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DickNervous · 11-02-2003, 10:41 AM

Ok.. I'll clear up what I meant

I meant 1/2ID vs 3/8ID (which with ClearFlex 60 would be 1/2OD).

Now that that's cleared up....

The real question, I guess, is which is better to have:

Water moving faster through the system, which all other things the same, you should get with the smaller tubing.

OR

More volume of water, though at a slower speed, which is what you should get with larger tubing.

And if the answer is "It depends on the complete system" then that's fine.

I would assume that blocks made for high flow systems like the Cascade, PolarFLO, MCW5002 work better with the 1/2ID tubing and that blocks designed for lower flow like the Asetek WaterChiller, Culpex Evo, Zalman WB, etc would work better with 3/8ID tubing.

But that is just the assumption of someone who has been doing water cooling for 6 months now and wants to make sure he knows what he is doing, not just *thinks* he knows

11-02-2003, 10:41 AM	#6
DickNervous Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: NY Posts: 5	Ok.. I'll clear up what I meant I meant 1/2ID vs 3/8ID (which with ClearFlex 60 would be 1/2OD). Now that that's cleared up.... The real question, I guess, is which is better to have: Water moving faster through the system, which all other things the same, you should get with the smaller tubing. OR More volume of water, though at a slower speed, which is what you should get with larger tubing. And if the answer is "It depends on the complete system" then that's fine. I would assume that blocks made for high flow systems like the Cascade, PolarFLO, MCW5002 work better with the 1/2ID tubing and that blocks designed for lower flow like the Asetek WaterChiller, Culpex Evo, Zalman WB, etc would work better with 3/8ID tubing. But that is just the assumption of someone who has been doing water cooling for 6 months now and wants to make sure he knows what he is doing, not just thinks he knows