External Watercooling Setup

[customrig]

I was thinking of setting up a mostly external watercooling setup to save space inside my computer. I was thinking of having the pump/res outside as well as the radiator with fans attached to it outside and maybe a house fan blowing into it. I was wondering if the radiator being outside the case would have any effect on my temps?

 

[nikhsub1]

It is better to have the rad outside of the case, this way you get ambient temps to the rad, not warmer case air. If you are going to do all that, have you considered a bong?

 

[customrig]

I am not familiar with using a bong how would I do that?

 

[cyber mouse45]

I have both my pump and res under my case cuz I didn’t have the space inside. I’m not sure how your temps would be effected by having your radiator outside the case. It might look a little weird though.

 

[cyber mouse45]

It is better to have the rad outside of the case, this way you get ambient temps to the rad, not warmer case air.

Mine is inside my case, right at the front sucking in cold air and then blowing it over my cards. It keeps them real cool.

 

[customrig]

I am sure I could hide it or make it look good so does anyone have any thoughts on bong cooling how to do it?

 

[Haddy]

bongs are fun...for about 30-90 days till u have to start refilling the water and cleaing and watching out for ligonars disease (sp)....but look in the articles section for a article called "nuclear cooling tower" or something like that..thats the start of all the bongage

 

[Arkaine23]

I have both my pump and res under my case cuz I didn’t have the space inside. I’m not sure how your temps would be effected by having your radiator outside the case. It might look a little weird though.

Or if your res is a fishtank and you use dye-lite in the water with a blacklight on your desk, it looks kinda like some mad science project... then just top it off with a copper coil packed in ice for turbo cooling mode.

I'm working on an external setup. I want to use a mini-fridge and coppercoil in the icebox instead of a radiator. I still need a waterblock and some water wetter though. Darn slow IRS refund!

 

[stool]

I have been using an external setup since I started watercooling. Only thing inside the case is the block. I have an 8 gallon reservoir made from a Coleman Cooler, and a 24 pass radiator made from a walkin cooler compressor coil, cooled by a 160mm fan. The biggest thing you need with external is a real good pump(because of distance and lift).

 

[Arkaine23]

pump

You think 360gph is enough for maybe 20 feet of coil/hose and about 8 inches lift?

 

[Malakai]

definately not
-Malakai

 

[Tecumseh]

bongs are fun...for about 30-90 days till u have to start refilling the water and cleaing and watching out for ligonars disease (sp)....but look in the articles section for a article called "nuclear cooling tower" or something like that..thats the start of all the bongage

Yes, a bong is defined as a temporary cooling solution
capable of sub-ambient temperatures until the owner
gets tired of filling it up, cleaning it out, or the high
humidity in his room.