heheheh.. im just setting up my new gigabyte galaxy lcs wc...

very excited nia....

will post picture...

@LExus65

Should be no problem. Sometime I on my rig for days (during BT ), just make sure you set those thermal management in your mobo bios; shut down the comp when the cpu temp reach certain dangerous level. Just in case, ur pump reach the end of its life cycle.

thx for the info, almostthere, HaHaNoCluE , metalzone and irangan........

well i dun worry about running 24/7, as i have experince in pump running long hours but a dynamic operating profile which worries me....
frequent on and off will create quite some problem for larger motors as i have experince 1st hand but small 1 i have to ask advice from all the user around here...

btw almostthere, i'm not refering to water hammer but rather repeatative wall pressure stressing on the plastic tubes... i think i'll go some industrial grade tubes

HaHaNoCluE, toys eh hehe....... well quite expensive toys wow.....i was thinking of pumping my Q66 for more performance...

Dont forget to put some pictures of your wc setup bro. Its great to see more and more people are into watercooling.

my wc kit on y cheapo casing....

Show some temperature result as well lah ...

The radiator 12cm x 12cm only kah?...

He's only cooling his CPU should be just nice with single fan configuration ...

Unless he's going to add a VGA block, single rad is definitely enough ..

nice looking orange.. but ur tubing looks abit kinked.. beter u change the tubing... especially right after ur pump outlet.. increase teh length...

owh like dat???

ok will show some temp result...

Seriously, the amount of head pressure supplied by pumps we use won't stress the tubes beyond it's limits. If anything leaks first, it's not the tubings. Rather, the joints between the tubing and the barbs or barbs to the component.
Heck in fact most of us use laboratory grade tubings, which are also used in industrial applications. So how industrial can you get? Too stiff tubings aren't good for the thermal joint between the waterblock base and core/IHS surface. It will tend to induce torque, pulling away optimum waterblock contact unless u really hard mounted that thing.

So don't worry about the tubings. Try not to use very stiff tubings. Cheers.

This post has been edited by MetalZone: Nov 11 2007, 09:49 PM

I'm thinking of getting Alphacool NexXxos Xtreme III with a good fish tank pump and custom reservoir... Wat water block cheap and good?... Just for CPU Cooling but will add GPU Cooling in the future after i get somemore $$...

This post has been edited by IcEMoCHa: Nov 11 2007, 10:22 PM

It's wiser just to invest on a good block coz the design make lost of difference in performance ...

There were cheap block sold in bulk order last time .. but seems like closed for long time ....

my temp when idle and default clock....

wah!... lower than room temperature eh?...

impossible to be lower than room temp... hes probably runnin aircond

ic... hahaha... anyway is 3x12cm radiator for CPU cooling too much?,,,

thx for the info

industrial tube not necessary to be very stiff, some are a bit more resistance to shear (tear) then laboratory tubes.... i used to use it for higher pressure penumatic hose, so i have no worries it will break or leakage....now just to see whether the quality has gone down or still maintain the same over the years since i last used it.

joint is the main problem i see..... hrm...... then i'll put more attention to it when i get my blocks. Btw just to ask, do you apply grease on the barb before the tube are slide in ?

btw 21oC really low..... on air cond can get that low ??

This post has been edited by LExus65: Nov 12 2007, 01:02 PM

I've never heard of any of our peeps having broken tubing eh. We use Tygon R3606, Tygon Silver, Masterkleer, Clearflex 60, all so far no problems.

The barbs should be well tightened, but don't overdo it or you damage our common delrin/acetal tops or crack an acrylic reservoir.

I don't put anything actually. Just slide on. That's with 1/2" ID tubings over 1/2" OD barbs la. If you're putting 7/16" ID tubings over 1/2" barbs you might wanna soak the tips into hot water for 10 seconds so soften it before putting it on. You can do the same if you find it hard to slide the tubes on.

7/16" ID tubing over 1/2" OD barbs, if u dont clamp also it may not leak, but you may do so for assurance. If you're running very restrictive waterblocks or powerful pumps, you need to clamp a little harder, but again, don't overdo it.
You can use those normal worm drive clamps which can be found in hardware stores if zip ties or plastic clamps aren't sufficient (but most of the time they will do).

ya im running it in air cond...

but aircond temp is 24'c...

load temp wait...