Does this look good

[wshost.Shorty]

Hi. I may be water cooling in the near future so i just wanted to ask you guys if this looks good (the placement) :shrug:

The red things on the HC are the fans, and then it goes to the block, with the 2 outlets conected with a Y connecter, and instead of using a "T" line, would it make more sense to use a "Y" line since if I used the T it would probably b at an angle. also do you think i need another fill/bleed after the HC?


Heres another question: I want to duct the exhaust from my intake fan on my HC through a hole im gonna cut at the bottom of the case. What material can i use (link plz) and what size for a 120mm? Thanks very much! Oh heres a pick of what i want to do


Thanks!

BTW I rushed in Paint hehe


EDIT Heres a small revision...reversed the pump, and added the T line



Thanks for all your guys' help BTW any ideas on the second picture??

[Meethoss]

Better to use a T for better flow, or better still a res. Also, have the barbs of the rad at the bottom. Seems fine otherwise.

[krazy]

Why not mount the heatercore flat on the bottom of the case and duct the intake air? This saves on drive space and makes it easier to get air out of the thing.

A reservoir is recommended over a fill tube because the tube and T fitting doesn't slow the water down at all, and the air can't get out of the system. With a properly sized reservoir, the water's velocity slows down enough that the suspended air bubbles can rise to the surface before the water is sucked back into the pump.

Having the res or fill on the outflow side of the pump (that's what it looks like there) will make it harder to fill the system. I recommend putting in right on the intake of the pump to make filling easier and also decrease the load on the pump's intake.

[wshost.Shorty]

I believe i put it on the "sucking" side...eh...res's are sorta expensive though...Final thoughts RES OR "Y" LINE

[wshost.Shorty]

Originally Posted by Meethoss

Better to use a T for better flow, or better still a res. Also, have the barbs of the rad at the bottom. Seems fine otherwise.

You mean sideways like facing the right side panel?

[Meethoss]

Krazy is right, you have your tubing on your pump the opposite around. The connection at the front SUCKS in to the pump and the one on the top PUSHES out of the pump.

The radiator should have the connections at the bottom. That is, the way you have your rad in the diagram the connections should be at the bottom of the case i.e. not at the sides or the top, but rotated from the current position at 180 degrees I wouldn't mount at flat on the bottom of the case cause you won't get a good intake of air, unless you raise the case off the floor a bit. And you'll also get lots of fluff off your floor.

Res's can be as cheap or expensive as you want. You can just get a water tight container or a near water tight container and seal it up. Most people used a tupperware tub and make holes in it and then seal it. I bought the Danger Den res cos it's neat and has a screw top to easily add water. It's like £20 or something - not very expensive.

[HammerSandwich]

Originally Posted by Meethoss

Also, have the barbs of the rad at the bottom.

Doesn't the rad self-bleed with barbs at the top?

[Meethoss]

Yes - sorry, you're right. I don't know what I was thinking! :S

[Gooserider]

Single pass rads have less flow resistance, and self bleed since one outlet will be at the top. Regardless, one should always mount the rad so that it is either flat, or has at least one outlet at the top so it can bleed out any air. Putting the rad inlets at the bottom is just begging for a big air block inside the rad that will totally kill your flow and destroy any cooling ability.

Gooserider