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Originally Posted by gogo
I got the same thing as a xmas preasent. the tubing kinks very easily. I have also had to re seal the pump housing all ready. I'm changing the tubing and the coolent over the next couple of days. I would still rather build a "real" set up, but time and shipping expense put a damper on that. (most places only ship 2-day or faster to AK)
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OK----I know you guys are all gonna say "I told you so"----but I am stuck with this setup so will make the most of it......
Does anybody know of a very small pump that is already mounted in a small reservoir (no bigger than the Aquarius II)----something VERY SMALL that I could mod into this SFF box if the Aquarius II pump doesn't work out?
My tale: Got everything hooked up-----looks sweet----tubing not kinked----and my mod with the back end of the small SFF case went extremely well with the fan mounted inside, a small shroud and the rad on the outside----actually looks like it was designed that way so I'm happy with my Dremel work.
Waterblock and GPU waterblock in place-----kinda cheap looking and probably don't perform the greatest----but oh well......keep reminding my self that I'm not after superb cooling-----just adequate and QUIET cooling by eliminating fans.
Pulled out a spare PSU, filled the system and fired up the pump----for about 30 seconds----it was quiet as a church mouse-----then BZZZZZZZZ!!!!
The darn thing buzzes----thought it might be an air lock or something causing the noise----but nope----it's the pump----appears to have gone bad already.
I've read on various forums that this pump is a crap shoot----if you get a good one----they are virtually silent----but a bad one----OUCH!-----and they will go bad within seconds if it's one of the "bad ones" (so much for quality control----who inspects these things anyway?)
It's going back to Newegg today for a replacement......
But if anyone has a suggestion for a very small pump reservoir setup-----I'm all ears.
Thanks for any help-------John