- Joined
- Mar 5, 2002
- Location
- Bellevue, WA
All right, so I've finally got (mostly) all the pieces I need to make the dive.
I somehow managed to get a really, really good deal on a Lytron MCS20 a while back and have been looking to build a loop out of the thing. Full information on it here.
The important part is that the pump is an Iwaki WMD30RLZ.
Less important is the radiator and some monstrous 115v fan that looks like it will make my brain bleed out of my ears.
I've been meaning to build a loop with this unit, however I have been intimidated by it as well with nightmarish imaginings of leaks or tubing collapses.
Finally, I just got an MCW6000 (thanks VballCoach) and am ready to start building the loop, with the ultimate intent of cooling the chipset, gpu, hdds, mosfets, psu, coffee, etc..
Seriously, according to the specs on the MCS20 it is made to handle up to a 1300 watt cooling capacity, and the flow rate doesn't drop below 1 gpm until 12 psi. So why not throw a bunch of blocks in the loop?
Which brings me to the next issue: tubing. Quite simply, with this monster of a cooling unit, what kind of tubing should I spring for?
The unit has a 3/8" FNPT outlet, and a 1/2" FNPT inlet. I could just get couple of fittings with 1/2" barbs and get some tygon, but what about collapses?
Should I be looking into reinforced tygon tubing?
I don't think a single MCW6000 is going to be too hard for the pump in this thing to handle.
Am I on the right track here, or is this MCS20 just going to give me a big headache?
I somehow managed to get a really, really good deal on a Lytron MCS20 a while back and have been looking to build a loop out of the thing. Full information on it here.
The important part is that the pump is an Iwaki WMD30RLZ.
Less important is the radiator and some monstrous 115v fan that looks like it will make my brain bleed out of my ears.
I've been meaning to build a loop with this unit, however I have been intimidated by it as well with nightmarish imaginings of leaks or tubing collapses.
Finally, I just got an MCW6000 (thanks VballCoach) and am ready to start building the loop, with the ultimate intent of cooling the chipset, gpu, hdds, mosfets, psu, coffee, etc..
Seriously, according to the specs on the MCS20 it is made to handle up to a 1300 watt cooling capacity, and the flow rate doesn't drop below 1 gpm until 12 psi. So why not throw a bunch of blocks in the loop?
Which brings me to the next issue: tubing. Quite simply, with this monster of a cooling unit, what kind of tubing should I spring for?
The unit has a 3/8" FNPT outlet, and a 1/2" FNPT inlet. I could just get couple of fittings with 1/2" barbs and get some tygon, but what about collapses?
Should I be looking into reinforced tygon tubing?
I don't think a single MCW6000 is going to be too hard for the pump in this thing to handle.
Am I on the right track here, or is this MCS20 just going to give me a big headache?