Help on tubing-up this loop..

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The converters already hooked up were just for test use, I wanted to see how they held up close together like that. I know that the D5's outlet pump is the top one, which kind of annoys me. I want it routed like this:

Pump -> T-line -> Radiator -> CPU (Storm) -> GPU (Maze4) -> Pump

What I was thinking of is that the Outlet of the pump would go into a T, the top of the T to the T-Line, and the other side into the bottom of the radiator. Would that be a good way to do it for filling? I would like the pump staying in the general area of where it is now, should I turn it in any way to make it easier to route tubing?

Thanks
 
Put your "T" line on the inlet side of the pump, makes it easier to fill and purg the system...... :D
 
Ah, true. Also, what is the best solution for the intake on the Swiftech Storm? The manual doesn't say anything about that. Judging by my picture, would it be the one on the left or the right?
 
Please for the sake of the pump and my sanity put the T-line before the pump. Geeze I don't know how some people ever get their loop filled with all the silly places they put T-lines. I swear they must run that pump on air just to get the water around to its inlet, ouch.
 
your inlet for the cpu block should always be the barb directly above the processor
 
Docs say the inlet on the storm is the middle barb, but I had it backwards when i first installed mine. I switched it and got no differences in water temps. Personally I dont think it matters. The blocks are just two holes with water going in and out. But people say different. Some even say then inlet is like a funnel, which makes no sense. Why would they make a block that is suppose to slow down flow. Ohwell. I would just follow the directions, I am sure they know what they are talking about.
 
The Storm is a true jet impingement block, so it uses many tiny jets to restrict the flow slightly so that water velocity is increased where the water hits the cpu die area, giving better performance. That's interesting that you saw no difference between when you had the inlet and outlet backwards, what are your current temps?
 
ikellensbro said:
The Storm is a true jet impingement block, so it uses many tiny jets to restrict the flow slightly so that water velocity is increased where the water hits the cpu die area, giving better performance. That's interesting that you saw no difference between when you had the inlet and outlet backwards, what are your current temps?
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28C idle 40C load 3700+ @ 2.75ghz 1.5v

Two Maze4 GPU blocks are in front of the Storm block though so thight might be why. Room temp is prob 75F.

I had no idea about that jet impingement. Thanks for the info. But yeah, no temp changes at all.

Here is my setup just swap the tubes on the CPU block. I havent taken a new pic with the changes.

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Just a suggestion, shortening tube lengths will give a very minor performance boost and clean up you look quite a bit. Also to get rid of that lump of tubing in the lower left, try going this route:

pump, bottom gpu, cpu, top gpu, rad, res.

Nice setup too...
 
Yeah I'd rather go in a weird order and have all the tubing be vertical than get a more sane order and have tubing all over the place. Oh, and get some real hose clamps, not those mickey mouse plastic ones :p
 
Any suggestions on an addition to my system that will aid in draining it? Also where can I get "real" clamps?
 
hose clamps.. the good stainless steel kind can be had at any hardware store that carrys plumbing supplys lowes, ace, you might even find em at places like pepboys ect, (thought i can imagin that would jack up the price some) i know i can buy a box of 1/4"-3/4" stainless steel hose clamps (bout 30 to a box) for less than 10$

as for the draining, the way that i do it is to put a seconed tline after the pump that points down and out the bottom (i really should post pics of my setup.. but no digi cam.. ) what you do it fill the filler tube as full as possible and cap it off, open the bottom valve and tunr on the pump, if all gose well the system should pump its self dry (for the most part, you will still have to drain water out of the rad and block, but it dose most of the work for ya, ) the reason you need to fill the filler as much as possible is becuase if its low, when you pop the bottom plug and it low enought to cause suction on the tube and pull air in, it will cavatate, and basicly make it more difficult to drain. but it should try and pull as much water as possible befor it gets any where near wanting to suck the water out of the filler tube... but it should drain out the filler tube as well

thore
 
I need to run down to the hardware store to get myself hose-clamps as well. I was using zip-ties but I cut them off because they weren't doing any good. Currently I'm running the system without any clamps (oh noes!).

Some pics of my newly set-up system:

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Hardware:

P4 640 3.2GHz @4.2GHz
ASUS P5AD2-E Premium Motherboard
Leadtek Geforce 7800GTX (500MHz/1350MHz)
1GB(2x512MB) PDP DDR2-700 PC2-5600 RAM
Soundblaster Audigy2 ZS
Western-Digital Raptor 74GB HDD - 10,000 RPM
Lian-Li PC65 Case
OCZ ModStream 520w PSU

DangerDen D5 Pump
Swiftech STORM CPU Block
DandgerDen Maze4 GPU Block
BIX 120mm Radiator
 
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