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BrandonHum · 07-16-2003, 09:54 AM

Hi all, I'm a reader of the forums, although now I have a specific question that I would like some advice concerning that hasn't been brought up before.

Currently I have a single loop watercooling setup. It consists of an Eheim 1048, Black Ice Xtreme (w/Vantec Stealth 120mm fan), and Swiftech MCW50 and MCW5000-P. Ever since adding the MCW50 to the loop, by temps have gone up a few degrees on load, enough that I want to make the setup a little cooler.

Basically, I decided to get some extra parts that wouldn't involve me having to make more modifications to my case. These parts were an Eheim 1250 and Criticool Powerplant res. In terms of adding to energy dissipation capabilities, I was thinking of adding 1 or two Black Ice Micro's. Basically I want them because they would fit easily on current 80mm blowholes in the case.

In addition, I wanted to add a chipset waterblock to the system.

What I was thinking of doing was having two loops that shared resevoirs. The following is my plan for each of the two loops:

Loop 1: (1/2 inch ID)
Resevoir -> Eheim 1250 -> Swiftech MCW5000-P -> Black Ice Xtreme -> Resevoir

Loop 2: (3/8 inch ID)
Resevoir -> Eheim 1048 -> Swiftech MCW50 -> Black Ice Micro -> Chipset Waterblock -> Black Ice Micro -> Resevoir

Would this plan work well? Or is there something better I should do. I was also wondering if two Black Ice Micro's would be necessary, or would one be sufficient. And which pumps should I use for each loop? I have two Eheims, a 1048 and a 1250.

My current hardware is as follows:

- Intel Pentium 4 1.8A
- MSI 845G MAX
- Visiontek Ti4600

I was planning on upgrading atleast the processor and motherboard to something Canterwood/Springdale based and a 800MHz FSB processor. So heat load would also be increased for the new system.

Basically I am looking to overclock as much as I can without much voltage bumping (<15%), but keep the system quiet. I'm running Seagate IV's, so you can get the picture of what I want.

Looking forward to see what you all write, Thanks!

07-16-2003, 09:54 AM	#1
BrandonHum Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 7	Need Advice for Dual Loop Setup Hi all, I'm a reader of the forums, although now I have a specific question that I would like some advice concerning that hasn't been brought up before. Currently I have a single loop watercooling setup. It consists of an Eheim 1048, Black Ice Xtreme (w/Vantec Stealth 120mm fan), and Swiftech MCW50 and MCW5000-P. Ever since adding the MCW50 to the loop, by temps have gone up a few degrees on load, enough that I want to make the setup a little cooler. Basically, I decided to get some extra parts that wouldn't involve me having to make more modifications to my case. These parts were an Eheim 1250 and Criticool Powerplant res. In terms of adding to energy dissipation capabilities, I was thinking of adding 1 or two Black Ice Micro's. Basically I want them because they would fit easily on current 80mm blowholes in the case. In addition, I wanted to add a chipset waterblock to the system. What I was thinking of doing was having two loops that shared resevoirs. The following is my plan for each of the two loops: Loop 1: (1/2 inch ID) Resevoir -> Eheim 1250 -> Swiftech MCW5000-P -> Black Ice Xtreme -> Resevoir Loop 2: (3/8 inch ID) Resevoir -> Eheim 1048 -> Swiftech MCW50 -> Black Ice Micro -> Chipset Waterblock -> Black Ice Micro -> Resevoir Would this plan work well? Or is there something better I should do. I was also wondering if two Black Ice Micro's would be necessary, or would one be sufficient. And which pumps should I use for each loop? I have two Eheims, a 1048 and a 1250. My current hardware is as follows: - Intel Pentium 4 1.8A - MSI 845G MAX - Visiontek Ti4600 I was planning on upgrading atleast the processor and motherboard to something Canterwood/Springdale based and a 800MHz FSB processor. So heat load would also be increased for the new system. Basically I am looking to overclock as much as I can without much voltage bumping (<15%), but keep the system quiet. I'm running Seagate IV's, so you can get the picture of what I want. Looking forward to see what you all write, Thanks!