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Ultraviolet · 03-13-2006, 06:18 AM

ha, no no. The stereo is not in the basement. I merely mentioned that my basement is very humid and floods about once a year as a the reason why I could not build the typical loud 15 fan RAID system and stick it in the basement where it wouldn't be heard. I toyed with using mdf, but I really prefer not to use veneer. I'll be using solid cherry and mdf only for the hard drive enclosure which will be internal and not visible. As soon as I have all my parts, I'll order the glass and build the small tank.

ricecrispi, thanks for the via epia tip. I'm seriously considering them now. The 3ware raid card is larger than the whole mobo!

I have gotten 0 responses from any radiator distributors or manufacturers regarding the recommended pump specs so I may just be buying a series of pumps off of ebay and reselling them if they don't work. I'm going to start with the 1046 as there seems to be consensus that it is the quietest pump and it is submersible. The whole system will hold between 2-3 gallons.

I've also decided to go with the Fluorinert FC-40 instead of FC-77 as it seems to be the better liquid for this project. Among other things, the FC-77 is actually not viscous enough, about 1/5th the viscosity of water at 40C. I don't want to deal with the leaks. I'm mulling over FC-43 because that's on ebay almost all the time, but that has a viscosity of nearly 3x water at 40C and probably would necessitate a larger (louder) pump.

03-13-2006, 06:18 AM	#59
Ultraviolet Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: US Posts: 22	Re: Galden ZT 150 ha, no no. The stereo is not in the basement. I merely mentioned that my basement is very humid and floods about once a year as a the reason why I could not build the typical loud 15 fan RAID system and stick it in the basement where it wouldn't be heard. I toyed with using mdf, but I really prefer not to use veneer. I'll be using solid cherry and mdf only for the hard drive enclosure which will be internal and not visible. As soon as I have all my parts, I'll order the glass and build the small tank. ricecrispi, thanks for the via epia tip. I'm seriously considering them now. The 3ware raid card is larger than the whole mobo! I have gotten 0 responses from any radiator distributors or manufacturers regarding the recommended pump specs so I may just be buying a series of pumps off of ebay and reselling them if they don't work. I'm going to start with the 1046 as there seems to be consensus that it is the quietest pump and it is submersible. The whole system will hold between 2-3 gallons. I've also decided to go with the Fluorinert FC-40 instead of FC-77 as it seems to be the better liquid for this project. Among other things, the FC-77 is actually not viscous enough, about 1/5th the viscosity of water at 40C. I don't want to deal with the leaks. I'm mulling over FC-43 because that's on ebay almost all the time, but that has a viscosity of nearly 3x water at 40C and probably would necessitate a larger (louder) pump.