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Shreder-X · 01-12-2003, 05:35 PM

I have had my box up and running for a few weeks now i am keeping low thirties temps and that is fine. But i would like to optimize my system design while i have the time. I took some shots of my system as of today the 12th
Here is one of the closed system connected
One with the system open and in close proximity
Closeup of the watercooling Box
Closeup no. 2 other side of box
I have some water wetter on the way that will be added within the next few days. The questions i have are about the tube lengths, height from pump, and curves.

If my system was strung out straight so that there were no real large curves in the tubing would that help the pump out with its work.

Also the height the waterblock is above the pump is this supposed to be maximized for the head on the pump or kept relatively close? I really don't know anymore about the height besides keeping the pump below the waterblock.

Using the shortest possible tubing length would seem to be the best way to increase flow rate, if i shortened the tub length between the box and comp hypothetically that should have an improvement?

Can anyone spot or think of improvements from my pics i've provided. My pump is a atman-305 500gph pump, Clearflex tubing, '75 Bronco heatercore, One Vantec Stealth 120mm Fan with homemade shroud. I have an unlocked 1600+ XP on a MSI K7N420-D Mobo.

I get odd temp. reads from my two probes i have one that came with my thermaltake Xaser 6000 case on the hardcano unit i have it thermal taped to the bottom of my cpu a little off center so the whole diode could fit under the cpu. Then i have the onboard cpu diode which i read through MBM and gives me the low thirties temps. While the Hardcano diode read hight thirties into the 40's but now the LCD display wen't shot and can barely read it so i stopped using that for temps.

01-12-2003, 05:35 PM	#1
Shreder-X Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Clarkson - Potsdam NY Posts: 24	Acryllic Box Flow Design Tweaking required?[Pics] I have had my box up and running for a few weeks now i am keeping low thirties temps and that is fine. But i would like to optimize my system design while i have the time. I took some shots of my system as of today the 12th Here is one of the closed system connected One with the system open and in close proximity Closeup of the watercooling Box Closeup no. 2 other side of box I have some water wetter on the way that will be added within the next few days. The questions i have are about the tube lengths, height from pump, and curves. If my system was strung out straight so that there were no real large curves in the tubing would that help the pump out with its work. Also the height the waterblock is above the pump is this supposed to be maximized for the head on the pump or kept relatively close? I really don't know anymore about the height besides keeping the pump below the waterblock. Using the shortest possible tubing length would seem to be the best way to increase flow rate, if i shortened the tub length between the box and comp hypothetically that should have an improvement? Can anyone spot or think of improvements from my pics i've provided. My pump is a atman-305 500gph pump, Clearflex tubing, '75 Bronco heatercore, One Vantec Stealth 120mm Fan with homemade shroud. I have an unlocked 1600+ XP on a MSI K7N420-D Mobo. I get odd temp. reads from my two probes i have one that came with my thermaltake Xaser 6000 case on the hardcano unit i have it thermal taped to the bottom of my cpu a little off center so the whole diode could fit under the cpu. Then i have the onboard cpu diode which i read through MBM and gives me the low thirties temps. While the Hardcano diode read hight thirties into the 40's but now the LCD display wen't shot and can barely read it so i stopped using that for temps.