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aca
06-26-2005, 06:09 PM
Just want to know how much feet of tubing would be enough for an average watercooled system (cpu & gpu cooled "only"). :)

Thanx!
Lando95
06-26-2005, 06:16 PM
Just want to know how much feet of tubing would be enough for an average watercooled system (cpu & gpu cooled "only"). :)

Thanx!

Well, it all depends in your case and where you decide to locate your components, but I have used as little as 2.5' of tubing, and as much as 6' of tubing. I would say, on average, probably about 4' or so.
aca
06-26-2005, 06:26 PM
Darn! I ordered too much! :D
I guess It'll be about 5' in my case then (2 pumps, 2 heater cores, 1 res in a big tower case).
I'll probably just sell the extra length.
Disposibleteen
06-26-2005, 06:34 PM
how much did ya get im interested.
aca
06-26-2005, 06:49 PM
umm... enough for another system. :)
10' :hammer:
anyway, it was 10ft for $16.
Lando95
06-26-2005, 06:51 PM
umm... enough for another system. :)
10' :hammer:
anyway, it was 10ft for $16.

Nah, you didn't get too much. You always want to have some extra in case you screw up. :D Plus, you will inevitably want to move everything around, so it's nice to have some extra lying around.
aca
06-26-2005, 07:03 PM
After I fit everything in the case there won't be much space left for moving stuff around. :D But since it'll be my first w/c setup, the chances are I'll screw up. ;)

Oh... was this a good choice of tubing?
http://www.frozencpu.com/ex-tub-54.html
fareastgq
06-26-2005, 07:18 PM
I always order 15 feet of tygon. Of course I have a 7077. Never know how much your gonna need, heh.
aca
06-26-2005, 07:29 PM
@fareastgq: How tall exactly is your 7077 case?
Lando95
06-26-2005, 08:04 PM
Oh... was this a good choice of tubing?
http://www.frozencpu.com/ex-tub-54.html

Hell yeah it is. That primo-flex totally rocks man. It puts Tygon to utter shame IMO.
fareastgq
06-26-2005, 09:07 PM
@fareastgq: How tall exactly is your 7077 case?

1ft 11 inch tall, 1 ft 11 inches from front to back. I'll prob only need about 7 ft total. I like to have a bit of slack though so I can move around the tubes. Also makes it easier to take compnents in and out, so I am guessing 8 ft at the most, 6 at the least. the left over tubing is in case I need to change my setup. $60 in tygon is not cheap but it is the best :)
MaxxxRacer
06-26-2005, 10:08 PM
I have 40 ft of tubing in my house and i keep hacking it up and using it. never can have enough of it. thats for sure. I just need to order 100ft of clearflex 60 from mcmaster... u get a discount when u order in 100ft sections.
Pessimisten
06-26-2005, 10:51 PM
I have 40 ft of tubing in my house and i keep hacking it up and using it. never can have enough of it. thats for sure. I just need to order 100ft of clearflex 60 from mcmaster... u get a discount when u order in 100ft sections.Maxxx, what's the number at mcmaster for clearflex 60?
MaxxxRacer
06-26-2005, 11:21 PM
not sure. but i posted it in the forums yesterday and if u search for tygon (on mcmaster) ull find it R3603 blend. the "generic" stuff listed next to it is clearflex 60.
fareastgq
06-26-2005, 11:45 PM
Hahahaha, man, 100 ft of tygon, freakin expensive.... u make me wanna order it though, grin.
aca
06-27-2005, 06:44 AM
100ft of clearflex, not tygon ;)
fareastgq
06-27-2005, 10:25 AM
100ft of clearflex, not tygon ;)

if I bought some, I would get tygon, not clearflex, but that's just me. That's why I said tygon. :p:
aca
06-27-2005, 10:38 AM
OK :D

btw, do clearflex, tygon and primoflex all have he same tube wall size?

what happened to other W/C guide sticky? I think there is one sticky missing... i think.
fareastgq
06-27-2005, 10:45 AM
100ft of clearflex, not tygon ;)

if I bought some, I would get tygon, not clearflex, but that's just me. That's why I said tygon. :p:
MaxxxRacer
06-27-2005, 01:32 PM
with the way i go through tubing, buying tygon is just stupid. At mcmaster clearflex is about 1/10 the price...
nikhsub1
06-27-2005, 01:40 PM
Yeah but ClearFlex is the suxX0rz lol.
MaxxxRacer
06-27-2005, 02:07 PM
lol... i like it actually.. havnt found any problems with it in my test systems
Pessimisten
06-28-2005, 11:57 PM
I have 40 ft of tubing in my house and i keep hacking it up and using it. never can have enough of it. thats for sure. I just need to order 100ft of clearflex 60 from mcmaster... u get a discount when u order in 100ft sections.I ordered 100feet of the Clearflex 60 from mcmaster just to be as cool as maxxx :D and for that cheap price why wouldn't you? Ordered Sunday got it today, damn how fast the ship international even with the cheapest shipping option. Thumbs up for Mcmaster
MaxxxRacer
06-29-2005, 12:12 AM
wow... that is amazingly fast.. from the US to sweeden in just 2 working day! now thats great.

now what u gonna do with 100 ft of it :p:
Pessimisten
06-29-2005, 12:46 AM
wow... that is amazingly fast.. from the US to sweeden in just 2 working day! now thats great.

now what u gonna do with 100 ft of it :p:looked at the ORDER CONFIRMATION I got thru email just to be sure, acording to this I ordered it 06/27/2005 so it was only one working day. That's truly amazing:banana:
RaptorRaider
06-29-2005, 01:53 AM
What shipping did you use? Airmail Parcel Post (4-10 working days)?

I've imported from the USA many times but it usually took at least 7 days.
Pessimisten
06-29-2005, 01:54 AM
What shipping did you use? Airmail Parcel Post (4-10 working days)?

I've imported from the USA many times but it usually took at least 7 days.I used Ground :eek:
RaptorRaider
06-29-2005, 02:27 PM
'Ground'?
Do you mean Economy (Surface) Parcel Post? Hasn't that got an estimated delivery time of 4 - 6 weeks?
Pessimisten
06-29-2005, 02:34 PM
'Ground'?
Do you mean Economy (Surface) Parcel Post? Hasn't that got an estimated delivery time of 4 - 6 weeks?Yea, Mcmaster call it Ground. I don't know the delivery time for ground but 4-6 weeks sounds reasonable. I don't really know why I got it that fast, the delivery was made by DHL, maybe they got a really fast organisation :)
MaxxxRacer
06-29-2005, 02:38 PM
Where was it shipped from?!?
Pessimisten
06-29-2005, 02:42 PM
Where was it shipped from?!?Elmhurst, Chicago
MaxxxRacer
06-29-2005, 02:44 PM
jesus they got it there fast... they launch it out of a cannon or something!
Pessimisten
06-29-2005, 02:59 PM
jesus they got it there fast... they launch it out of a cannon or something!Or it was perfect luck :D or divine intervention :p:
MaxxxRacer
06-29-2005, 03:44 PM
id say a bit of both..
BRiT
06-29-2005, 06:24 PM
Or it was perfect luck :D or divine intervention :p:

Damn that's quick. They must have used some overclocked vehicles... :D
aca
06-29-2005, 06:48 PM
That's not fair man! And I have to wait until like middle of July to get my stuff from USA (and I ordered everything about 2 weeks ago)! :D
That's discrimination ;):D
fareastgq
06-29-2005, 09:03 PM
just got my FIFTEEN ft of tygon, I could have order 50 ft of clearflex instead, but nah. It's a good 48 bucks spent.