If you are looking for some to handle a future i7 build I think you should consider a 360mm RAD and 1/2" tubing. From what I hear i7 is a heat monster and will not be so easy to cool as your E8400.
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That would work as long as you could arrange it the way you want. For the E8400 your parts list will work just fine. However I still recommend the 1/2" tubing. It allows a greater flow rate with less restriction.
Originally Posted by ColSanderz  It would be a lot easier for me to put a second 240 in the loop (does that work?) than to just get a single 360mm. I'd rather not have it sticking out of the back of my case, and I do need room for my hdd's in the front. |
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I can do 1/2" ID. How many feet would you recommend for the tubing and any particular fittings I should get?
sorry for the noobish questions...
Originally Posted by t_russell That would work as long as you could arrange it the way you want. For the E8400 your parts list will work just fine. However I still recommend the 1/2" tubing. It allows a greater flow rate with less restriction. |
sorry for the noobish questions...
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Seems like fun.
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I'd stick with the tubing size you've chosen but go with Masterkleer. Its cheaper and unless you need to make some really tight bends Tygon isn't needed. As fittings go the 7/16ID tubing will make a very nice snug fit around 1/2 barbs and the performance difference between 7/16 and 1/2 minimal. That cpu block is great and go with the Feser rad.
Originally Posted by ColSanderz Hey guys, So two of my friends and I are all going to go water cooling together (water cool sleep-over party?), and they both were going to go with a kit, but I was wondering you guys thought of what I was planning on getting. Right now we're only cooling our cpu's cpu block: undecided. (Swiftech Apogee GTZ maybe?) radiator: Feser 240mm or Swiftech 240mm I'm planning on upgrading to i7 eventually and also cooling my chipset/mosfets. pump: Swiftech MCP655 tubing: 7/16" ID (5/8" OD) Tygon How many feet you guys suggest? for just cpu reservoir: Swiftech MCRES-MICRO Rev2 I know I'll need fittings and clamps as well, but I don't know where to get fittings for the tubing size I was planning on using. I'm going to install it in my antec 1200, which I've installed all orange fans and cathodes into. The fans I'd be using on the radiator are the xigmatek 120mm white led fans. I'm pretty sure they push ~61cfm. I plan on using push-pull for the radiator. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated! |
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