water cooling, we came to a conclusion that the water pump is creating heat in my system and even though it is being taken out by the fan and heater core. I decided to take a small step and buy one of those standard heater cores from Danger Den and put it in my system. Not the "Black Ice" h/c just that regular one. It is doing a little better although it is still fighting the heat that is being created by the pump. In fact I have noticed that even with the new H/C I am still getting the sames temps. I am considering a pump outside of the reservoir. Is this a good idea and any suggestions on what would be a good pump??
-Brian
Since starting up this system I have noticed that my temps seem to hover between 35°C and 41°C. So doing a little research and talking with my friend who got me involved in water cooling, we came to a conclusion that the water pump is creating heat in my system and even though it is being taken out by the fan and heater core. I decided to take a small step and buy one of those standard heater cores from Danger Den and put it in my system. Not the "Black Ice" h/c just that regular one. It is doing a little better although it is still fighting the heat that is being created by the pump. In fact I have noticed that even with the new H/C I am still getting the sames temps. I am considering a pump outside of the reservoir. Is this a good idea and any suggestions on what would be a good pump??
-Brian