Just wanted to make sure that I'm not missing anything important, so I thought I'd post my list to make sure.
I'm going to go with 3/8" fittings for everything... After reading the tubing sticky, it doesn't seem like 1/2" makes much sense.
1x ThermalTake Armor Case
1x dTek Fuzion block
2x 3/8" barbs for the dTek (a la http://www.petrastechshop.com/dhifig1th3od.html)
1x Liang DDC 3.2 (18w)
1x Petra's Tech Shop Top for Liang DDC with 3/8" barbs
1x Thermochill 120.3 radiator
1x Swiftech MCRES-Micro Hi-Flo Reservoir
3x Yate Loon D12SM-12 medium speed fans
?x Enough 3/8" Tygon tubing to make it all work
I'll buy iodine and algaecide locally. Same with distilled water and worm-drive clamps.
Now for the questions...
1. I posted earlier today about case selection, and came out of the thread wth an eye towards the TT Armor. It was mentioned that a 120.3 would fit in the case without modifications needed. I'm not very handy, at all, with cutting/drilling, plus I want everything inside of the case. Will I be able to fit everything in without modifying the case?
2. I know that the 120.3 is overkill for what I'm doing (just cpu cooling). I'm looking at this with an eye towards possibly bringing my video card into the loop down the line. I doubt I'll do SLI. Is the 120.3 just plain overkill, even with a video card?
3. Do I need to worry about corrosion at all with this setup? My gut says no, but I've been wrong before. My plan is to just run with distilled water, and a little bit of iodine and de-algae junk from the pet store.
4. I thought I read somewhere that Thermochill 120.2 and 120.3 do not need a shroud.. But, I see them being sold. Is one actually needed?
5. It doesn't seem like there are any fittings that are marked hi-flow for the 3/8" threaded outlet/inlet on the Thermochill... In fact, it seems like the only things available are some plastic ones. Did I miss anything, or is it just the plastic fittings for this?
6. Do the Yate Loon fans have any sort of issue if they're put on a controller and throttled back? I figure they're overkill for my setup, but I might as well go big now, instead of buying more parts later.
I've looked at http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=171661 but the graphs are so close together, I can't tell which is which. I'm also not sure if the Thermochill qualifies as a low-flow or medium-flow radiator. If I can get away with the lower flow ones (Especially the blue LED ones) I wouldn't cry.
I'm going to go with 3/8" fittings for everything... After reading the tubing sticky, it doesn't seem like 1/2" makes much sense.
1x ThermalTake Armor Case
1x dTek Fuzion block
2x 3/8" barbs for the dTek (a la http://www.petrastechshop.com/dhifig1th3od.html)
1x Liang DDC 3.2 (18w)
1x Petra's Tech Shop Top for Liang DDC with 3/8" barbs
1x Thermochill 120.3 radiator
1x Swiftech MCRES-Micro Hi-Flo Reservoir
3x Yate Loon D12SM-12 medium speed fans
?x Enough 3/8" Tygon tubing to make it all work
I'll buy iodine and algaecide locally. Same with distilled water and worm-drive clamps.
Now for the questions...
1. I posted earlier today about case selection, and came out of the thread wth an eye towards the TT Armor. It was mentioned that a 120.3 would fit in the case without modifications needed. I'm not very handy, at all, with cutting/drilling, plus I want everything inside of the case. Will I be able to fit everything in without modifying the case?
2. I know that the 120.3 is overkill for what I'm doing (just cpu cooling). I'm looking at this with an eye towards possibly bringing my video card into the loop down the line. I doubt I'll do SLI. Is the 120.3 just plain overkill, even with a video card?
3. Do I need to worry about corrosion at all with this setup? My gut says no, but I've been wrong before. My plan is to just run with distilled water, and a little bit of iodine and de-algae junk from the pet store.
4. I thought I read somewhere that Thermochill 120.2 and 120.3 do not need a shroud.. But, I see them being sold. Is one actually needed?
5. It doesn't seem like there are any fittings that are marked hi-flow for the 3/8" threaded outlet/inlet on the Thermochill... In fact, it seems like the only things available are some plastic ones. Did I miss anything, or is it just the plastic fittings for this?
6. Do the Yate Loon fans have any sort of issue if they're put on a controller and throttled back? I figure they're overkill for my setup, but I might as well go big now, instead of buying more parts later.
I've looked at http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=171661 but the graphs are so close together, I can't tell which is which. I'm also not sure if the Thermochill qualifies as a low-flow or medium-flow radiator. If I can get away with the lower flow ones (Especially the blue LED ones) I wouldn't cry.
