just received some of my watercooling gear my gf bought it as my birthday pressie!! love u baby(cause she's reading this ) half of the other stuff is coming!! so far Tagan 480W PSU Danger Den 12V pump thermochill 120mm rad clearflex tubing floppy bay res 2x 120mm to 80mm fan adapter few L and Y joints more to come!! D-tek alu top waterblock pressure gauge things i already have but in the pic 2x 80mm deltas!! black ice pro + sunon fan(bought from the forums ) abit of UV yellow water additive FORGOT 2 GET some waterwetter!! anyway...120mm fan on the radiator(blow away) with fan adapter to a 80mm delta(blowing into the rad)!! delta speed will be controlled by a fan speed controller that am in the process of putting 2gether sorry 4 my nonsence rant just excited with my new toys!
That's a kickass birthday present and sounds like a pretty kickass girlfriend. Have fun with the new toys, looks like you've got a really good setup planned...
thanks guys! she really is the best! do u guys know if i will encounter problems with the D-tek alu top waterblock? was just informed not 2 mix that with my other copper based parts? just placed my order so need 2 get more feedback whether 2 cancel it or not
No, there shouldn't be any problem with it if you use distilled/deionized water with something like water wetter.
Nice one dude. Was wondering though, what part does the dog play in this watercooling setup (yellow water dye? ) me shudders to think
you can safely mix metals (ie. copper and aluminum), swiftech does that with their blocks, however, that increases the risk of galvanic corrosion, so a corrosion inhibitor needs to be used. the aluminum top should be anodized, which is a protective coating, but you still need the additive. water wetter might be ok, although I've heard good and bad about it (it has a tendancy to leave white crud on the tubes and other surfaces in your loop), if you plan on using it for its anti-corrosion properties, you'll have to use a lot for it to effectively protect your loop. i'm pretty sure that the concentration of Swiftech's additive was reccomended to be around 25-30%, just some things to think about. *edit* i'd suggest checking the documentation that came with the waterblock, or checking D-Tek's website for what they suggest to prevent corrosion.
thanks guys good feedback i might go with the poly top. i have just ordered waterwetter...but might just use antifreeze sorry 4 pics of dog he likes photos being taken of him hope 2 complete the setup by next week..pics then now bz sucking up 2 the missus
i believe swiftech recommend 5% HydrX .... though getting hold of it may not be easy as i don't think there are any UK sellers (yet - think overclock.co.uk might be going to get some on their next shipment)
