WC Dilemma

[Waterlogged]

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?

[ugotd8]

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?

Hi, thanks for looking at this, here's the best I can do with pic...



That is hand tight there, when the outlets are lined up it's rather loose.

[Waterlogged]

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?".

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.

[ugotd8]

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?".

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).

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.

[Waterlogged]

NP, good to see you got it up and running.

[Church]

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.

[ugotd8]

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.

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.

[Johnny87au]

Tricks of the trade ugot8 , 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..

[ugotd8]

Tricks of the trade ugot8 , 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.

[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!