Hey All.
I built a prototype reservoir today out of 1/2" clear acrylic. Similar function and form factor as the ubiquitous cylinder reservoirs seen in so many builds mounted vertically beside the mother board or thereabouts.
The footprint of this reservoir is the same width as a Swiftech 355 pump but extends past it a touch, to follow the profile of a performance top such as the Delrin XSPC I'm using at the moment.
The reasoning behind that is the pump could be supported by the reservoir with acrylic of aluminum brackets. To that end I aligned one of the G-1/4 ports on the bottom to mate up with the XSPC top. A barb to barb connection would be preferred as that would dampen the pump hum, but a Male to Male G-1/4 fitting (or a similar fitting with a swivel used to mate a pair of LCed GFX cards) could also connect the reservoir directly to the pump.
The cement is still getting that mandatory 24 Hour Cure before I fill it and test it, but I thought I would post up some pictures to see what you guys think.
This is how a unit ships: 2 Hi-Flow barbs, 2 Knurled Caps, 2 Stainless Steel Mounting screws. Spacers and longer screws are an option. Pump Bracket is an option. Port location can be specified. I put the return facing the motherboard if the unit were mounted to the left vertically. I put an additional port on the bottom to facilitate draining, or using an LED-cap, or a temp sensor.
I call this style Prism
I can hardly wait to fill it with water. The optical effect of the polished bevels is fascinating to me, and it works best when filled with water.
Soon!
If you like this reservoir and would like me to build you one PM. If you want this reservoir you are in luck because it's for sale.
PM
Edited by CyberDruid - 8/18/11 at 8:01pm
I built a prototype reservoir today out of 1/2" clear acrylic. Similar function and form factor as the ubiquitous cylinder reservoirs seen in so many builds mounted vertically beside the mother board or thereabouts.
The footprint of this reservoir is the same width as a Swiftech 355 pump but extends past it a touch, to follow the profile of a performance top such as the Delrin XSPC I'm using at the moment.
The reasoning behind that is the pump could be supported by the reservoir with acrylic of aluminum brackets. To that end I aligned one of the G-1/4 ports on the bottom to mate up with the XSPC top. A barb to barb connection would be preferred as that would dampen the pump hum, but a Male to Male G-1/4 fitting (or a similar fitting with a swivel used to mate a pair of LCed GFX cards) could also connect the reservoir directly to the pump.
The cement is still getting that mandatory 24 Hour Cure before I fill it and test it, but I thought I would post up some pictures to see what you guys think.
This is how a unit ships: 2 Hi-Flow barbs, 2 Knurled Caps, 2 Stainless Steel Mounting screws. Spacers and longer screws are an option. Pump Bracket is an option. Port location can be specified. I put the return facing the motherboard if the unit were mounted to the left vertically. I put an additional port on the bottom to facilitate draining, or using an LED-cap, or a temp sensor.
I call this style Prism
I can hardly wait to fill it with water. The optical effect of the polished bevels is fascinating to me, and it works best when filled with water.
Soon!
If you like this reservoir and would like me to build you one PM. If you want this reservoir you are in luck because it's for sale.
PMEdited by CyberDruid - 8/18/11 at 8:01pm
