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msv · 11-25-2003, 12:50 AM

Hi, fellows!
My reservoir is made from a 32 mm PVC tube, standing next to the MB, strapped solidly to the sheet metal inner wall in my computer, held in place with two zip locks.
The end caps are each made from two pieces of plexy, one with a 32 mm hole cut into it, and then glued together. The PVC tube is just poked and glued into the 32 mm hole in the end cap.
A few days ago I discovered a small crack in the top end cap, and it scared me plenty. OK, it´s at the highest point of the water loop so there´s no leak, but there´s an indentical end cap at the bottom of the res, at the very lowest point of the loop. We don´t want any cracks there, do we?
Not to mention that I have lots of plexy in my water blocks.
I also check the tubes for new kinks a couple of times a week. Nothing I can´t live with, but still pretty boring.
This had me thinking of the Fire-And-Forget, No-Service, No-Worries water cooled computer. Yeah, yeah, I´m living in a dream, I know, but it´s a beautiful dream.

Question:
If I was to build a *trouble free* water cooled rig, how would this be done?
Regard me as a complete idiot (many people already do this and seem to be quite happy with it) (OK, at least be polite, please) and take from the beginning. Take nothing for granted.
Robust components is pretty obvious, but I guess there are lots of other details to keep in mind.
The computer is to be as portable as possible (Chieftec midi tower) and a complete sleeper, no traces whatsoever on the outside of what lurks inside.

Thankful for all advices.
Regards
Mikael S.

Hey! What happened to the Noob Bashing forum?

11-25-2003, 12:50 AM	#1
msv Cooling Savant Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 336	No-Worries WC computer? Hi, fellows! My reservoir is made from a 32 mm PVC tube, standing next to the MB, strapped solidly to the sheet metal inner wall in my computer, held in place with two zip locks. The end caps are each made from two pieces of plexy, one with a 32 mm hole cut into it, and then glued together. The PVC tube is just poked and glued into the 32 mm hole in the end cap. A few days ago I discovered a small crack in the top end cap, and it scared me plenty. OK, it´s at the highest point of the water loop so there´s no leak, but there´s an indentical end cap at the bottom of the res, at the very lowest point of the loop. We don´t want any cracks there, do we? Not to mention that I have lots of plexy in my water blocks. I also check the tubes for new kinks a couple of times a week. Nothing I can´t live with, but still pretty boring. This had me thinking of the Fire-And-Forget, No-Service, No-Worries water cooled computer. Yeah, yeah, I´m living in a dream, I know, but it´s a beautiful dream. Question: If I was to build a trouble free water cooled rig, how would this be done? Regard me as a complete idiot (many people already do this and seem to be quite happy with it) (OK, at least be polite, please) and take from the beginning. Take nothing for granted. Robust components is pretty obvious, but I guess there are lots of other details to keep in mind. The computer is to be as portable as possible (Chieftec midi tower) and a complete sleeper, no traces whatsoever on the outside of what lurks inside. Thankful for all advices. Regards Mikael S. Hey! What happened to the Noob Bashing forum? __________________ The only constant factor in all Your failures is You. Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnen mihi habis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam.