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- Fri Aug 11, 2006 8:20 am
- Forum: Watercooling
- Topic: Innovatek HPPS Pump
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3778
- Fri Aug 11, 2006 7:44 am
- Forum: Watercooling
- Topic: 1/2" Fittings... which type are best?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4186
I run semi-clamped with 7/16" on 1/2" barbs. I put a few clamps on, but those I left bare are more than tight enough to hold. Been running for a couple of months now with no leaks. Elbows definitely restrict flow, see if you can use 45 degree elbows or something (if available) as the smaller the ang...
- Fri Aug 11, 2006 7:41 am
- Forum: Watercooling
- Topic: Reserator coolant alternatives
- Replies: 13
- Views: 9086
- Fri Aug 11, 2006 7:35 am
- Forum: Watercooling
- Topic: External Radiators?
- Replies: 42
- Views: 29055
That's not a problem, even according to manufacturer specs. Reserator pump has pressure head of 60cm, or two feet, so as long as difference between pump and highest/lowest position of the loop is between the two-foot range, you're fine. Read the thread posted. Height difference makes no difference....
- Wed Aug 02, 2006 5:33 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: 250mm 25cm fans
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5271
- Mon Jul 31, 2006 12:57 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Abolish copyright? good or bad..
- Replies: 44
- Views: 22241
- Mon Jul 31, 2006 12:49 pm
- Forum: Watercooling
- Topic: Reserator 2 review [updated]
- Replies: 47
- Views: 39062
An issue with the reserator is the pump is so small and crappy you can't realistically cool more than a CPU with it without just choking the flow right off. They haven't really improved that from what I can see and if that black chunk is just a massive heatsink bolted on the side it's a bit of a wea...
- Sun Jul 30, 2006 2:07 pm
- Forum: Watercooling
- Topic: Any Watercooling components made from non-metals?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 13278
- Fri Jul 28, 2006 4:14 pm
- Forum: Watercooling
- Topic: Reserator 2 review [updated]
- Replies: 47
- Views: 39062
Black part will be anodised aluminium. I'd guess the black section is a two-pass radiator, the water flows along the bottom , up the opposite side and returns along the top (or vice versa). That photo does make it look like it's just the tube, but the pump connections are unclear, and what would be ...
- Fri Jul 28, 2006 2:30 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Abolish copyright? good or bad..
- Replies: 44
- Views: 22241
Open-source software needs no arguments. Even games can be developed – there have been graphically complex open-source gaming projects – Vega Strike to name but one. Lack of copyright and IP rights would kill games. Vega strike has been in development for over 3 years and is still way below the...
- Thu Jul 27, 2006 12:49 pm
- Forum: Watercooling
- Topic: Any Watercooling components made from non-metals?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 13278
- Tue Jul 25, 2006 3:36 pm
- Forum: Watercooling
- Topic: Any Watercooling components made from non-metals?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 13278
Tap water is full of impurities, distilled water is filtered to leave a negligible amount. Distilled water is distilled not filtered (hence the name). Distilling is the process of evaporating the water off then collecting the steam and condensing it back to water. The impurities tend not to evapora...
- Fri May 12, 2006 2:34 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: What is the startup voltage of your Nexus\D12-SL?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6501
I remember discussing the Nexus top speed thing on here a while back, someone said they just changed the IC to limit the top speed, like a rev limiter on a car. You can adjust the controller IC on brushless fans to pulse the coils at a lower frequency resulting in a slower fan. I'd assume that's wh...
- Fri May 12, 2006 2:24 am
- Forum: Watercooling
- Topic: Basic Questions Concerning Water Cooling...
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7122
Don't forget HDDs are basically a big chunk of metal, so pretty good it dissipating heat. :p NB: You can't actually hear a 15Hz noise, human hearing only extends down to 20Hz at best, but you get higher frequency harmonics from fan bearings, and these are proportional to the RPM. So lower speed fans...
