Watercooling F.A.Q

That is a good question. I was thinking of picking some up. My plan is to get the pipe, thread it, bend it, etc, and find adapters for the parts I want.

A good idea? Well, plenty of people do it over at [H], and there's not much that could happen due to the tape. It won't really be necessary, but if you want that extra sense of security, you could.

i wish there was specs like max flow or something.

Also, Anarekist, if you have compression fittings, you will never need the tape - that's the whole point of compression fittings with orings.

thanks. i think i will go that route. what do you think of using 2 pumps into one full gpu block?

Using two pumps for what reason, though? A single pump is sufficient for 99% of loops.

i have two 140 rads i wana use and was thinking of setting them up in parallel with two pumps pushing into the block and out to the rads, then to the rez. and redundancy.

damn frozen cpu is confusing, lots of stuff are just addons but the pic shows the whole setup. just want a simple res+pump combo.

wana make my own res, are brass fittings ok?

You mean the sub catagory that says "Pump/reservoir combo"?

http://www.frozencpu.com/cat/l3/g30/c97/s152/list/p1/Liquid_Cooling-PC_Water_Cooling_Reservoirs-PumpResevoir_Combo-Page1.html

 

WTF man... Cooling the mobo's VRM is just as important as the CPU! If you don't know what you are writing about, don't write about it.

Most fittings are brass, generally plated, but not always.

Spending $100+ on a FC motherboard waterblock is pointless. Invest in a better mobo upfront that has sinks capable of whatever OC you want to throw at it; i.e., most motherboards that aren't complete shit.

I wasn't saying that you should just get a bare VRM, without even passive cooling, I was saying that cooling it via a waterblock is pointless.

Do all blocks take all types of fittings? Is there such thing as a 1/2ID block? I DON'T UNDERSTAND FITTINGS! How do they attach? How many fittings do I need for three blocks, one rad, one res, and one pump?

Will one 360mm rad be enough to cool a RIVBE, 290X, and 4930KKK?

^ This guy.

Not a triple rad...

You would b wasting you money on 3 individual 120mm radiators. Get a single triple rad, or a 120.2 + 120, or two 120.2s.

Generally, you need 2 fittings per. Modern standard is G1/4" thread, so any block, rad, res, etc. that you get needs to have G1/4" threaded inlets/outlets. Fittings have a G1/4" thread as well, that screw into the G1/4" thread on the parts, and are locked (usually) by an o-ring for a leak-free seal.

Ahhhhhhhh! I first said a 3x 320mm rad. people thought 960mm rad Then I said a 360mm rad. People think three 120mm rads. I am asking about a triple 120mm rad.

You just said "Not a triple rad". Which is what a 360mm rad is.