weezymagic

hey guys. i have everything i need for my pc and cpu loop but dont know what to do first.

my friend has a copy of xp 64 bit for me and wont be available til later tonight so what can i do as far as wc goes?
this is what i have...
dtek fuzion v2
swiftech mcr-320
laing d5 vario
swiftech hi-flo res
pt nuke
pentosin g11
1/2" ID feser pvc tubing


i know i need to get water (duh) and zip ties (or something of the nature)

so... should i get zip ties? can i set up the loop and run it to leak test or shouold i not?

also, (im a noob) whats the loop order?
i think its res>pump>cpu>rad>res>...

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Pump, rad, cpu, res
edit: If I were you I would get going on the leak testing

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weezymagic

must i do the paperclip trick to turn on my psu so i can leak test?

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ira-k

Yeah you want to set it up and leak test for a while, the first leak test is to make sure your components are all good and not going to blow out a o-ring or something...Actually you'll want to clean it all before you even leak test...

I'll leave you my cleaning and set-up PDF and a couple of other things to read...

..Assembling your Custom Watercooling Setup

..D-Tek Fuzion install tip! (Or why you should clean new blocks)

EDIT: Yeah, just jump from the only green wire on the 24-pin to any of the black ground wires...

Attached Files

WC Cleaning and Set-Up.pdf (929.6 KB, 6 views)

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weezymagic

im goin with a worm drive clamp. do i want 1/2" closed or open size?

with paperclip...when i turn on the psu, it will be on because of the paperclip?

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Your tubing should be 1/2x3/4" if it full sized, so you will want clamps that are at least 3/4"..EDIT: I'd get some at 1", they will still go smaller and it will make them easier to get on over the barbs..

Right, the paper clip just jumps it, I always put a piece of tape over mine so it wont hit any metal and ground itself out...

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DIRTYDUCK

I was reading somewhere that if you use a PSU that way then you have to have load on all the rails...is this true? I just had my bong fan on it and decided to plug in a cdrom just to try to compensate...I'm lost

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Tufelhunden

That doesn't make sense to me. As long as the plug is open the rail is not working, no electricity flowing as it is . . . well an open.

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afzsom

When I did my bleed and leak testing, I jumped the power supply with a paper clip (green to black) and the only thing connected to my power supply at the time was the pump. No fans, no lights, no drives, nothing but the pump. No issues here.

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DIRTYDUCK

yeah I wasn't having any issues myself but after doing the "paper clip mod" to one of my spare PSU's I started reading up on it in some random threads...someone saying it can lessen the life of the HDD or it "wasn't made to run that way" like with just a fan or whatever...some people agreed with it as well. I don't expect any problems but I thought I would ask.

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