I am trying to plan and design my first extreme cooling system. Below are the components I am thinking of going with.
Case-Antec SX1240
Eheim 1048 pump
Innovatek Aluminum Tank
Swiftech MCW478-UT
Swiftech MCW40-T
2 Chevette Heatercores with 130cfm 120mm fans with shrouds mounted to the top of the case exhausting air out
Samlex America 320w Model #S320-12 PSU for the pelts.
Modify everything for 1/2 system.
My logic, please throw in your own experience to help save me from trouble if I am going in the wrong direction.
I chose this case for its massive room inside. There should not be a problem with mounting everything inside and keep it clean. The water pump was chosen for its popularity and reliablity. I went with the tank for easy of filling and bleeding, plus it will mate right up next to the pump. I am going with the swifty's for a couple of reasons. They got a good review here at overclockers.com. Swiftech has a reputation for building quality pieces. I also like the ease of use of having the pelt/coldplate set up already. I want to go with 2 heater cores in series, 1 next to each other on the top of the case. I could probally get semilar results by finding a larger heater core with the same surface area and just building a larger shroud for it, I want to try to keep my water as cool as possilble so the pelts can work at max effiency. I plan on making a shroud to help direct the flow of air over the heater core. Would I gain much by doubling up on the number of fans and build shrouds for both sides of the heater cores and set the fans up in a push pull? Giong with the power supply solely based on it is the one suggested by swiftech, and I was told by sidewinder that it would handle both pelts. I plan on setting everything with 1/2" barbs for increased flow. Things I did not mention above, I plan on using the swiftech relay circuit for the pump and pelt power supplie circuit. Going to go with 1/2" Tygon tube for the system.
Let the comments flow. Will this be a good cooling solution?
Thanks in advance
Buzzdog
Case-Antec SX1240
Eheim 1048 pump
Innovatek Aluminum Tank
Swiftech MCW478-UT
Swiftech MCW40-T
2 Chevette Heatercores with 130cfm 120mm fans with shrouds mounted to the top of the case exhausting air out
Samlex America 320w Model #S320-12 PSU for the pelts.
Modify everything for 1/2 system.
My logic, please throw in your own experience to help save me from trouble if I am going in the wrong direction.
I chose this case for its massive room inside. There should not be a problem with mounting everything inside and keep it clean. The water pump was chosen for its popularity and reliablity. I went with the tank for easy of filling and bleeding, plus it will mate right up next to the pump. I am going with the swifty's for a couple of reasons. They got a good review here at overclockers.com. Swiftech has a reputation for building quality pieces. I also like the ease of use of having the pelt/coldplate set up already. I want to go with 2 heater cores in series, 1 next to each other on the top of the case. I could probally get semilar results by finding a larger heater core with the same surface area and just building a larger shroud for it, I want to try to keep my water as cool as possilble so the pelts can work at max effiency. I plan on making a shroud to help direct the flow of air over the heater core. Would I gain much by doubling up on the number of fans and build shrouds for both sides of the heater cores and set the fans up in a push pull? Giong with the power supply solely based on it is the one suggested by swiftech, and I was told by sidewinder that it would handle both pelts. I plan on setting everything with 1/2" barbs for increased flow. Things I did not mention above, I plan on using the swiftech relay circuit for the pump and pelt power supplie circuit. Going to go with 1/2" Tygon tube for the system.
Let the comments flow. Will this be a good cooling solution?
Thanks in advance
Buzzdog
