Swiftech MCW462 Waterblock

hmorgoth · 03-26-2001, 02:39 PM

Can you use 1/4" silicone tubing on it?
And does anybody know any good UK suppliers of this sort of stuff?

Joe · 03-26-2001, 03:17 PM

you HAVE to use 1/4" ID hose in it... damn thing will only let you use 3/8 OD hose.. which sucks I think. Most blocks let you use 3/8"ID hose.

Kevin · 03-26-2001, 10:07 PM

Yeah... i'd much rather have thicker hose. However, because it doesn't use a channel based design, I think that there will be less of a disadvantage than like a maze block w/ 1/4" channels.

hmorgoth · 03-27-2001, 02:37 AM

I have thought

and thought about getting a swiftec but the similar danger den block is cheaper and to me a little easyer to get hold of in the uk

But thanks any way

emtp563 · 04-01-2001, 10:08 PM

Hey boys, just take out the hose inlet/outlet and relace then with 3/8" MIP to BARB fittings. I did it to my MCW462 so now I can use 3/8" i.d. tubing: http://members.tripod.com/anthony_emtp563/

Joe · 04-02-2001, 04:28 PM

Yep I did that over the weekend, if you look at the ProMini Rev3 pics up in my work log on the front page you can see the brass fittings I put on.

BTW I think I found a flaw in the construction of the MCW. Metal bolts running from the cold plate to the waterblock. They may not conduct much heat, but they do create a feedback loop to some level and will conduct the hot side of the water block through the bolts to the cold plate the pelt is on.

I woulda used Nylon bolts or something.

the block itself is cooling ok on the core... not as great as I hoped, but ok.

The Mounting method of it is great... absolutely the best setup yet.

03-26-2001, 02:39 PM	#1
hmorgoth Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: UK Posts: 55	Swiftech MCW462 Waterblock Can you use 1/4" silicone tubing on it? And does anybody know any good UK suppliers of this sort of stuff? __________________ Time to make my own case. Its cheaper

03-26-2001, 03:17 PM	#2
Joe The Pro/Life Support System Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 4,041	you HAVE to use 1/4" ID hose in it... damn thing will only let you use 3/8 OD hose.. which sucks I think. Most blocks let you use 3/8"ID hose. __________________ Joe - I only take this hat off for one thing... ProCooling archive curator and dusty skeleton.

03-26-2001, 10:07 PM	#3
Kevin Slacking more than your weird uncle Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: San Diego, CA (UCSD) / Los Angeles, CA (home) Posts: 1,605	Yeah... i'd much rather have thicker hose. However, because it doesn't use a channel based design, I think that there will be less of a disadvantage than like a maze block w/ 1/4" channels. __________________ I used to throw hot coffee all over the ass of the horse there, then whip him while he was kickin' at me. Those f***in things are crazy.

03-27-2001, 02:37 AM	#4
hmorgoth Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: UK Posts: 55	I have thought and thought about getting a swiftec but the similar danger den block is cheaper and to me a little easyer to get hold of in the uk But thanks any way __________________ Time to make my own case. Its cheaper

04-01-2001, 10:08 PM	#5
emtp563 Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Wind Gap, PA Posts: 5	Hey boys, just take out the hose inlet/outlet and relace then with 3/8" MIP to BARB fittings. I did it to my MCW462 so now I can use 3/8" i.d. tubing: http://members.tripod.com/anthony_emtp563/ __________________ Thunderbird 1.6Ghz 256Mb Crucial PC-133 Abit KT7A-RAID dual boot W2K Pro/XP Personal 32Mb ELSA Gladiac Swiftech MCW-462 water block 156W TEC see it all here: Anthony's Thunderbird Overclocking

04-02-2001, 04:28 PM	#6
Joe The Pro/Life Support System Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 4,041	Yep I did that over the weekend, if you look at the ProMini Rev3 pics up in my work log on the front page you can see the brass fittings I put on. BTW I think I found a flaw in the construction of the MCW. Metal bolts running from the cold plate to the waterblock. They may not conduct much heat, but they do create a feedback loop to some level and will conduct the hot side of the water block through the bolts to the cold plate the pelt is on. I woulda used Nylon bolts or something. the block itself is cooling ok on the core... not as great as I hoped, but ok. The Mounting method of it is great... absolutely the best setup yet. __________________ Joe - I only take this hat off for one thing... ProCooling archive curator and dusty skeleton.

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