How far off are you, can you post a pic? I have 1 top and 2 couplers and they both line up like that with the top, very weird or very lucky?:shrug:
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How far off are you, can you post a pic? I have 1 top and 2 couplers and they both line up like that with the top, very weird or very lucky?:shrug:
Hi, thanks for looking at this, here's the best I can do with pic...Quote:
Originally Posted by Waterlogged
http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/5116/pumps.jpg
That is hand tight there, when the outlets are lined up it's rather loose.
Well that sucks.
OK, I got a couple of ideas here. 1 is kind of expensive, 1 is cheaper, and the last is "WTF??? What are you effing smoking?". :rofl:
Expensive: If you got the non fitting coupler with the top, you can get this (Link) and then have it easily swivel around to face whichever direction you need it to.
Cheaper: You can get these (Link) (or find someplace local that sells O-rings and see if they have that size). They measure thicker than the stock ones I have here and should be enough to line you up right.
WTF??? What are you effing smoking?: I'm quite serious about this, I tried it and it works. You can take a piece of small gage wire (I used solid 26AWG with insulation) and cut a piece just long enough to cover most of the circumference of the O-Ring. Your going to have to shape it so it fits in the groove, I found it easier if I made sure it was flat by working on a flat surface and using a pair of tweezers. Once you get it to shape, lay it in the groove first then the O-Ring on top and while the coupler is upside down screw it into the pump top. If you don't have wire that size, anything the size of a light duty twist tie should suffice.
Great suggestions, I'm going to get that swivel part, seems the most versatile solution for me (and for later builds too).Quote:
Originally Posted by Waterlogged
Got everything up and running in the wee hours this morning (I used 45degree rotaries on the pump inlet and outlet for the time being. A quick 30minute prime95 session shows a 13c drop on coretemps across the board versus my soon to be returned V6GT aircooler.
My GT AP-15s on my rad are a little loud, I've got both the pump and rad fans at full speed, no undervolting. I suppose I should invest in a fan controller. ;-)
Thanks again, I really appreciate all your help on this.
NP, good to see you got it up and running. :up:
ugotd8: you can skip buying fan controller and use few voltages that you can get out of standard molex, like except full 12V also 7V, 5V.
Wow, yet another thing I did not know and hadn't seen before. Thanks!!! After reading that, I believe the 7V mod is exactly what I'm looking for.Quote:
Originally Posted by churchy
And to think I built my first computer in '89 with an AST case and a 386 processor and I'm still a n00b some 20 years later. :shakes:
Tricks of the trade ugot8 :D, Keep in mind though once you do the mod you cant turn the fans back to full 12V, fan controller is a better option imo as its future proof with later builds..
Yup, knew that part of it, thanks. Finding that 3 GT AP-15's at 7V doesn't quite cut it in pull configuration on a 3x120 BlackIce SR-1. Gave me 6c higher temps on max load. I know these GTs are considered the best rad fans (esp. in pull) just gotta find the sweet spot I suppose.Quote:
Originally Posted by Johnny87au
Go full 12v to find the performance your after, These are great fans which run quiet as it is, I wouldnt undervolt these babys!