• Some users have recently had their accounts hijacked. It seems that the now defunct EVGA forums might have compromised your password there and seems many are using the same PW here. We would suggest you UPDATE YOUR PASSWORD and TURN ON 2FA for your account here to further secure it. None of the compromised accounts had 2FA turned on.
    Once you have enabled 2FA, your account will be updated soon to show a badge, letting other members know that you use 2FA to protect your account. This should be beneficial for everyone that uses FSFT.

Tube length

B

BurntToast

2[H]4U
Joined
Jun 14, 2003
Messages
3,677
I have a SFF computer. Should I make my tubes 6-12" or should I keep them the normal length. IMO the longer the better since there is more room for the heat to ocupy. With 6 and 12" of tubing it would seem like the hot water wouldnt have enough time to cool down.

LMK
 
I think your theory is a little unfounded there. While longer runs may give the water more time to cool it add more stress to your pump because it has the push the water a longer distance which in turn may work against you. Im no expert but can somebody knock my comments or back them up.
Also i would think that even though it takes a longer path it really doesnt have THAT much time to cool. I mean it adds probably another 3 to 5 secs to its path :confused:
 
You do need to factor in one thing, though - it is better to have tubing that is a bit longer than a ton of 90 degree elbows.
 
No cooling occurs while the water is in the tubes; all of it happens in the radiator. But it's easier for the pump to move water through a 3' loop than it is a 6' loop. And the faster the water can move through the radiator, the cooler it can potentially get.
Shorter tubes FTW!
 
DarkenReaper57 said:
You do need to factor in one thing, though - it is better to have tubing that is a bit longer than a ton of 90 degree elbows.
Click to expand...

Well if you are speaking in reference to high flow systems I would tend to agree. However, if you are talking of lower flow systems then it doesn't affect the flow as much. That is the reason you see so many elbows being used in the lower flowing systems.
 
Top Nurse said:
Well if you are speaking in reference to high flow systems I would tend to agree. However, if you are talking of lower flow systems then it doesn't affect the flow as much. That is the reason you see so many elbows being used in the lower flowing systems.
Click to expand...

Yeah, that is true. I forgot to take that into account.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top