Hi everybody...need some help here. Can somebody list down the shops or location where i can find these items in KL.

-fittings / barbs (1/2", 3/8")
-pumps (nirox2800 etc)

Thanks guys and i think this would benefit other foriumers too.

Thanks for the answer c9.

i'm also using the wc kit from ngbh bulk package 3 that includes cpu, chipset & gpu. here are my temps:

on a cold day:
idle:36
load:48

on a hot day:
idle:38
load:50

My system:
P4 2.4A @ 3.2GHz (1.42V)
MSI PT880
2x256mb Corsair VS 2-3-3-6
Gecube 9550GT 600/290 (voltmoded)

but to achive this temperature, i've mod the wc kit like so:

1. remove the chipset block from the loop
2. change the tubings with the one i bought from hardware store and was cut as short as possible.
3. change the Yate Loon fan to 83cfm NMB fan with a shroud made from a dead fan.

sorry but no screenies because i flush the loop yesterday when i noticed some weird noise from the pump. when everything is settled and ready to be put back together, i realised that my AS5 is out . now using those white thermal paste and have a 3C increase in temp in idle and load . but to not dissapoint everyone here's my setup while i was leak testing yesterday.



edit: i'm going to lap my proc this weekend. i'll post the result when i'm done. hopefully the temp will drop even more.

This post has been edited by Shah81: Feb 8 2006, 04:44 AM

hahaha....yeah, the blocks and pump are so and so oni. for the rad pic, see Prokutiwuti post up there. the tubings is 1/4" ID btw. i've been saving money to buy a good wc kit but only manage to save enough to buy a maze 4 cpu block. but for the same amount of money i can buy this full set wc kit.

the performance of the wc kit is equal (or better in cold day) with my previous XP90+a high cfm fan. but with the wc kit, the is no more jet engine sound under my desk and plus it cools my gpu too.

edit: found this pic in my pc. this is the rad with the Yate Loon fan that it came with. hope this helps.



This post has been edited by Shah81: Feb 8 2006, 04:29 PM

COD a tube of AS5 today from ngeseng and spend the whole afternoon lapping my proc, cpu block and gpu. found out that both my proc & cpu block have a higher edges than their center. lap everything as flat as possible and for the first time applied AS5 according to the guide on AS web (seems like i've been wasting a lot of AS5 before ). so here's the result

idle:




load (30min prime):



wohooooooo!! my pressh0t is cool

This post has been edited by Shah81: Feb 9 2006, 09:50 PM

i think the best place to mount your radiator depends on the size of your casing. if can fit, put inside. if cannot put outside. but for the best cooling performance, make sure the fan is sucking the cool air from outside your case.
in my setup, there is a 2C different during load between sucking air from outside and inside the casing. idle load make no difference.

OT: @amok
i see that you got a 2.4A @ 3.4GHz. how much Vcore that you feed to the proc??

This post has been edited by Shah81: Feb 12 2006, 02:06 PM

back then i use to spread AS5 on to the processor like spreading butter on a bread. but after reading the guide, now i know that you just need a small dab at the center and press the blocks on top .

submerging pump into the reservoir can increase the loop temp by a few degrees depending on the total heat dump by the pump. so i suggest you change it into inline setup if it is nirox p2800.

@zahri
here's a collection of sub ~RM100 pump tested by amok. have a look, this might help.

==>Watercooling Budget Pump Shoot Out<== Click Me

Looks like this thread is kinda silent. so let me bump it up with a few screenies. i bought a nirox p2800 from MetalZone and it arrived yesterday. done some customization to the pump. so here's what i did to the pump.

first i build a relay box so that the pump will turn on when i turn on my pc. i also added a bypass switch so i dont need to turn on my pc during bleeding process. here's the pic



Next i need a reservoir. i see some watercooling kit that come with Eheim pump have a reservoir that snaps to the pump itself. i like those so i make my own recycling the plastic barbs that came with the pump.......but its not that pretty though ( excuse me for using 1/4" barbs...hehehe )



thats it for now, hope this will spice up this thread a little bit. oh btw, someone already bought MetalZone Budget Kit.....cant wait to see some results.

Edit:

someone asked me for the relay box circuit...so i'm posting it here so everybody can see.



note:

pay extra attention to the value of relay and switch. for my nirox pump, it will draw around 0.2A from the mains so the value that i'm using there is already more than enough.

the diode is there to protect your psu and the rest of the ciruit in your rig. since the relay is basicly a coil of wire with magnets, it can conduct some electric current with reverse polarity during switch-off. the diode will short-circuit the current before it reach your psu.

This post has been edited by Shah81: Apr 23 2006, 09:17 PM

yes

i think the schematic is specific enough. you can clearly see its a 5-pin relay. incase you cannot read schematics i have draw one with photoshop this is how the relay looks like when you flip it up-side down to view its pins. for the value of the components, refer to my previous post.

ohhh....you just give me some money making idea there . maybe i'll start this service soon. need to calculate the cost of the stuff needed first. i just use the stuff that i got laying around to build mine so no idea what the cost is.

after some calculation, roughly i estimated that the final product price will be in the range of RM25 ~ Rm30. do you think that is reasonable? (for the record, Criticool pump relay cost around RM100 ) oh and maybe i'll use the smallest box that i can fit the circuit into.

btw, what kinda switch that you have in mind...

This post has been edited by Shah81: Apr 25 2006, 01:35 AM

those lighted switch can be a little bit expensive....but the black ones are ok i guess......but if you want some bling bling i can add and LED. but it will serve as an indicator for the relay, not the pump.

i guess i'm going to build one "Engineering Sample" before i open up a thread in Garage Sales. expect to see one in 2 days. (this ES will have an unlocked multiplier up to 25X.....hehehehe....just kidding )

i will not mass produce this relay box. it will be base on order. but maybe i'll need 2 or 3 order to start working. this will cut the transportation cost.

thanks for the support man. when the relay box is out, you and almostthere should be my first customer.
yeah...i'm also interested to see the result of those "budget kit". really wanna buy those but got no moolah....stuck with my syscooling.

@dabad

yeah man...i think a powerful fan will help. that radiator looks really fat
oh btw, it might help if you put a fan close to the pump to cool it down. it will reduce the heat dump into your loop by the pump .

This post has been edited by Shah81: Apr 26 2006, 05:01 PM

this is a quote from almostthere tips & trick thread:

i guess that would be ok as long you got some ventilation going on.
hope this helps

This post has been edited by Shah81: Apr 26 2006, 08:41 PM

bro, what kind of mobo u use...maybe the transistor can be replace

ok guys...i've already open up a thread in garage sales for the Relay Box. go there if you thing you need one. CLICK ME

This post has been edited by Shah81: Apr 27 2006, 06:26 PM

woot....that was fast.....superfast

i thought you already bought ngbh's syscooling package, even can see in your sig there......like MetalZone said, that kit have better radiator than TT radiator. you can mod the syscooling radiator to 1/2" and it will look like a BIX clone