Sleepdep247

My question is regarding using fixed metal pipe (plated coppper) for portions of a loop. I'm in the extreme pre-planning stages of my setup and need some help visualizing necessary components and work to be done.

QUESTION 1:
If I plan to run 3/8" ID (10mm) tubing for the other portions of the loop am I correct in that I will need the metal pipe to be 1/2" OD (13mm) for an adapter such as this http://www.koolance.com/water-coolin...product_id=824 to be attached and still maintain the 3/8" ID.


QUESTION 2:
With using radiators and fans for cooling (no liquid nitrogen, refridgerant etc) will condensation need to be taken into account? The fans won't be blowing on the pipe and the pipe will not be adjacent to a radiator.

CSU_ComputerMajor

1st question, yes i believe you'll need 1/2 tube and to your second question, condensation shouldn't be a problem. A water loop shouldn't get cold enough to condensate.

Sleepdep247

Fantastic, thank you. Now will just have to make sure it will fit where I want it.

C-bro

There are a couple issues with fixed piping:

1) For proper flow, any reasonable diameter pipe requires mandrel bending or something similar to prevent restriction

2) With a fixed setup, you can forget about upgrades because a different part will most likely throw off the layout

Now those basically apply to a completely fixed setup. If you decide to only use straight pieces along with flexible tubing as an accent, you should be fine.

__________________

Automatically backup files - Why computers have clocks

Sleepdep247

Yeah, I plan to run the tubing in straight sections with the fittings attached being the only true potential restriction. The goal is to clean up the interior of the case and run one or two pipes on the outside, one behind the right panel and the other on the underside.