Monsoon Free Center Compression Fittings

[aReado]

Gej > mine is chrome finish...
Case lab is good. But just too big for me, already use gtx 580 for only surfing n movie purpose only. I think is enu or maybe will sli it only for eye candy

[Amuro]

Nah get yourself a CaseLabs STH10 for a *real* watercooling case. Can't wait for pics.

I like the Caselabs TH10 better.

[DarthBeavis]

Nah get yourself a CaseLabs STH10 for a *real* watercooling case. Can't wait for pics.

working on one right now

[stren]

A DarthBeavis modded STH10 - now this I want to see!

[DarthBeavis]

A DarthBeavis modded STH10 - now this I want to see!

with hard-piping . . .

[BoxGods]

Well I admit I have never worked with a TH10 so it would be silly for me to have some hardcore opinion. As a designer I just love all the refinement that has gone into the MK II. A mountain of respect for my man Chuck!

[DarthBeavis]

woops, hard lines . . .soft copper lines using bender tool vs regular liquid cooling tubing. I can say the STH10 is probably the most amazing case I have ever laid hands on but then I have never had one of Charles' cases so compare it to. The STH10 is a different niche anyways . . . .

[crazyg0od33]

thats a nice case, so is mine IMO, but it'd be so much better with color matched angled fittings

[BoxGods]

New Monsoon product. Thread here.

[Arctunual]

I need to ask one noob question. I bought a few Mansoon Compression Fittings, and I notice that each compression fitting comes with 2 O rings, the extra O ring is spare O ring right?

[stren]

I need to ask one noob question. I bought a few Mansoon Compression Fittings, and I notice that each compression fitting comes with 2 O rings, the extra O ring is spare O ring right?

yes and so that you can choose a different color also.

[Arctunual]

yes and so that you can choose a different color also.

What if I put both O rings on thread and barb part?

[stren]

What if I put both O rings on thread and barb part?

You only need it on the thread that screws into your blocks. why would you put it on the barb?

[zigzag]

Have you guys had any contact from Uk resellers? You stuff is like hens teeth over here

[BoxGods]

You only need it on the thread that screws into your blocks. why would you put it on the barb?

You showed remarkable restraint passing on the chance to make a "Rooster" ring joke there Stren

Have you guys had any contact from Uk resellers? You stuff is like hens teeth over here

I am embarrassed at how long it took me to figure out "Hens Teeth". Ah well in my defence it is 3:30 AM on a Friday =)

Yes. Aqua Tuning is now the distributor for the EU region and has ordered inventory from this production run which should be shipping around the 23rd - 25th. I have no idea which resellers in the UK (or any other EU member countries) they will be distributing to yet, but I will update in this thread when they let me know. Till then you might want to drop an email to your preferred reseller and let them know they need to contact Aqua Tuning...soon.

[The Jesus]

Does that run include angles?

[zigzag]

@BoxGods.........cheers for that, its good news!

[BoxGods]

Does that run include angles?

We should be getting the first angle castings about Thursday or Friday. I am pretty excited! Then we will be fine tuning the post casting machining and testing the finish dimensions. Won't be too much longer now! Still have one little patent item to square away and then I can start showing some pictures or renders.

[The Jesus]

We should be getting the first angle castings about Thursday or Friday. I am pretty excited! Then we will be fine tuning the post casting machining and testing the finish dimensions. Won't be too much longer now! Still have one little patent item to square away and then I can start showing some pictures or renders.

Well my blocks were delayed until at least Monday for shipping and the reservoir ships sometime after that, starting to get pretty close to just using these :P

[stren]

We should be getting the first angle castings about Thursday or Friday. I am pretty excited! Then we will be fine tuning the post casting machining and testing the finish dimensions. Won't be too much longer now! Still have one little patent item to square away and then I can start showing some pictures or renders.

Can't wait My fingers are still raw from bitspower, can't wait to replace them

BTW I had been going to go with white fittings, now i'm wondering if chrome would be better - what do you think? (Don't worry the gpu block will be nickel plated by the end)



BTW I'm intrigued by your dye coming out - I won't be running longterm, just for photos/LANs etc. Love to see more info, maybe I'll pick some up and do a video comparison against mayhem and EK.

[BoxGods]

Wow you really cleaned up the plumbing since last time! Chrome is always nice. Could go with red and black since you have red tube also.

