Well Ed, the photos you show seem to suggest that the setup I suggested (rad against the front wall, fan inside sucking through rad into case via deep shroud - see earlier post) would work, though it would need some additional metal work. Enlarging the present fan hole in the front wall to match the...

Don't know if it's still there or not, but ProCooling had a feature article once on doing a mega cooling setup in a YY cube, it might be worth seeing if you can find it to see if there are any ideas you can borrow... I personally didn't care for the YY cube because I thought it was rather cramped on...

Did you ever get a look at what Bladerunner did with his PSU? he put a circuit in it with a magnetic reed switch by the PSU input plug, and put a magnet in the power cord plug so that the PSU would only turn on if the specific power plug that also fed his pump was plugged in. A neat solution, but pr...

If it says what sort of voltage regulation is used, then you may be safe. If they don't say at all, then you take your chances. Another give away is if it gives a voltage range from about X-10.5 or 11 volts, you are probably dealing with a power regulator - a regulator chip can't go all the way to 1...

Well looks like 1/2" or maybe 5/8" equivilant ID hose, which is going to be pretty low flow resistance at thermosiphon volumes. Presumably it could handle a hotter CPU if one added a few more sinks to the pipe. I'm not sure it could handle a multi block loop though, and certainly one would need to b...

Me bad... (unless you snuck in and changed the pix on us) as I can see that shroud now, I think that I was seeing it as part of the fan before. Yes, a 1/2" shroud is better than nothing, but it is way skinny, it would be better if it were at least 1-1.5" I was assuming that you were using the radbox...

That is the thread that I remembered Ed, thanks for the pointer... FWIW, I did some looking into the recipe, and it's a little vague and hard to come by. 1. Distilled is pretty obvious and easy to come by. 2. Red Glycol is "Dexcool" coolant used in recent GM, and some Japanese cars - see your local ...

No need to switch the ground wires, as they all tie to the same place. In fact I would probably think it was better NOT to switch the grounds, as general wiring practice is that one shouldn't interrupt ground unless there is a REALLY good reason to do so.

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That would work fine, you just can't connect the RPM monitor wire on both fans at the same time to the same connector. This isn't a big problem, since the fan will run just fine regardless of whether the RPM wire is hooked up or not. If the fans are the same make / model / etc., then as long as they...

Two seperate applications here it sounds like to me... 1. On the wall next to the PC - the primary need is probably mostly absorber, and thickness isn't really an issue. I would probably reccomend acoustic absorber foam in 1-2" thickness with a pyramid (egg crate) type profile. You can get sheets or...

Not to forget the infamous 'Safety Mats' from Lowes & Home Depot, or Rebond carpet foam from your local rug merchant (floor stuff, not the hairpeice guy) :D A great deal depends on just what your application is, which you haven't told us. Different sorts of foam pads are good for different things, s...

A few points. 1. I am inclined to believe Rusty is correct about the tell tale approach being better than using smoke. 2. Unless your name is Clinton, I think there are better things to do with pot smoke than blow it at the PC :D 3. If using dry ice, be sure you have at least some ventiliation. CO2 ...

I wouldn't try to 'walk' the hole over with a drill, that is asking for problems. Instead I would use a 'rat tail' or round file to enlarge the hole only on the direction you need to moove it. I have used this technique to recover many times with excellent results. If you have trouble finding a roun...

You could well be right Charlie. My theory is based on the idea that since you have a flow of coolant containing the particles put out by each source, the different blocks would in effect act as filters for the other block's particles. Sort of like if one substituted a pumped glass of lemonade in th...

Ed, The issue with your fan mount is where the fan is, not so much the shroud. Currently you have the fan smack against the face of the rad then the shroud between the fan and the case. I would put the shroud against the rad (and tape up the holes in the side of the shroud) and the fan against the c...

Gooserider, your post is most complete. since Marvin and I are newbies, i am curious as to what components you would recommend for my "needs" - cooling 40 watt, possibly 60 watt with overclocking, cpu quietly Tough call... I'm skipping over the 'entry level' kit, since my box is going to be server ...

T-lines act as bubble traps and fill points, essentially the same job that a res does so normally you would have one or the other, but not both. IMHO a regular res does the job better, I'm not so sure about a bay-res. Your Swifty fill + bleed kit was essentially a fancy version of a T-line, FWIW. Gl...

Nice job overall, but a couple of points... 1. Opinions vary - I wouldn't trust those nylon snap clamps as far as I could throw them, and would feel far safer with stainless worm-drive clamps. Important thing though is that you don't leak. 2. Fan mounting is VERY BAD! Sucking air through the rad is ...

Just as a hypothetical to add to the 'is there a loop?' question... I do NOT know this to be factually true, and it might not be a factor, however think about the notion that we are always talking about loops and circuits when we are discussing a WC setup. I think it is quite reasonable to assume th...

I would second the earlier recomendations about using a 110/220 xformer, with the caution to make sure that it is rated strong enough to handle the fan's current draw. Another thing to check is to see what sort of motors they have, and how they are wired, SOME motors have extra taps internally and c...

"Can supply X Watts" or similar statements are only 'maximum' capability numbers. The controller is CAPABLE of supplying as much as the spec says, but will only ACTUALLY supply as much as the fans require. Think of it as sort of a big faucet - it can supply lots of water, but will only actually give...

Possibly not quite what you are looking for, but possibly hackable to make it work. I have a cheapo Digital VOM from Radio Shack, that I bought a few years ago. It is a miniature unit that I usually carry in my motorcycle tool kit for diagnosing electrical probs. It is a hinged case about 2" X 4" x ...

Ed, looking back over your list of proposed setups I seem to not see the one I think would possibly be the optimal for you.... 1. Both pumps in series going to: 2. The radiator then to: 2. the CPU block which feeds into: 3 A "Y" splitter so that: 4a. Branch 1 goes to GPU block and: 4b. Branch 2 goes...

Almost any kit will be lower performance than what you can build yourself, often for the same sort of money. Kits are built to a price point, usually a 'bargain' price, and thus tend to cut corners and sacrifice performance in order to meet that price while still making a profit. I've also found tha...

Weight can be kept under AMD minimum specs (not easily, but it's possible) with all copper. Certainly an all copper WB is no worse than some of the larger all Cu HSF units that are so popular here. Further a WB tends to be much smaller and sit closer to the CPU, which minimizes the lever arm effect ...

Difficlt to do HS... The anode and cathode are connected by the conductive coolant... The coolant is even arranged in a loop so you have a potentially complete circuit! Overall a good article, I would add however that anti-corrosives, coatings, etc. in part because of the wearing out issue, won't co...

Supposedly if a K&N filter is oiled properly (not to much oil) it doesn't put any oil residue on either the inside or outside. Considering that a K&N claims much lower airflow resistance than the same size conventional air filter I would think they'd be worth trying...

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Are you talking about the EMI bay covers that usually go under the plastic cosmetic blank covers? If so, try anyplace that builds or upgrades PC's to order, they will probably have tons of them as they tend to be a big 'throw away' item when building systems. However if you have an existing cover, y...

No grilling pictures to share, but lots of memories... In college did a bit of FortranIV programming on a punchcard shared time setup. In electronic school a few years later, did basic and assembly programming on a Commodore VIC-20, w/o storage About the same time my sister was running a professiona...

I would also suggest Servercase.com, and would reccomend a server cube. The one I'm using I got from them, and it has 10 externally accessible 5.25" bays, 1x 3.5" floppy bay and 5 internal 3.5" HD bays. It is a really nice case that I think would do you very well if you can live with a cube. I perso...