Well in testing at least.....
Background / overview:
No I don't have the puter up, I am however testing the cooling subassembly (16"L x13"H x 12"W) for leaks and will put up some pics after I get somewhere to connect the CF card reader, etc.
Slideout motherboard tray will be 1" above cooling subsystem (both removable - cooling subsystem as a unit minus the blocks.)
Most of the filling time is spent getting water into the system (about 30 minutes for 1.75 quarts). However air is gone almost immediately so I can live w/ that.
Inside the cooling subassembly: 2 x 2-342 HC, each fed by an MCP600, gravity fed from res immediately above each pump, pump feeds HC which will feed blocks:
(MCP600(1)->HC(1)->Cascade->MCP600(2)->HC(2)->(GPU/MCW5000 + NB/Z-Block)->MCP600(1))
Air comes in though the bottom (furnace filter in front of horizontal HCs) and exhausted out back by 4x 120mm pana. M1As. Single fill at top (1/4" ball valve, slow fill mentioned above), and single drain at bottom (same thing - connected to both HCs, open top and bottom - FAST easy drain).
Tubing runs should be less than a meter for each (sub) loop.
I like the redundancy aspect, thus the cross-connected loops.
I am trying to minimize the impact of the GPU/NB on overall flow rate/velocity to get the most out of the MCP600s into the cascade.
Some new questions:
1. For the GPU + Zblock, would I be better off running 2 x 3/8 ID in parallel or 1/2" ID in series. I have 2 of those large-bore Ys (2x3/8" -> 1/2") for parallel.
Have option of 2 |_| in parallel or
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|_| |_| (series) (|_| = water making 180 degree turn in block).
2. (for BillA please or whoever? ) Since the pumps are primarily inductive loads (I think?), am I better off putting them both together on their own wire from the PSU or on 2 separate wires w/ something else on with them or ????
(new PSU is PC Pwr &Cooling 510 dlx, so sufficient power should NOT be an issue)
So? :shrug: :shrug:
Suggestions /criticisms please?