My first LC, Shopping Cart

[Dk360]

Hi, what do you think about this?

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/5296/84456375.jpg

Tubing in other shop, 1/2" - TYGON 19.1/12.7mm R3603 - Will I have enough with a meter?
And maybe, a block for my 5770 vapor-x..

Thanks! :up:

[mav2000]

It looks like for a CPU loop and should work quite well. nly things I would change is probably the rad, if you can, but more importantly dont use colored fluids as that will gunk up your loop in 6 months or so.

[Tackleberry]

Looks ok. But which fans were you about to use?
And you need tubes as well :)

I agree with mav2000, better having colored tubes than colored additives.

[Commander_HK47]

+1 for against fluid dye.

I am working on a first water cooling setup too, but i have read and seen countless number threads/pictures of people having nothing but headache with dyes.

Also should Dk360 get some ati-bacteria fluid too?

[h20xide]

Just use distilled & Pure Silver

Easiest/cleanest/Safest

[PatRaceTin]

don't forget hose clamp

[Dk360]

Thanks you

Ok, What do you think car coolant?
About the rad, is good? other?

[Church]

car coolant? - antifreeze? - no need to. You don't need it's antifreezable property, you don't have to pay extra for it, you don't have to have coolant that's less effective then water. Just get plain distilled water.

[Dk360]

car coolant? - antifreeze? - no need to. You don't need it's antifreezable property, you don't have to pay extra for it, you don't have to have coolant that's less effective then water. Just get plain distilled water.

Ok =)

So, only distilled water?

[Tackleberry]

well anti algae add. is ok to use, isnt it?

[Dk360]

well anti algae add. is ok to use, isnt it?

Ok, what adds buy?

[Commander_HK47]

Distilled water, and ant-bacteria/algae is all that you should use. It reduces your chances of system buildups in your blocks, rads and pumps, and foreign contamination which could lead to lower electrical resistance.

Car coolant is the wrong stuff to use and could damage your equipment over time depending on the brand/mix you use. If it is not sodium free it will cause pitting/erosion in the blocks over time. Antifreeze(methanol) isn't need ether, as your water wont be sub-freezing, will it?

[Dk360]

Distilled water, and ant-bacteria/algae is all that you should use. It reduces your chances of system buildups in your blocks, rads and pumps, and foreign contamination which could lead to lower electrical resistance.

Car coolant is the wrong stuff to use and could damage your equipment over time depending on the brand/mix you use. If it is not sodium free it will cause pitting/erosion in the blocks over time. Antifreeze(methanol) isn't need ether, as your water wont be sub-freezing, will it?

Ok, thanks. I´ll use distilled water, i don´t know where i can find anti algae, any web?

[Church]

Dk360: for antialgae growth prevention you can use some silver koil (eg. search shops for iandh silver kill coil, or make your own from .999 pure silver strip), or add pair of drops of some biocide. Eg. you can buy some coper sulfate based in your local pet shops (aquarium/fish departments), or at some LC shop PHN nuke.
Distilled water itself you probably can easily find at some petrol stations/drug stores/big stores ..

[Dk360]

Dk360: for antialgae growth prevention you can use some silver koil (eg. search shops for iandh silver kill coil, or make your own from .999 pure silver strip), or add pair of drops of some biocide. Eg. you can buy some coper sulfate based in your local pet shops (aquarium/fish departments), or at some LC shop PHN nuke.
Distilled water itself you probably can easily find at some petrol stations/drug stores/big stores ..

Ok, thank you.

Then, my shopping cart is ok?

[h20xide]

Ok, thank you.

Then, my shopping cart is ok?

Yes,
An alternative is pure silver fittings, if you cant source a pure silver strip

[Aedubber]

U can get the silver kill coils from Petratech

[bobisgod]

or frozen cpu

[BeepBeep2]

You are gonna need at least 3m of tubing. maybe 3.5 to be safe. whatever you do, don't go with 1/2in ID, 3/4in OD.

[h20xide]

You are gonna need at least 3m of tubing. maybe 3.5 to be safe. whatever you do, don't go with 1/2in ID, 3/4in OD.

Lmao, just because you don't particularly like 1/2id 3/4 od, that's not to say nobody will

I for one have it, and there's nothing wrong with it

[BeepBeep2]

Wait... seriously.

What is the point, or positive side in owning a loop with 1/2 3/4 over 3/8 5/8 or 7/16 5/8?

Tell me one.

[h20xide]

Wait... seriously.

What is the point, or positive side in owning a loop with 1/2 3/4 over 3/8 5/8 or 7/16 5/8?

Tell me one.

I could say whats the point of owning 3/8 5/8, some people prefer the looks of thicker tubing, and kinking Isn't really that much an issue if you know what you're doing, and use some angled fittings w/ real tight turns

[BeepBeep2]

||||||||| - very roughly 5/8

|||||||||||| - very roughly 3/4.

Thats quite a big tube, isn't it?

[mav2000]

I have found 7/16" to be quite good for bends though and the look is a lot cleaner.

[Dk360]

Normaly, people use 1/2 no? 3 meters of tubing? OMG really?

[h20xide]

Normaly, people use 1/2 no? 3 meters of tubing? OMG really?

Well I'd say its the most common, and yeah It's always better to have more tubing than less. You never know when you'll need it, or if you under measure, and need to re-cut a whole new piece

[Dk360]

Well I'd say its the most common, and yeah It's always better to have more tubing than less. You never know when you'll need it, or if you under measure, and need to re-cut a whole new piece

Ok, thanks :up:

Who knows if i´ll need more tubing for a 5770 block ^^

[Waterlogged]

Well I'd say its the most common, and yeah It's always better to have more tubing than less. You never know when you'll need it, or if you under measure, and need to re-cut a whole new piece

Only because uneducated ignoramuses keep spreading the word that "ZOMG! You'll drop your temps by 5°C if you go with 1/2" I.D. because it flows better!!!!" which simply isn't the case as shown by Cathar over 3 years ago now. :shakes:

Dk360, read the link below and decided for yourself which tubing best suits your goals.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=147767

[BeepBeep2]

Only because uneducated ignoramuses keep spreading the word that "ZOMG! You'll drop your temps by 5°C if you go with 1/2" I.D. because it flows better!!!!" which simply isn't the case as shown by Cathar over 3 years ago now. :shakes:

Dk360, read the link below and decided for yourself which tubing best suits your goals.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=147767

Quoted for truth I already tried to explain earlier :shakes:

[NKrader]

Wait... seriously.

What is the point, or positive side in owning a loop with 1/2 3/4 over 3/8 5/8 or 7/16 5/8?

Tell me one.

its what i wanted and I liked the way it looked :shrug:

:up:

[Alexandr0s]

Quoted for truth I already tried to explain earlier :shakes:

Full truth, but you weren't exactly explaining


You are gonna need at least 3m of tubing. maybe 3.5 to be safe. whatever you do, don't go with 1/2in ID, 3/4in OD.

I'd consider that scare tactics :rofl:. Nothing bad with 1/2in except maybe for its size, but there's nothing better about it either.

[Church]

its what i wanted and I liked the way it looked
Actually i went for 1/2"ID 3/4"OD because of looks aswell.
It's true, that impact on flow is minimal, it's true, that bigger tubing is harder to route in cramped cases, i even usually advise to others 3/8"ID tubing .. but my case is big full tover, and from worklogs/builds i've seen, somehow big tubing size relative to other hardware to me looked a bit better. But everyone has his own taste, so to someone big tubing might look worse, so even this last unimportant reason to choose it might be missing.

[Dk360]

I think that 1/2" is ok, Many people use it and is not bad.

Thank you all, you help me a lot with your comments

[h20xide]

Only because uneducated ignoramuses keep spreading the word that "ZOMG! You'll drop your temps by 5°C if you go with 1/2" I.D. because it flows better!!!!" which simply isn't the case as shown by Cathar over 3 years ago now. :shakes:

Dk360, read the link below and decided for yourself which tubing best suits your goals.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=147767

Is this some kind of personal attack? I never said that btw, I was simply giving the OP more of an option as to just 5/8, 7/16. 1/2 3/4 is simply another option, nothing more, nothing less. I'm just putting it out there, and in SOME people's opinions, it does look better. I completely agree about the temperature point. It makes virtually :banana::banana::banana::banana: all difference



its what i wanted and I liked the way it looked :shrug:

:up:


Actually i went for 1/2"ID 3/4"OD because of looks aswell.

Exactly my point

[Waterlogged]

Is this some kind of personal attack? I never said that btw, I was simply giving the OP more of an option as to just 5/8, 7/16. 1/2 3/4 is simply another option, nothing more, nothing less. I'm just putting it out there, and in SOME people's opinions, it does look better. I completely agree about the temperature point. It makes virtually :banana::banana::banana::banana: all difference

Did you say anything that resembles anything in quotes from my post? If not, calm down then because it wasn't aimed at you. ;)

There are a lot of idiots out there that hold on to the stigma that in order to get the absolute best temps, you need 1/2" I.D. and they perpetrate the myth, it's perfectly fine to want 1/2" for other reasons though.