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wbedard · 09-23-2002, 07:17 PM

Hi all!

I am asking some input from the broader watercooling community about how much head loss one can expect from a "typical" watercooling setup. I know...every setup is unique! Being somewhat new to the hobby, I am trying to spec a pump for my own unique system but I don't have good data on how much a waterblock and heatercore are going to impact my flow rate. If you look at a simple single-loop system with any of the current generation of waterblocks (Maze-3, Spir@l, Swifty, etc...) and a standard 6x6x2 heatercore, roughly how much head loss (in feet of H20) can one expect? I know that the numbers will be different for each catagory of waterblock I mentioned but it's all important. I am less interested in data regarding fittings (90s, Ts, etc...) but feel free to contribute what you know. It's all good...:>) Thanks in advance!
=wbedard=

09-23-2002, 07:17 PM	#1
wbedard Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Maryland Posts: 6	Typical head loss in a watercooling setup Hi all! I am asking some input from the broader watercooling community about how much head loss one can expect from a "typical" watercooling setup. I know...every setup is unique! Being somewhat new to the hobby, I am trying to spec a pump for my own unique system but I don't have good data on how much a waterblock and heatercore are going to impact my flow rate. If you look at a simple single-loop system with any of the current generation of waterblocks (Maze-3, Spir@l, Swifty, etc...) and a standard 6x6x2 heatercore, roughly how much head loss (in feet of H20) can one expect? I know that the numbers will be different for each catagory of waterblock I mentioned but it's all important. I am less interested in data regarding fittings (90s, Ts, etc...) but feel free to contribute what you know. It's all good...:>) Thanks in advance! =wbedard=