Watercooling componant selection help requested

[penguins]

Atragon,

First I would like to applaud you on your use of the search function, and answering / following up on your own questions and answers you received Big Upps for that!

I didn't real EEEEEverything you said, but I skimmed it .

I think your issue of tube res vs bay res, i would say you could even go with neither, and get the swiftech micro res if just having a res is what you're after. as they're cheap, well made and are very versatile.

I know you're most likely just trying to save on shipping ( who doesn't ) but I think that Fittings should always be ordered AFTER, Just in case.or you pay too much for fittings you don't need. either way it takes a little more money. this is BTW only MY way of thinking.

Why? because I never order the right amount ! lol.

Why don't you want to move the XT's plate around? it results in less than .12°C Difference
I think your best option is to email swiftech sales support and ask ; ).

I will measure my BP 5/8 OD fittings and edit this post for you if it helps.

edit: on my micrometer ( which took me way less time to find than i thought it would lol )

i get 55/64 or 21.92 mm on the outside ring of my 5/8 OD Bitspower fittings. From the inside of the threads on the threaded side to the outside is 6.05 mm course idk how that would help just having fun with my calipers ; ).

[Atragon]

Atragon,

First I would like to applaud you on your use of the search function, and answering / following up on your own questions and answers you received Big Upps for that!

I didn't real EEEEEverything you said, but I skimmed it .

Penguins,

I do get a bit wordy at times, I suppose some of my posts look like a wall of text.

It only seemed right to share what I found out, one of my pet peeves is when people post a question, and then follow up with an 'I answered it myself' post without describing their answer, it makes troubleshooting a little bit harder at times.

I think your issue of tube res vs bay res, i would say you could even go with neither, and get the swiftech micro res if just having a res is what you're after. as they're cheap, well made and are very versatile.

I could definitely find place for a micro res in my build, but I'm pretty settled on a bay res, I think that being able to see the water level would bring a little peace of mind. Kind of silly, but there it is.

I know you're most likely just trying to save on shipping ( who doesn't ) but I think that Fittings should always be ordered AFTER, Just in case.or you pay too much for fittings you don't need. either way it takes a little more money. this is BTW only MY way of thinking.

Why? because I never order the right amount ! lol.

This is true, but I'd rather not have to wait for shipping more than once...

Why don't you want to move the XT's plate around? it results in less than .12°C Difference

Looks in part, I think I like the asthetic of a centered inlet, even if my case has no side window and I won't be able to see it.

I think your best option is to email swiftech sales support and ask ; ).

I will measure my BP 5/8 OD fittings and edit this post for you if it helps.

edit: on my micrometer ( which took me way less time to find than i thought it would lol )

i get 55/64 or 21.92 mm on the outside ring of my 5/8 OD Bitspower fittings. From the inside of the threads on the threaded side to the outside is 6.05 mm course idk how that would help just having fun with my calipers ; ).

Thank you for taking the time to dig out the micrometer and measure the fittings. Unfortunately, those numbers make it pretty much too close to call as I get 2.2cm of separation between the centers of the holes from measuring off of a screen, and 0.08mm isn't much to play with. I guess an e-mail to swiftech is in order.

[Atragon]

I e-mailed Swiftech this afternoon and got a response back 4 hours later from Gabe, talk about customer service!

Unfortunately, the hole spacing on the Apogee XT is 21.2mm. This means that the bitspower 5/8" OD fittings won't work as according to Penguins, they have an OD of 21.92mm.

I need to track down ODs for Feser and Enzotech fittings to see if they might fit.

Edit: Unfortunately, Enzotech fittings weigh in at 22mm, and while I can't find a solid number for their 5/8" OD fittings, Feser's 1/2" OD fittings have a diameter of 20mm, so I really doubt 5/8" fittings would fit.

I'm thinking about using thin-walled tubing to and from the CPU block and thickwalled everywhere else for kink resistance.

[Atragon]

While I ordinarily don't crosspost much, I need some feedback on the condition of the two MCR radiators I received from NCIX today, a MCR220 with a paint chip (likely in shipping I suspect) and some fin discolouration, and a MCR420 with fin discolouration and a bit of discolouration under the shroud at one end.

(Copied from my build log thread, http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...0&postcount=21)

The bad news, the baggie for the MCR220's screws comitted suicide and let the screws escape into the box, I'm not sure if that's the cause or not, but there is a big chip in the finish on one of the end tanks of the 220.



The questions is, is this normal?



By this, I'm refering to the rust coloured areas visible on the fins of both the MCR220 and 420s, and on the end wall of the MCR420. I'm kind of concerned since I don't recall seeing any pics showing similar discolouration before, and I don't want to make a potentially expensive mistake by not taking action if I need to. (The flash makes it look slightly worse than it really is.)

Regarding the paint chip on the 220, I could touch it up myself, but I doubt it would be a perfect touchup, and it would probably bug me, when combined with the discolouration, I'm wondering if I need to think about an RMA.

Can anyone offer some insight?

Thank you in advance.