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NetSapiens · 01-04-2005, 07:36 AM

So.. yet another noob with a dream of water cooling.

everyone done sighing yet? ok

My setup will be mostly self-made, since I am aiming for cheap more than effective, and silent more than cheap.

Radiator:
I have procured a heater core (unknown car origin, but a friend of a friend had it lying around) it measures approx. 290 X 140 mm, thickness unknown... but it's cheap and it's a start.

pump:
I have a choice here, and this is where I need the most help at the moment:
I can either spring for an Eheim 1048 OR an aquabee 2000 for the exact same price.
The Eheim specs at 600 liters/hour with a lift height of 1.5 meters
The Aquabee specs at 2000 liters/hour with a lift height of 1.6 meters

So... which would be recommended here? Please read further for the remainder of my proposed system

pump fan: 2 X 120mm fans. Model undecided, recommendations welcome.

Water block CPU:
I have also enlisted the help of a toolmaker, willing to help in CNC'ing a waterblock for me. I am assuming that a smith who does tooling for the airplane industry in this case knows what he's doing.
If anyone wants to venture a designtype, based mainly on pump choice above, I'd much appreciate it. I am personally leaning towards either a spiral design going from centre, or a maze4-like design with channels. I doubt I could design an impingement block accurately enough... at least not in my first attempt.

Reservoir: home made

For the above, please also consider that I intend to cool my Geforce F5900XT as well, but I am starting with the CPU to get my feet wet (pun intended)

I'll be running the whole thing with 1/2" ID tubes, and I am not sure if the Eheim matches that out of the box, I do know that the two pumps mentioned above have different specs on the barbs (you call them that on the pump too?), with the aquabee having 16mm/22mm ID/OD and the Eheim having 12mm/16mm according to the local aquarium authority.

Thanks for your answers, and thank you for a great forum. If I never get this water cooling completed, I'll still have learned a lot from here.

/NetSapiens
- WetSapiens wannabe

EDIT: Found a link for the aquabee pumps: http://www.aquabee-aquarientechnik.d...n/kreisel2.htm

01-04-2005, 07:36 AM	#1
NetSapiens Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Denmark Posts: 3	Pump question (aquabee vs. Eheim) So.. yet another noob with a dream of water cooling. everyone done sighing yet? ok My setup will be mostly self-made, since I am aiming for cheap more than effective, and silent more than cheap. Radiator: I have procured a heater core (unknown car origin, but a friend of a friend had it lying around) it measures approx. 290 X 140 mm, thickness unknown... but it's cheap and it's a start. pump: I have a choice here, and this is where I need the most help at the moment: I can either spring for an Eheim 1048 OR an aquabee 2000 for the exact same price. The Eheim specs at 600 liters/hour with a lift height of 1.5 meters The Aquabee specs at 2000 liters/hour with a lift height of 1.6 meters So... which would be recommended here? Please read further for the remainder of my proposed system pump fan: 2 X 120mm fans. Model undecided, recommendations welcome. Water block CPU: I have also enlisted the help of a toolmaker, willing to help in CNC'ing a waterblock for me. I am assuming that a smith who does tooling for the airplane industry in this case knows what he's doing. If anyone wants to venture a designtype, based mainly on pump choice above, I'd much appreciate it. I am personally leaning towards either a spiral design going from centre, or a maze4-like design with channels. I doubt I could design an impingement block accurately enough... at least not in my first attempt. Reservoir: home made For the above, please also consider that I intend to cool my Geforce F5900XT as well, but I am starting with the CPU to get my feet wet (pun intended) I'll be running the whole thing with 1/2" ID tubes, and I am not sure if the Eheim matches that out of the box, I do know that the two pumps mentioned above have different specs on the barbs (you call them that on the pump too?), with the aquabee having 16mm/22mm ID/OD and the Eheim having 12mm/16mm according to the local aquarium authority. Thanks for your answers, and thank you for a great forum. If I never get this water cooling completed, I'll still have learned a lot from here. /NetSapiens - WetSapiens wannabe EDIT: Found a link for the aquabee pumps: http://www.aquabee-aquarientechnik.d...n/kreisel2.htm Last edited by NetSapiens; 01-04-2005 at 08:24 AM.