Thanks guyz! I think I will just wait and see how will DD WB perform with the MCP600. Although it is kind of hard cause I have all the compnents ready except the WB, so that sucks! Ohh by the way the Fusion HL looks very nice and it is lapped very well i will be posting pictures on my website as soon as it is ready. I also got the Criticool Water plant it is very high quality and looks nice too.
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FWIW, the fedco 2-224 I ordered from PartsAmerica http://www.partsamerica.com/product_.../FEC/2-224.jpg Fedco 2-224 heater core $29.98 at PartsAmerica arrived as a Transpro equivalent. http://www.koure.org:800/temp/transpro_core_400x400.jpg Not as perfect as I'd hoped for (a bit too short a straight run before the bend) but as there were straight runs I went ahead and used it to replace the be-cooling one I had in there. It works fine, shroud fits fine, overall height, including tanks, is about .25" shorter than the be-cooling one. I made the swap without dismounting/remounting the waterblock (potential source of variation), used the same hoses, pump, fans, etc. I am seeing the exact same temps reported by my CPU diode (offset for current room temp). I know diode temps are a bit of a fantasy, but I'd like to think that the same temp reported by the same diode on the same CPU on the same motherboard really is pretty much the same temp. |
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your HC looks amazing ! nicely finished with no bends visible perfect for painting ! looking good, I think i will just go ahead and order tha thing. I will update you as soon as i get the thing :) |
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Here's what it looks like from the top (note that there's only a half inch or so before the bend) http://www.koure.org:800/temp/transpro_core_top.jpg And here's 1/2" ID soft silicone tubing just pushed over the 5/8" OD copper tube and beading. I like these beaded tubes better than barbs. http://www.koure.org:800/temp/transpro_core_hose.jpg I think that if I was going to work on my soldering skills, I'd think about un-soldering these tubes, cutting them down so they don't have a bend anymore and then just soldering the straight "ends" (the parts that are beaded) back into the holes. I've read that these radiators "fall apart" if you try to solder them. I've also read that it's no problem of you fill them up with water first. Also - this core is a perfect fit with a coolingworks shroud, with just the outer (thin) gasket in place. You can skip using the gasket completely if you like as the outer part of the core will rest on the flat "shelf" part of the shroud, so no/little air leakage even without it). You will need to cut the shroud a bit to clear the tubes (and deeper than for the barbs on the be-cooling core as the tubes are both larger diameter and closer to the fins. Finally - IMHO there's no reason to paint it - and if you do I'd suggest radiator paint |
Thanks for the pics Bob :) and thanks for the spray paint link. I already bought the acrylic enamel black spray paint a while ago from Home Depot. I will will update you with picures as soon as I get it done. You can also cut the barbs off and use some JB weld, after it dries you can file it down till it is nice and round. Then paint it, I think its gonna look nice. I also prepared my case and cut out the front panel and replaced it with plexiglass with a 6x6 hole for the HC breathing, so the HC will be in the bottom front of my Lian Li.
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Heey ! All Water Cooling gear is in! I order the D-TeK white water and it was delivered yesterday. I also have a question for you guyz with D-TeK’s White Water. Do you have the some sort of sealant around the three barbs? Mine has black glue around them but it applied nicely so no problem here. Also, regarding the “Black & Chrome” heater core, I cleaned it up and repainted it. I cleaned up all the junk around the barbs, but still not perfect. But its okay I will replace it soon. All the WC Gear should be installed by the end of the week, but I am having some trouble finding a good spot to mount the Criticool water plant. I have the Lian Li PC-62 so it a little tight inside.
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I think the "black glue" around the Whitewater barbs is probably an o-ring
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By the way sorry guyz for those huge pics i posted earlier i removed them and provided a link instead.
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Just an update: I ordered the D-TeK PRO-120 today at 7:00 in the morning and it should be here tomorow morning. I played around with other HC's from local auto parts stores. Didn't like the fact of moddin them. Everything was okay but the HC was leaking, so now I am now looking forward to get Plug & Play product. I will update you with more pics and a small review after I install it.
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