First Water-cooled system...A few questions!

Hozie · 02-17-2002, 05:48 PM

Long time reader, first time poster....

This is what I have in mind:

Maze-II 3/8"
Eheim 1048 (prolly submerged)
Reservoir (home-made out of plexi)
BlackIce II Rad
3/8" t00bing

Now for the questions:
1) Is there a real difference between the 3/8" Maze-II and the 1/2" one? (My local dealer only has the 3/8"

)

2) Is the eheim REALLY silent? (The aim is to attain close to zero noise.)

3)Is running the pump submerged a good idea or should I run it inline? (Again, thought of submerging it so as to totally silence it.)

My specs are:

T-bird 1.33 (intended for Oc'ing!)
NO CASE COOLING
Ibm 60GXP
other crap...

So, if you'd tell me what you guys think, I'd be very grateful.

Brad · 02-18-2002, 12:14 AM

they are the exact same blocks, but the fittings are 3/8" instead of 1/2", it's more for integration into a system than better flow rates.

Eheims are virtually silent, and will be quieter under water, which sort of answers your last question, they are fine inline, but quieter when in a resivoir

02-17-2002, 05:48 PM	#1
Hozie Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Brussels, Belgium Posts: 12	First Water-cooled system...A few questions! Long time reader, first time poster.... This is what I have in mind: Maze-II 3/8" Eheim 1048 (prolly submerged) Reservoir (home-made out of plexi) BlackIce II Rad 3/8" t00bing Now for the questions: 1) Is there a real difference between the 3/8" Maze-II and the 1/2" one? (My local dealer only has the 3/8" ) 2) Is the eheim REALLY silent? (The aim is to attain close to zero noise.) 3)Is running the pump submerged a good idea or should I run it inline? (Again, thought of submerging it so as to totally silence it.) My specs are: T-bird 1.33 (intended for Oc'ing!) NO CASE COOLING Ibm 60GXP other crap... So, if you'd tell me what you guys think, I'd be very grateful. __________________ -All I ask is a chance to prove that money can't make me happy-

02-18-2002, 12:14 AM	#2
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	they are the exact same blocks, but the fittings are 3/8" instead of 1/2", it's more for integration into a system than better flow rates. Eheims are virtually silent, and will be quieter under water, which sort of answers your last question, they are fine inline, but quieter when in a resivoir __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

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