thehybridpyro

Im looking into buying the Thermaltake Bigwater 120
what is the diameter of the tubing it uses?

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HardwaterH4ck3r

An impotent 1/4"

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DrDeville

Hmmm... this may explain why I never get second dates, though there are so many other possibilities.

Seriously if the 120 is the same as the BigWater or Bigwater SE, it's 1/4" ID. I've heard the dual-radiator model (BigWater 745) uses 3/8".

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HardwaterH4ck3r

dual rad model still uses 1/4"

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DrDeville

That seems to not be the case.

Here's a link to the BigWater 745 on Xoxide:

http://www.xoxide.com/thermaltake-bigwater-745.html

It lists the tubing as 3/8" ID. Still too skinny to impress anyone.

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Rukkee

Yep the tubing is 3/8ths on the 745 .

CyberDruid

But it's durable and minimalizes wear...is that a word: minimalize? Xoxide thinks so...I would only buy from grammatically correct WC vendors...with big tubes--that sure doesn't look like 3/8'" in that photo....then again that's a common problem--it's probably just camera shy...

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wowza

Well, it is 12m tubing which is just under 3/8'', so some people call it 3/8s, others call it 1/4'', though it is a little closer to 3/8'' and will probably work with other 3/8'' tubing.

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DrDeville

Now this is really getting crazy--Saturday night in geek land?

I dunno what 12m is, but 12mm, at 25.4mm/inch, is just under 1/2 inch.

So 3/8" works out to 9.6mm, 1/4" is 6.4mm.

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I agree with CyberDruid that poor grammar and spelling are a pain, but if they were a requirement for forums or commerce, the Internet would be a much smaller place. So I concentrate on friendliness, helpfulness, and just a touch of sanity.

Back to the topic at hand, I believe the original BigWater and BigWater SE have tubing with an ID of 1/4" or 6.4mm, the dual-radiator BigWater 745 has tubing with an ID of 3/8" or 9.6mm.

I hope this helps...

Bindusar

Not to mention since it has to do with lower temps you have to consider the shrinkage factor.

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