- Fri May 12, 2006 2:19 am
- Forum: Watercooling
- Topic: Anyone ever use a central heating radiator?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7875
Hello, I would think that rust might be a problem? Well radiators normally run with water flowing through them, so they should be ok. You'd want to use some sort of anti-corrosive I expect (perhaps one designed for central heating systems). As for the pump thing - I was assuming he was planning to ...
- Mon May 08, 2006 1:19 pm
- Forum: Watercooling
- Topic: Anyone ever use a central heating radiator?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7875
- Tue May 02, 2006 2:52 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: 120 VAC fans - is it O.K. to undervolt them?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 14029
In the end Butcher decided to control the motor speed using a residential ceiling fan control. This will most likely be a TRIAC-based speed controller, and should work fine for this application assuming there is no extra noise due to the low-frequency TRIAC switching control (as you mentioned). Thi...
- Mon May 01, 2006 3:03 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: 120 VAC fans - is it O.K. to undervolt them?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 14029
depravedone is correct - simply reducing the voltage isn't a good way to reduce AC fan speed. AC fans spin at a speed based on the AC frequency, not on the voltage. A rheostat works, but that's because at lower voltage the motor has less torque so slows down because of friction and air resistance. I...
- Fri Apr 28, 2006 4:48 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Delta 172mm fan choice
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4579
- Tue Apr 18, 2006 12:09 pm
- Forum: Watercooling
- Topic: Basic Questions Concerning Water Cooling...
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7122
- Sat Apr 15, 2006 2:16 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: What is the safe material to build CPU duct/shroud ?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4842
- Sat Apr 15, 2006 2:14 am
- Forum: Watercooling
- Topic: what would adding extra items do to the temps exactly?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8376
hmm thinking... In my water system, ambient is 22-24 degrees. And during load I get about 30-32C water temps. And this is with a amd 3000+ venice which outputs much less than 100watts (around 50-60watts I guess). So 20C is not really off base for a 100watt system. If you have a good contact between...
- Fri Apr 14, 2006 12:55 pm
- Forum: Watercooling
- Topic: what would adding extra items do to the temps exactly?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8376
Typically you'll get 20C above ambient, in a good watercooled system for 100watts. So adding a 10watts harddisk to that loop will increase the temps by 2 degrees. Nothing important. How do you figure that? Most of the delta for CPU to ambient is in the TIM and waterblock interfaces, not the radiato...
- Tue Apr 11, 2006 11:46 am
- Forum: Watercooling
- Topic: Big Thanks
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3363
- Sun Apr 09, 2006 2:52 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: 2x i-RAM RAID0, The Irony
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7492
- Sun Apr 09, 2006 2:50 pm
- Forum: Deals, Vendors and Classifieds
- Topic: Sticky for the UK
- Replies: 107
- Views: 819491
- Sun Apr 09, 2006 2:32 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Opinions on quiet SLI mid (to low) budget PSU
- Replies: 29
- Views: 15895
I incline towards the Hiper K480 Type-R. Which though is lacking PCIe connectros and has 8 x 4-pin connectors. Will my SLI system be safe and performance intact using those 8 molexes as following : ? 1st @ PCIe VGA #1 2nd @ PCIe VGA #2 3d @ PATA HDD #1 4th @ PATA HDD #2 5th @ Optical #1 6th @ Optic...
- Sun Apr 09, 2006 2:30 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: 2x i-RAM RAID0, The Irony
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7492
- Sun Apr 09, 2006 1:22 pm
- Forum: Watercooling
- Topic: Best case for SILENT water-cooling?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 13397
Evap cooling towers (AKA bongs) aren't silent alas. For one thing they require an updraft fan to get sufficient airflow to cool effectively. Also they sound a bit like a shower or small water feature, though you may count that a bonus. ;) Some interesting passive coolers there, only downside is they...
- Sat Apr 08, 2006 5:51 pm
- Forum: Watercooling
- Topic: Best case for SILENT water-cooling?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 13397
Got a U2-UFO on the way to me, decided I wanted something chunky to hold all my watercooling gear. ;) Not sure on the quietness front, it's a pretty open case which tends to mean noise gets out, but with quiet fans and such you could keep it fairly quiet I think. HDD noise is likely to be an issue ...