(And I call myself one at least once a day
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Easy way to show yourself using a high and low power fan.
Mount it about 1/2 - 1/4" away from a hard surface (maybe less, not sure) w/ airflow toward surface. Turn it on and place hand 1" away behind it.
1. Lower power fan will blow most of the air down and you won't feel much blowing back on your hand.
2. Higher power will feel more like the fan is blowing toward your hand instead of away. This is because the air and other resistence makes an obstruction to the flow, the harder you press on it, the harder it presses back.
I actually ran into this w/ a new TT Big Typhoon HSF when trying out different fans (Fins are close together (~ 1mm)). My Papst 100 CFM fan felt like it was blowing onto my hand instead of though the fins. Also very little flow was felt going through the fins.
My 120mm Panaflo M was the best balance, with most of the air going THROUGH the heatsink instead of backward out the top of the heatsink.
I think that this pump is extreme overkill, and you are tempting fate, but if you are determined some extra suggestions:
1. Go for the big (55+Gals), buried tank (extra structural support and cooling) and / or 1-2 car radiators for cooling.
1a. Where safety glasses and other equip when testing - this is a POWER tool
2. Leak / pressure test for a week (since if this does fail, it WILL be catastrophically) NO computer nearby !
3. Use a cheap system first to see how it works, then try it on something worthwhile
4. Since any failure would be major, YOU must inspect it directly @ least once / week.
5. WE WANT PICS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
6. Post this @ xtremesystems.org in the liquid cooling section since it certainly qualifies as XTREME
Good luck