- Joined
- Oct 6, 2004
- Location
- Philly
First of all, thanks for taking the time to tread this, even if you dont have an answer! At the end of the post I wil list everything I have in case someone wants to suggest something.
My first question is regarding the tubing:
Home Depot only had 1 kind of tubing, which cost $2.99/10' strip.I'm guessing this is low-grade tubing.Will thisd impair my WC setup? As far as kinking, is there anything I can do to give the tubing more flexibility ( for example, boiling the tubing, and will boiling it help make it more flexible?)
Secondly, the stainless steel clamps cost $5.49/10 pack.This sounds very expensive to me.Is it?
Thirdly, will paint on the Bonny core hurt heat transfer?
Also...I've read where some people put a capsule full of antiboitic medicine in their water to prevent antibiotic buildup.I'll be using distilled water, and ZZerex Racing Super-coolant.Is any other products needed, like the antibiotic or another additive?
Next: Will results be better if you lay the heater core/radiator horizontally, or vertically...or doesnt that matter?
Next: I was planning on running my loop like this: pump pullling from the radiator, and between the radiator and CPU block.Fom the CPU block the loop then runs through to the GPU block and onto the reservoir, which them leads back to the radiotr.Is this flawed, or does this seem like a good way to configure all the parts? essentilly, it would look like the diagram below...
CPU--->GPU
^ ..........\
|...........Reservoir (ignore the colored periods, which were added just to keep the diagram from truncating)
|........... /
Pump<--HC
Any suggestions on the loop setup?
Oh, before I forget...With the Swifteck MCW55 GPU block came some thermal paste, which they call Arctic Ceramique... is this the same Ceramique sold by Arctic Silver, or is it Swiftechs thermal paste? I wouldnt want to throw it out if it has any value!
Parts for the WC setup that I have:
DD 5 1/4" bay reservoir
Apogee CPU block(1/2" barbs)
Swiftech MCW55 GPU block(1/2" barbs)
Swiftech MCP655 pump
77 Bonnevile HC (w/o AC)
Zerex Super Coolant
(2) 10' strips of tubing (probably low-grade)
Stainless steel tubing clamps
1 gallon distilled water
I know I'll have more questions, which I will update through this thread...but there are a few just to get started
Thanks in advance!
My first question is regarding the tubing:
Home Depot only had 1 kind of tubing, which cost $2.99/10' strip.I'm guessing this is low-grade tubing.Will thisd impair my WC setup? As far as kinking, is there anything I can do to give the tubing more flexibility ( for example, boiling the tubing, and will boiling it help make it more flexible?)
Secondly, the stainless steel clamps cost $5.49/10 pack.This sounds very expensive to me.Is it?
Thirdly, will paint on the Bonny core hurt heat transfer?
Also...I've read where some people put a capsule full of antiboitic medicine in their water to prevent antibiotic buildup.I'll be using distilled water, and ZZerex Racing Super-coolant.Is any other products needed, like the antibiotic or another additive?
Next: Will results be better if you lay the heater core/radiator horizontally, or vertically...or doesnt that matter?
Next: I was planning on running my loop like this: pump pullling from the radiator, and between the radiator and CPU block.Fom the CPU block the loop then runs through to the GPU block and onto the reservoir, which them leads back to the radiotr.Is this flawed, or does this seem like a good way to configure all the parts? essentilly, it would look like the diagram below...
CPU--->GPU
^ ..........\
|...........Reservoir (ignore the colored periods, which were added just to keep the diagram from truncating)
|........... /
Pump<--HC
Any suggestions on the loop setup?
Oh, before I forget...With the Swifteck MCW55 GPU block came some thermal paste, which they call Arctic Ceramique... is this the same Ceramique sold by Arctic Silver, or is it Swiftechs thermal paste? I wouldnt want to throw it out if it has any value!
Parts for the WC setup that I have:
DD 5 1/4" bay reservoir
Apogee CPU block(1/2" barbs)
Swiftech MCW55 GPU block(1/2" barbs)
Swiftech MCP655 pump
77 Bonnevile HC (w/o AC)
Zerex Super Coolant
(2) 10' strips of tubing (probably low-grade)
Stainless steel tubing clamps
1 gallon distilled water
I know I'll have more questions, which I will update through this thread...but there are a few just to get started
Thanks in advance!