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Originally Posted by gogo
Well I got it back together with the pvc tubing. flow rate is much better without the springs. The little balls bounce around the top instead of lazily floating in the channel. It still leaks. I sealed everything but the top. thats where it's leaking from. Drain, dry, try again.
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Got a new pump from Newegg---was super quiet for a day and a half----then started getting noisy like the other one----then quieted down a bit.
I'm thinking it may not be the pump-----that maybe I'm just asking too much from it and that pressures are too high and the pump is working too hard with the added flow through the vid card water block. I don't think it was designed for that additional attachment and that may be the reason for the additional noise.
Another thing I think is odd is that of the two little plastic balls that float and show the flow rate------only one is floating at the top while the other appears to be"stuck" down at the bottom. From time to time-----on a startup----both will go to the top----but soon-----one will sink back down. That indicates to me a flowrate problem.
The good news is that it seems to be pretty effective at cooling as my temps according to bios never go above 41C. Remember----all I want is effective and quiet cooling-----I don't need super overclocks.
The bad news is that it just isn't quiet enough if the pump is at all making noise------and-----the 200N mobo is giving me fits-----am probably going to swap the whole unit for a 200T which is far less finnaky with overclocking and memory.
I may scratch the Aquarius II and try to build my own reservoir/submersable pump. I want something QUIET!
I have an area of about 4 inches deep, 2 1/2 inches high, and 2 1/2 inches wide to work with right over the waterblock----if I wanted to build my own setup.
Any ideas???
John