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- Dec 4, 2005
Yo its been a while guys since i've been on last but i think i'll b going watercooling again as soon as its summer time. but i'll b doing a couple things differently. first, i'll get those hose clamps on lol while I was repositioning my pump last summer, one of the tubes popped off while the pump was on, and the liquid spewed all over my parts i was all freaked out. but yea everything was ok. i just dried em and amazingly they actually worked. so yea, this time i'll be doing a couple things differently. probably gonna use a t-line, i hated using the reservoir, since it always leaked or i spilled it. and i could never get the water to fill correctly into the tubing, instead it just filled up in the res, so yea thats gotta go.
So i heres my original set up.
Using a Zalman WB-2 for a wb, its probably not the best, but i can't imagine it being any worse than the best wb over 5C so ya.
Using a 2x120mm heatercore without any fan shroud...
Eheim 1250 pump
Heres a couple question I have:
1. As you guys can see, i was using 2 80mm fans to cool the 2x120mm heatercore. yea i know cheap, i'll probably go buy some quiet 120mm yateloons everyones always talking about. also does it matter that the fans are directly laying against the heatercore? Or should i have them spaced out on the top and the bottom of the heatercore?
2. How should I mount the eheim 1250 pump? Its really bulky so I have a hard time findin a good spot to put it in, and it tends to vibrate A LOT so i needa some how dampen it but I was thinking may b to drill some holes in the bottom of the case and just screw it in like that, but I'm worried that it'll end up shaking the whole case apart. I also saw on petras tech shop that they're selling some kinda gel shock absorber, so I guess i could also get one of those, but its not really helpful since the pump will be free to slide around the case. Any ideas?
3. When adding a t-line wheres the best place to put it, is it just b4 the pump? Also how long does the tubing need to be for the t-line. cuz if i turn off the pump i don't want the lvls in the t-line to go over and start spewing all over the case. and should i have a t-line extending up to a hole at the top of the case to pour into or just one that sticks up a little bit such that i can cap it when i need and tilt outside of the case and pour into it when i need to refill it.
Thats all the questions i really have at the moment. Thanks guys.
So i heres my original set up.
Using a Zalman WB-2 for a wb, its probably not the best, but i can't imagine it being any worse than the best wb over 5C so ya.
Using a 2x120mm heatercore without any fan shroud...
Eheim 1250 pump
Heres a couple question I have:
1. As you guys can see, i was using 2 80mm fans to cool the 2x120mm heatercore. yea i know cheap, i'll probably go buy some quiet 120mm yateloons everyones always talking about. also does it matter that the fans are directly laying against the heatercore? Or should i have them spaced out on the top and the bottom of the heatercore?
2. How should I mount the eheim 1250 pump? Its really bulky so I have a hard time findin a good spot to put it in, and it tends to vibrate A LOT so i needa some how dampen it but I was thinking may b to drill some holes in the bottom of the case and just screw it in like that, but I'm worried that it'll end up shaking the whole case apart. I also saw on petras tech shop that they're selling some kinda gel shock absorber, so I guess i could also get one of those, but its not really helpful since the pump will be free to slide around the case. Any ideas?
3. When adding a t-line wheres the best place to put it, is it just b4 the pump? Also how long does the tubing need to be for the t-line. cuz if i turn off the pump i don't want the lvls in the t-line to go over and start spewing all over the case. and should i have a t-line extending up to a hole at the top of the case to pour into or just one that sticks up a little bit such that i can cap it when i need and tilt outside of the case and pour into it when i need to refill it.
Thats all the questions i really have at the moment. Thanks guys.