Hi,
I'm obviously a newbie to water cooling. I've put together and am testing my water cooling system. It's a simple closed-loop system comprised of an eheim-1048 water pump, innovatek aluminum reservoir, black ice-extreme radiator (mounted on sunon 120mm fan), and danger den maze 3 water block.
I began testing the system last night. I didn't have any leaks as of this morning. HOWEVER, it's a bit noiser than I expected. This is probably due to not adding enough water. I've checked out a bunch of forums, and I've seen folks claim that their system is silent or at least as close to as silent as you can get.
So, how much water do you add? Should the entire system be full of water (ie, the hoses, radiator, and reservoir)? Is it bad if you don't have it full, assuming you bleed out the air? I ask because the innovatek reservoir is on the small side. I've tried filling it each time the water is pumped out, but I've only managed to get my carpet wet for the most part
. Does anybody have any advice on what to do and how to go about it? Thanks!
Kind Regards,
liquid
PS I can't believe that handle wasn't taken