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JWFokker · 02-12-2005, 06:04 PM

That's a very nice diagram you've got going. Your Paint skills impress me. I've got to read up more before I start planning but there will be at least a couple weeks of hours searching the internet for stuff to buy and much debate of one part vs another. That's the problem with hobbies like this. With watercooling I've spent hours trying to figure out ways to improve my system, make it optimal and somehow do it better than what's been done. You know what I've ended up with for all my efforts? An MCP350, Storm G4 and a dual 120mm radiator. How original. I do use 3/8" ID tubing, but I think I just did that because everyone else was using 1/2" ID and I thought to myself "that just has to be wrong". At least it paid off when the MCP350 was released. And of course it is convenient because transmission coolers use 3/8" ID barbs.

I'll end up doing the same with this. I intend to do a particularly good job though. It's got to be professional looking. I'm thinking an oak or mahogany box, stained a rich amber and polished to a mirror finish. Maybe something with a bit more red in it if I go with mahogany. Definitely some chrome trim. As much as I don't want to spend a huge amount of money on it, I'm probably going to buy a monitor with a 16ms or even 12ms response and end up dropping $200 on the Pro Lense set. I'd get cheaper parts but I know I'll just end up upgrading somewhere down the road. Might as well just do it now and save money in the long run. This should leave me nearly broke for a couple months and push back buying a new car for a good while. Hurray for the internet.

So are you going to watercool yours? The ballast that is. It's awfully tempting.

02-12-2005, 06:04 PM	#16
JWFokker Cooling Savant Join Date: May 2004 Location: Kingston, NY Posts: 269	That's a very nice diagram you've got going. Your Paint skills impress me. I've got to read up more before I start planning but there will be at least a couple weeks of hours searching the internet for stuff to buy and much debate of one part vs another. That's the problem with hobbies like this. With watercooling I've spent hours trying to figure out ways to improve my system, make it optimal and somehow do it better than what's been done. You know what I've ended up with for all my efforts? An MCP350, Storm G4 and a dual 120mm radiator. How original. I do use 3/8" ID tubing, but I think I just did that because everyone else was using 1/2" ID and I thought to myself "that just has to be wrong". At least it paid off when the MCP350 was released. And of course it is convenient because transmission coolers use 3/8" ID barbs. I'll end up doing the same with this. I intend to do a particularly good job though. It's got to be professional looking. I'm thinking an oak or mahogany box, stained a rich amber and polished to a mirror finish. Maybe something with a bit more red in it if I go with mahogany. Definitely some chrome trim. As much as I don't want to spend a huge amount of money on it, I'm probably going to buy a monitor with a 16ms or even 12ms response and end up dropping $200 on the Pro Lense set. I'd get cheaper parts but I know I'll just end up upgrading somewhere down the road. Might as well just do it now and save money in the long run. This should leave me nearly broke for a couple months and push back buying a new car for a good while. Hurray for the internet. So are you going to watercool yours? The ballast that is. It's awfully tempting.