Page 2 - Passive water cooling (even for a Prescott)

I'd be glad to lend info, lord knows I've hit every problem already

Me as well, gonna wait to get a few rebates in the mail, shouldn't be too much longer and then I will get my wc.

Just be sure to test a million hours before you use it. And confirm each part going together is sealed the correct way. I'm sure you knonw all that though

Of course, its actually going to be an external setup as well, gonna stick it in an old micro-atx case so it won't be so cramped. Also going to use 7/16" ID tubing on 1/2" barbs with clamps, but of course at least 24 hours of leaktesting before installation.

Hmmm....I just got an idea for a WC setup. Get two computer cases, one for the cooling, one for the computer.

Have them contain the ability to disconnect from each other, so you can have a very high efficiency water cooling setup, with the added bonus of slight portability.

Thats exactly what I am going to be doing. It would be even better if the other case wasn't so big. Well its similar just minus the quick disconnect, which wouldn't be super hard, just a matter of finding the right hardware, like even zalman has that with their wc just for smaller tubes, you just need like a jumbo version of it.

Hmm....as a matter of fact it does. Done.

Added pictures

Today I finally got around to replacing the awful ribbed black hose with some nice, soft PVC hose. I got a metre of 1" ID and 1m of 1/14" hose from Seapets, here:

http://www.seapets.co.uk/product-de...tegory/894.html

By the way, it took them about 3 weeks to sort my order out and ship me the correct stuff - these people are not recommended. I'm sure there are other retailers out there who sell the same stuff..

Anyway, I did this because I found that after I had let the system dry out (I had to move it) the black hose wouldn't seal again. It was also a nightmare to work with, and to stop it leaking in the first place...

With this new PVC tubing, however, I got a perfect seal first time! You just cannot do that with the ribbed hose..

Here are some pictures because I think it now looks pretty damn snazzy, too:





Even though this clear hose is a bit more expensive, I have to recommend it over the ribbed stuff. The only problem I have found with it is it is quite prone to kinking, but as long as you don't try and bend it 90 degrees it should be fine...

The kinking is the reason I've used so little of the 1 1/4" hose, it really is just best to use it as a connecting piece and not a long piece of hose because it really does like to kink. The 1/8" walls just aren't thick enough to give it enough structure.

Happy water cooling

Oh, and I found out what the block is by the way - an overclockedpc.co.uk (no longer exists) Atlantis block. Seems it's pretty decent when paired with a strong pump