Artemis, i've been working on a YY minicube project w/ dual heatercores...
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I still need to convert my big momma to 1/2" ID barbs and order sheet metal to make purdy shrouds...
Back to your questions (the pics were just to give you an idea of what you could do w/ the YY cube).
1. You COULD w/ this case (notice how I used dual heatercores). Would be a pain in the ass.
2. heatercores!!! mod them yourself!!
3. Eheim 1250
4. outside
5. yeah you want to space the fans slightly away from the radiators to make sure airflow get to right behind the motor. Then use some ducting. Air coming from the bottom is fine. Make sure to use some sort of dust filter.
6. Not really... I have my fans blowing in on my heatercores. This way I get cool air coming into the case through the heatercore rather than having hot air that was inside the case exhausted through the heatercore. So that's the only minor downfall. Dunno what you mean bout the fins...
7. AC ones... see some procooling articles to see how you can make them turn on w/ the case.
8. basically the same I think
9. 1/2" ID if you can. 3/8" is good too.
10. silicone tubing from
www.mcmaster.com. Get the thickwalled stuff...
11. Don't put a heatsink on the waterblock.
Wow that was an airstrike of questions
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-Kevin