tr8rjohnk

Hmm, this seems like an interesting idea. Subscribed in case this comes to fruition.

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TLa

For the time being, this is just an idea. I just don't have time and budget yet to put this into reality. But if i did, I would consider the following:

The bigger the holding reservoir the better it is in terms of performance and efficiency. These chillers usually come with automatic temperature control which will turn on the chiller once it senses higher water temperature readings than specific setting within plus or minus 1°C. You really don't want it to be constantly on and off in short period of time due to small water volume in most conventional water-cooled system. Whether these units can hold up 24/7 usage in PC environment, it's hard for me to say but the fact is that these units are designed to operate 24/7 in aquarium setting.

tr8rjohnk

Am I understanding this correctly? This system is a pump, res, all-in-on sorta thing so you pretty much need tubing and a waterblock, no?

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TLa

the chiller just replaces fans and radiators, of course you will need water block, tubbing and pump to operate. I also have the feeling that these nano aquarium chillers are not much noisier than those fans in conventional WC setup. Maybe it's even quieter. Another plus point is that they are not constant on (if setup right) which gives you total silence operation.

Sistum Id

Its the same idea as using a drinking fountain such as I did. Those JBJ dont say how low the temps will go down tho.





Sloppy, but it does the job.

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tr8rjohnk

Drinking fountain??? What exactly are you refering to? Is there a thread on this?

Sorry to take OT.

EDIT: Pic just loaded up.

EDIT II: Is this complete yet? Results?

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MasterKromm

I'd give someone major props if they set up a WC system that kept an aquarium warm(completely functional no less) in the winter while doubling as cooling for their rig. I don't know where the OP is from but in the winter I needed to use heaters to keep my African Cichlids from dying(my poolroom is not insulated or connected to the central heating and air). I think it would be bad arse if someone could "recycle" the heat generated by their rig to warm a large aquarium.

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Sorry I know that was a little OT.

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TLa

drinking foutain chiller doesn't have temperature control, does it? There's setting for water temperature in aquarium chillers which is also a plus point thus eliminating probability of condensation.

Again the review of 1/3 HP chiller (which is considered big in PC application): http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2006/8/review3/view

It gives you an idea how much temperature it can pull down.

Sistum Id

Yeh sorry both pics of before and after are up. my cpu idles at 2 - 4 C and under load is about 12 - 15c. The chiller I use was made in 1980 and use r12 but works like a champ 1/5 hp or 1/4 hp. It runs 24/7 cycles on for 4 mins and off for 12 mins or so. It will get below freezing but I never used any anti-freeze to see how low I could get it.

Bad thing is condensation.

That aquarium chiller is the same setup as a drinking fountain. Just more cleaner, compact, less noisey and more energy efficient.

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Sistum Id

Yes it does have temp controller. Its just not fancy like the aquarium. Its a knob and you turn with a screwdriver left or right. I think the highest I can set it is 20c before the chiller kicks on. Still havent found the lowest it can go. If I take the temperature reader probe out of the condensor it will just run and run until the water freezes.

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