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I am currently in the process of buidling my first watercooled rig (http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=962105). I got all the parts and everything sorted out, but right now I am having some difficulties deciding where to put the pump.
Here are my suggestions so far:
_Solution 1:
This solution will have the pump's outlet almost directly over the intake of the radiator, which is good. It will, however, require the tubing right in front of the intake of the pump to bend quite tightly, which might result in a kink. Thats a bad thing.
Take a look at the pics and you'll get the picture:
The reservoir has not arrived yet, which sucks, but I'm going to put it below the DVD drive, and the outlet ports of the res are at the bottom rear.
An illustration to make it more clear. The blue rectangle below the DVD drive is "the reservoir" with the nipple sticking out at the bottom. Then there is the light blue "tubing":
Im planning on using 1/2" ID tubing between the radiator and the pump. Do you think the bends between the rad and the pump may be too tight?
A closeup of the lower department.:
_Solution 2:
This solution will have little bends in front of the pump's intake, which is good. It will however require quite a bit of bending between the rad and the pump's outlet. That's a bad thing.
Pics:
An illustration to make it more clear. Do you think the bends between the rad and the pump may be too tight?
_Solution 3:
Here are some "simulation" pics. Ignore the excess tubing, just imagine the tubing going on to the nipples of the radiator (which aren't really there):
The disadvantage of this setup is that I'll have the tubing running all around over the fans in the lower department. It's not really a big deal, it just does'nt look as tidy as the two previous setups. The advantage of this setup however, is that there will be minimal tight bends before and after the pump, flow restriction should be minimal.
Here is an illustrated example:
Any advice and suggestions are very welcome.
Thanks!
Here are my suggestions so far:
_Solution 1:
This solution will have the pump's outlet almost directly over the intake of the radiator, which is good. It will, however, require the tubing right in front of the intake of the pump to bend quite tightly, which might result in a kink. Thats a bad thing.
Take a look at the pics and you'll get the picture:
The reservoir has not arrived yet, which sucks, but I'm going to put it below the DVD drive, and the outlet ports of the res are at the bottom rear.
An illustration to make it more clear. The blue rectangle below the DVD drive is "the reservoir" with the nipple sticking out at the bottom. Then there is the light blue "tubing":
Im planning on using 1/2" ID tubing between the radiator and the pump. Do you think the bends between the rad and the pump may be too tight?
A closeup of the lower department.:
_Solution 2:
This solution will have little bends in front of the pump's intake, which is good. It will however require quite a bit of bending between the rad and the pump's outlet. That's a bad thing.
Pics:
An illustration to make it more clear. Do you think the bends between the rad and the pump may be too tight?
_Solution 3:
Here are some "simulation" pics. Ignore the excess tubing, just imagine the tubing going on to the nipples of the radiator (which aren't really there):
The disadvantage of this setup is that I'll have the tubing running all around over the fans in the lower department. It's not really a big deal, it just does'nt look as tidy as the two previous setups. The advantage of this setup however, is that there will be minimal tight bends before and after the pump, flow restriction should be minimal.
Here is an illustrated example:
Any advice and suggestions are very welcome.
Thanks!
