help my first wc rig [edited]
Hey guys, after days and days of leak testing I finally got my first wc going. I may have just built one of the cheapest watercoolers ever. A friend of mine was kind enough to donate a Maze3 and a blackice pro 120.1 rad. I got a powerhead 802 pump, and built a small custom res. Cost me less than $60 out of pocket. All 3/8 fittings. Pump>wb>rad>res. No 90's, no kinks, all seems to be ship shape.
I was previously using an alpha pal 8045 with a tt smartfan II always at full blast. My temps averaged 46 idle, and 49 under load. When I got the wc going, my temps were then at 42 idle, and 44 under load. I didnt really have any expectations since I put so little into this rig (besides lots of engineering), so I was wondering what you folks thought of these temps. My room is a pretty cool temp, I keep the window a/c on full blast all the time (sorry idk the exact ambient). I know I had pretty good air cooling before, but i still figured the water would drop the temps a little more than it did.
all specs:
A7V333
XP2400+@163x14>2280, 1.8v
BFG FX500oc
XPSP2
Maze3
blackice pro 120.1
Sunon 120 @ 12v, with shroud.
powerhead 802 pump
3/8 vinyl Home Depot tubing.
90% distilled, 10% antifreeze, with a little watterwetter and dye.
Custom res.
Artic Alumina
Any comments or opinions would greatly help.
TIA
Hey guys, after days and days of leak testing I finally got my first wc going. I may have just built one of the cheapest watercoolers ever. A friend of mine was kind enough to donate a Maze3 and a blackice pro 120.1 rad. I got a powerhead 802 pump, and built a small custom res. Cost me less than $60 out of pocket. All 3/8 fittings. Pump>wb>rad>res. No 90's, no kinks, all seems to be ship shape.
I was previously using an alpha pal 8045 with a tt smartfan II always at full blast. My temps averaged 46 idle, and 49 under load. When I got the wc going, my temps were then at 42 idle, and 44 under load. I didnt really have any expectations since I put so little into this rig (besides lots of engineering), so I was wondering what you folks thought of these temps. My room is a pretty cool temp, I keep the window a/c on full blast all the time (sorry idk the exact ambient). I know I had pretty good air cooling before, but i still figured the water would drop the temps a little more than it did.
all specs:
A7V333
XP2400+@163x14>2280, 1.8v
BFG FX500oc
XPSP2
Maze3
blackice pro 120.1
Sunon 120 @ 12v, with shroud.
powerhead 802 pump
3/8 vinyl Home Depot tubing.
90% distilled, 10% antifreeze, with a little watterwetter and dye.
Custom res.
Artic Alumina
Any comments or opinions would greatly help.
TIA
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