Hi I just recently watercooled my cpu ... it's a very simple loop with only a single 120mm rad, aquastream pump, EK ltx block and bitspower cylinder reservoir, I did it more to give watercooling a go. For the most part I have been very pleased with my temperatures (it is an old phenom II cpu so nothing hot).
But my aquastream xt pump is throwing up an error saying "flow rate: too low". According to the software it only throws up this error if flowrate is below like 0.1gpm ... so my flowrate is desperately low.
I have checked my tubing there is no kinks in it. So the only explanation is the loop order I have done since it is such a small loop it can't be the number of blocks.
The only 3 places I could have gone wrong with the tubing is the radiator, reservoir or block. So let's get the simple one out of the way first, it doesn't matter which barb port you use on the cpu block for inlet or outlet right? Surely it is the same for the radiator right, it doesn't matter which port you use for inlet or outlet as well? As for the Reservoir I wasn't sure which way up it went, here is the reservoir and i put it vertically with the 3 ports at the top and the one at the bottom which then connects to the inlet on the pump (and I definatley got that the right way round!).
The final thing it might be is I put a drain port in. It is just a bit of tubing connected to the bottom port of the radiator with a seal plug to facilitate draining.
Sorry for long post but I really need some help with this, the way I connected it up seemed most logical and I can't understand why I would have such an insanely low flowrate unless it is a pump error.
But my aquastream xt pump is throwing up an error saying "flow rate: too low". According to the software it only throws up this error if flowrate is below like 0.1gpm ... so my flowrate is desperately low.
I have checked my tubing there is no kinks in it. So the only explanation is the loop order I have done since it is such a small loop it can't be the number of blocks.
The only 3 places I could have gone wrong with the tubing is the radiator, reservoir or block. So let's get the simple one out of the way first, it doesn't matter which barb port you use on the cpu block for inlet or outlet right? Surely it is the same for the radiator right, it doesn't matter which port you use for inlet or outlet as well? As for the Reservoir I wasn't sure which way up it went, here is the reservoir and i put it vertically with the 3 ports at the top and the one at the bottom which then connects to the inlet on the pump (and I definatley got that the right way round!).
The final thing it might be is I put a drain port in. It is just a bit of tubing connected to the bottom port of the radiator with a seal plug to facilitate draining.
Sorry for long post but I really need some help with this, the way I connected it up seemed most logical and I can't understand why I would have such an insanely low flowrate unless it is a pump error.