Watercooling concern

[The Coolest]

I want to start making a water cooling setup... first for my old comp then if it works for my new one. I have one major concern if after a while the setup can start leaking? I don't want to fry my comp yet...;)

And another thing what GPH water pump should I get if I want to use it on a o/ced k6-III 400 CPU with fairly high voltage?

[VashTheStampede]

The GPH of a pump should be no less than 75 at the height of the CPU. I've got a couple charts here so you can compare, but beware I've heard some bad things about Rio pumps though:

http://www.fountainology.com/outdoor/rio_pump_table.htm

http://www.greenair.com/magdrive.htm

I would suggest anywhere between a 250GPH to 475GPH pump, since your going to move it into your new system anyway.

There is always a chance for leaks. There are ways around it, and ways to easily detect it. People have mentioned using something called Dye Lite or something like that, it's a brightly colored dye you put in the water, so you can easily see where the leaks are at.

Secondly using hose clamps and some form of water proof sealant will also prevent against leaks.

Finally, ALWAYS run the system outside of a computer for awhile, to test out everything.

~RT~

[Newguy123]

What about a 158 gph pump or a 120gph ?

Are these too low? for 1 system only

Thanks

Newguy123

[The Coolest]

thx, when I finish I'll add that thing so I can see if there are leaks

[VashTheStampede]

Depends Newguy123, you could take 3 different name brand 120GPH pumps and all three would have different GPH at 1 foot. Either of those pumps are functional in water cooling, though I just perfer 250-475 for that extra bit of push.

Though I'm going to need a stronger pump than that for me. I'm going to use an aquarium as my resevoir and cool about 3 CPUs, at least 2, and 1 or 2 GPUs

~RT~

[Newguy123]

I wouldnt need a resevore if i buy a kit and it comes with the pump and the rediator right? because my resivor would be the radiator right?

Newguy123

[The Coolest]

RedneckTech>> But is there a chance of the tubes rupturing?
with this kind of pressure?

[VashTheStampede]

All the kits I've seen come with a resevoir, in Aquastealth's case, it's a tupperware cup. Radiators are also included, but in no way could they take the place of a resevoir. I've done some experimenting, and even my 6x11x2 inch heater core does not hold enough water to effectively cool a system.

Tubes rupturing.. a possibility, but I've never heard of it happening. If you want to be extra careful, use silicone or rubber tubing instead of vinyl.

~RT~

[The Coolest]

Thx