Suggestions needed for suspending a water pump
Moderators: NeilBlanchard, Ralf Hutter, sthayashi, Lawrence Lee
Suggestions needed for suspending a water pump
The pictures show the current setup of rig#1. I need to add a PCI sound card and the pump is blocking all of the PCI slots. Keeping everything internal to the case, the only reasonable solution I can think of is to remove the 3.5 bay and suspend the pump under the 5.25 bays and over the heatercore. Considering the pump is an Ehiem 1250 (kind of heavy and bulky), what elastic material would be a good choice for suspending it securely? Suspending it will also solve the common problem of mild vibration; otherwise it is a quiet, reliable pump.
You might consider using small diameter bungee cords to hang the pump. Zip ties would work for securing them to the pump. Use a 90 degree elbow on the top of the pump. If your careful removing the drive bay you could re-install it later if needed.
Your liquid system is almost identical to mine , what kind of temps do you get?
Your liquid system is almost identical to mine , what kind of temps do you get?
-
- Posts: 190
- Joined: Tue Mar 23, 2004 5:50 am
- Location: USA
I've changed the water setup enough that previous temps aren't really comparable; different pump, new case, different copper elbows, different heatercore fan, and no gpu block.
Previous cpu die temps with just a cpu block in rig#2's case (see below) were low-mid 40s at 100% load. The xp2500 was overclocked to 2.4-2.5 GHz. I'm expecting that or better temps with the upgraded water system.
Here's a pic of the original water system in the enlight case.
Previous cpu die temps with just a cpu block in rig#2's case (see below) were low-mid 40s at 100% load. The xp2500 was overclocked to 2.4-2.5 GHz. I'm expecting that or better temps with the upgraded water system.
Here's a pic of the original water system in the enlight case.
-
- Posts: 190
- Joined: Tue Mar 23, 2004 5:50 am
- Location: USA
It is really tight around the pump but I managed to put the soundcard into the open PCI slot next to the video card and leave the pump in the original location. Here's some results at 2.4GHz (215x11) with Swiftech MCW5002 and MCW50 blocks, Ehiem 1250 pump, shrouded chevette heatercore with a 120x38mm fan at ~1800RPM, and 1/2ID clearflex tubing. The copper elbows and T are a true 1/2 ID. The temps may get better as the AS3 "settles" in the next few days.
Idle ~39C cpu die temp
100% Load ~42C cpu die temp
add 3C if the front panel is on; it restricts inlet airflow.
GPU load changes didn't seem to affect cpu temps. I tested idling in 2D@270/270 and hard 3D@370/340. This surprised me.
Idle ~39C cpu die temp
100% Load ~42C cpu die temp
add 3C if the front panel is on; it restricts inlet airflow.
GPU load changes didn't seem to affect cpu temps. I tested idling in 2D@270/270 and hard 3D@370/340. This surprised me.