robothunter
Limp Gawd
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- Jan 19, 2008
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I have been doing a lot of research on this topic. I am building a new Core i7 920 system and I want to water cool it. I already bought a Swiftech MCP-655 pump. I have decided to go with the Apogee XT CPU block. I also bought 3 Scythe Gentle Typhoon 1850RPM fans for the radiator. Here are my questions.
1) Should the fans be mounted on the radiator in a push or pull configuration or does it matter?
2) I wanted to use non-conductive coolant but from what I have been reading it seems like they just gum up your system and if you spring a leak they will fry your system anyway. So I should just use distilled water. The only thing I need to add is an antimicrobial silver strip and I will be good to go. Is that all correct? Does anyone know anything about Feser View Active UV Dye? http://www.jab-tech.com/Feser-View-Active-UV-Dye-50-ml-UV-Black-pr-4281.html I would like to add a little color to my water if I can but not if it is going to gum up the works. Is this stuff safe to use?
3) Reservoir vs. T-Line. Which is better? I guess that is a subjective question. What are the advantages and disadvantages of both? I am trying to stay away from plastic fittings so a proper T-Line with a fill port is only about $5 less than a Swiftech MCRES. Also, if the reservoir is suppose to be the highest thing in you loop does that mean just the top of the T-Line fill tube has to be the highest thing in your loop?
4) I am thinking about the XSPC RS360 http://www.jab-tech.com/XSPC-RS360-BLACK-High-Performance-Copper-Fin-Radiator-pr-4204.html for my radiator. I haven't seen any reviews on it but the double wide version (XSPC RX360) seems to be rated very well. I seems to be very similar to the Swiftech MCR-320 QP except it has 19mm fin spacing vs. the Swiftech's 15mm spacing. The XSPC is $2 cheaper which is nothing so I just want to get the best one. Does anyone know anything about the RS360?
1) Should the fans be mounted on the radiator in a push or pull configuration or does it matter?
2) I wanted to use non-conductive coolant but from what I have been reading it seems like they just gum up your system and if you spring a leak they will fry your system anyway. So I should just use distilled water. The only thing I need to add is an antimicrobial silver strip and I will be good to go. Is that all correct? Does anyone know anything about Feser View Active UV Dye? http://www.jab-tech.com/Feser-View-Active-UV-Dye-50-ml-UV-Black-pr-4281.html I would like to add a little color to my water if I can but not if it is going to gum up the works. Is this stuff safe to use?
3) Reservoir vs. T-Line. Which is better? I guess that is a subjective question. What are the advantages and disadvantages of both? I am trying to stay away from plastic fittings so a proper T-Line with a fill port is only about $5 less than a Swiftech MCRES. Also, if the reservoir is suppose to be the highest thing in you loop does that mean just the top of the T-Line fill tube has to be the highest thing in your loop?
4) I am thinking about the XSPC RS360 http://www.jab-tech.com/XSPC-RS360-BLACK-High-Performance-Copper-Fin-Radiator-pr-4204.html for my radiator. I haven't seen any reviews on it but the double wide version (XSPC RX360) seems to be rated very well. I seems to be very similar to the Swiftech MCR-320 QP except it has 19mm fin spacing vs. the Swiftech's 15mm spacing. The XSPC is $2 cheaper which is nothing so I just want to get the best one. Does anyone know anything about the RS360?