[kzinti1]

When will all of the colors be available in all sizes?
I wanted white 1/2"x3/4" but couldn't even find them listed anywhere. Except in some small size, that is.
I bought a dozen in matte black and couldn't be much happier with them, except they're the wrong color.
The caps certainly screw completely down, but they don't seem to be compressing the tubing against the barbs themselves at all . Why?
Is the red DangerDen tubing I'm using that slick and/or soft that it doesn't "feel" compressed or is the compression hole in the cap just too large to properly compress the tubing against the sides of the barb?
I've tried pulling the tubing out of an assembled fitting and can't. But that doesn't mean it still won't blow off using my new Swiftech MCP35X2 pump if I decide to crank it wide open. These new pumps are really powerful.
Also, will you be selling the caps and barbs separately? White caps on a black barb would look really nice! Especially against this new white colored pump. There are quite a few other color combo's that would look great while matching, or contrasting, various color schemes.
The red tubing peeking through the windows of the matte black caps looks especially nice. I can't wait to throw a little UV light on this UV reactive tubing to see if it will look even better.

[BoxGods]

When will all of the colors be available in all sizes?
I wanted white 1/2"x3/4" but couldn't even find them listed anywhere. Except in some small size, that is.
I bought a dozen in matte black and couldn't be much happier with them, except they're the wrong color.
The caps certainly screw completely down, but they don't seem to be compressing the tubing against the barbs themselves at all . Why?
Is the red DangerDen tubing I'm using that slick and/or soft that it doesn't "feel" compressed or is the compression hole in the cap just too large to properly compress the tubing against the sides of the barb?
I've tried pulling the tubing out of an assembled fitting and can't. But that doesn't mean it still won't blow off using my new Swiftech MCP35X2 pump if I decide to crank it wide open. These new pumps are really powerful.
Also, will you be selling the caps and barbs separately? White caps on a black barb would look really nice! Especially against this new white colored pump. There are quite a few other color combo's that would look great while matching, or contrasting, various color schemes.
The red tubing peeking through the windows of the matte black caps looks especially nice. I can't wait to throw a little UV light on this UV reactive tubing to see if it will look even better.

Different resellers bought different colors initially. Three US resellers and Aqua Tuning have reordered all the colors in 1/2" x 3/4" and 3/8" x 5/8" and those will be shipping about the 23rd - 25th. We are currently testing two new thin wall sizes for shipment mid April.

The caps or compression rings are routinely tested to 15-20 PSI. I am not sure what you mean by "feel" compressed. If you tighten the compression ring until it's base is flush with your block the ring will usually mark the tube. If your in doubt just test your loop outside your case first...something you should always do anyway. Thousands of guys have used these fittings without incident. You should be fine

I doubt I could get any of the resellers to stock mixed barb/compression ring colors even though I agree with you that some combinations are pretty cool. Maybe post and see if anyone wants to swap barbs or rings with you to mix and match? If you can't get any takers PM me and I will see if we can't sell you just barbs in the color you want.

[kzinti1]

Different resellers bought different colors initially. Three US resellers and Aqua Tuning have reordered all the colors in 1/2" x 3/4" and 3/8" x 5/8" and those will be shipping about the 23rd - 25th. We are currently testing two new thin wall sizes for shipment mid April.

The caps or compression rings are routinely tested to 15-20 PSI. I am not sure what you mean by "feel" compressed. If you tighten the compression ring until it's base is flush with your block the ring will usually mark the tube. If your in doubt just test your loop outside your case first...something you should always do anyway. Thousands of guys have used these fittings without incident. You should be fine

I doubt I could get any of the resellers to stock mixed barb/compression ring colors even though I agree with you that some combinations are pretty cool. Maybe post and see if anyone wants to swap barbs or rings with you to mix and match? If you can't get any takers PM me and I will see if we can't sell you just barbs in the color you want.

Thanks. I'll probably be taking you up on that. I'd rather buy barbs from you than go through the hassle of swapping with someone else on-line.
I also don't know a single person around where I live that has ever even built their own computer.
This is mainly a resort/retirement type area with all the young people going to college and then never coming back here.
I don't blame them since there's really no kind of upscale businesses anywhere within driving distance.
As an OCer and case modder, I'm all alone, except for these Forums.
If it wasn't for these Forums, I'd probably have sold my 1st computer, bought Nov., 2001, and gone back to the original X-Box.
Besides, my 1st computer was a thrice damned Dell. That was almost enough to make me quit computers from the very beginning.

[BoxGods]

I also live in an area with no local modding community. I have made the 250 mile trip to Dallas for Quake Con a few times which is a blast, but other then that...same thing for me. Friends on forums =)