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koslov · 04-23-2003, 01:28 AM

I'd look for really small aquarium pumps:
http://www.wcaquatics.com/cgi-bin/it...aqua_pump.html
http://www.sicce.co.uk/nova.htm

Finding a small pump shouldn't be a problem, but make sure it has at least 3ft of head. Check ebay.

The heat exchanger could be difficult. You'd need something with extremely low liquid pressure drop.

Something like this: http://becooling.safeshopper.com/17/49.htm?742

I don't know what the pressure drop is on the BI Micro radiators, but it's worth checking out.

You might also want to make your own, and contour it to the case interior. Just get some flexible copper tubing and solder fins to it.

For your waterblock, make sure it has a very low pressure drop, maybe just an open chamber such as the Swiftech blocks. -edit: Wrong (read below)

Overall, I doubt you could get temps better than aircooling within such a limited space. The problem is any pump that will fit will have a very poor pressure rating. And to compensate, you'll have to use a low pressure drop radiator... which likely means you'll have a huge deltaT between your coolant and the air. -edit: Wrong (read below)

But people have put WCing in those Shuttle XPCs, so it is definitely doable.

edit:
Here are some links:
http://www.overclockers.com/tips1073/
http://www.barbones.com/index.php?page=stlwc
http://www.pc-max.de/shuttle.htm
http://forums.sudhian.com/messagevie...threadid=31551

Some photos / exact dimensions of the case would be nice.

04-23-2003, 01:28 AM	#4
koslov Cooling Savant Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Posts: 264	I'd look for really small aquarium pumps: http://www.wcaquatics.com/cgi-bin/it...aqua_pump.html http://www.sicce.co.uk/nova.htm Finding a small pump shouldn't be a problem, but make sure it has at least 3ft of head. Check ebay. The heat exchanger could be difficult. You'd need something with extremely low liquid pressure drop. Something like this: http://becooling.safeshopper.com/17/49.htm?742 I don't know what the pressure drop is on the BI Micro radiators, but it's worth checking out. You might also want to make your own, and contour it to the case interior. Just get some flexible copper tubing and solder fins to it. For your waterblock, make sure it has a very low pressure drop, maybe just an open chamber such as the Swiftech blocks. -edit: Wrong (read below) Overall, I doubt you could get temps better than aircooling within such a limited space. The problem is any pump that will fit will have a very poor pressure rating. And to compensate, you'll have to use a low pressure drop radiator... which likely means you'll have a huge deltaT between your coolant and the air. -edit: Wrong (read below) But people have put WCing in those Shuttle XPCs, so it is definitely doable. edit: Here are some links: http://www.overclockers.com/tips1073/ http://www.barbones.com/index.php?page=stlwc http://www.pc-max.de/shuttle.htm http://forums.sudhian.com/messagevie...threadid=31551 Some photos / exact dimensions of the case would be nice. Last edited by koslov; 04-23-2003 at 05:28 AM.