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General Liquid/Water Cooling Discussion For discussion about Full Cooling System kits, or general cooling topics. Keep specific cooling items like pumps, radiators, etc... in their specific forums. |
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03-09-2004, 08:55 PM | #1 |
Cooling Neophyte
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Reservoir capacity
Currently building my first water cooling kit and I've run into a slight snag with my reservoir. To save space, I plan on submerging my pump, but I don't know what capacity to build the resevoir to. I can easily get about 3 liters accounting for the pump displacement, but is that enough? I working within size limitations of roughly 5.5" wide by 5.5" deep by 8" tall. Cooling will be provided by a 8"x8"x1" aluminum heatercore that is cooled by two 172mm fans, one pushing and one pulling. Pump will be a Viaaqua 305; yes, I know, very cheap, but this is essentially a starter kit.
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03-09-2004, 09:19 PM | #2 |
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Reservoir capacity isn't really a big issue, enough to submerge the pump fully will be fine.
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03-09-2004, 10:32 PM | #3 |
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You may want to submerge a bit more. My pump likes to suck in air if I don't give it a lot of water.
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03-09-2004, 11:22 PM | #4 | |
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Anybody have any design elements I should implement? I have already made airtight shrouds for either side of the heatercore and I am getting very good airflow despite the high fin density. This is my first attempt however, and I would appreciate any advice. |
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03-09-2004, 11:50 PM | #5 | |
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03-10-2004, 03:50 PM | #7 |
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Heh, reservoir problem solved. I believe I will be using one of these old 40 oz peanut containers. Packratting does pay off.
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