Cooling alphacool mcx one mini-blocks

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  1. eisregen

    eisregen What's a Dremel?

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    Size: 15x15x5mm
    Fittings: 3mm ID

    more information -> www.alphacool.de

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  2. Risky

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  3. eisregen

    eisregen What's a Dremel?

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    Yes I think that's the setup if you use 8 blocks (and two splitters).
    Maybe for systems with 3/8" or more ID it's better running 4 splitters and all 8 blocks parallel.

    3mm ID : 7mm² x4 ≈ 28mm²
    9,5mm ID (3/8") : ≈ 70mm²

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    Other possibility is using the splitters as "T-connector" (splitters have 2 G1/4 threads) and set up a ramification for the mcx blocks.
     
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  4. Risky

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    If I went for this (10/7mm tube) I could use the dual outlets of the Asetek antartica block to feed a pair of splitters.

    I have dual lines back to the res already to reduce resistance. So its GPU-NB-CPU-split-x2-split-x8-miniblock-merge-x2-res-pump. :jawdrop:



    (OK admittedly I don't have a working motherboard as you all know....)

    Actually for fun I could use a maleG1/4-maleG1/4 pipefitting on the splitter and attach two directly to the (fass-o-matic, 5port) res......would need more tubing but could look very impresive.
     
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  5. eisregen

    eisregen What's a Dremel?

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    Like this one?
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    Then the whole case is full of tiny hose :D
     
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  6. fivecheebs

    fivecheebs Dont panic!

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    wow!! Neeeed!!! :worried:
     
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  7. Risky

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    That's the sort of thing. I've used them before. Would look fun, I thought.
     
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  8. Risky

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    I've just got them in :clap:
     
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    Firehed Why not? I own a domain to match.

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    A bit messy there Risky? Wouldn't it have been a tad easier to just put the four on each side of the card in series? Hard to tell exactly how it's plumbed thru all that tubing :hehe:

    then again that would restrict flow to all hell, I'd even worry about flow restriction for something like that on my 6mm Aquacomputer setup.

    Looks like they might make a good choice for those toasty MOSFETs too.
     
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  10. Risky

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    With 3mmID tube you don't want them in series. Tbh, I didn't try to hard to make it tidy on the basis that it probably wouldn't work out. I'm not sure anything but busy is an option.

    Water circuit is

    Res-10ID->
    Pump-10ID->
    Rad-7ID->
    GPU-7ID->
    -CPU=>=2x7ID=>
    Splitters=8x3ID=>
    miniblocks=8x3ID=>
    Splitters=2x7ID=>
    Res (dual inlets)
     
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    Shadowed_fury Minimodder

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    Thats so cool! :D
     
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  12. Risky

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    All in except for four of the temp probes (and a couple more to be relocated.

    Bit of a job getting the back of the case on. There's a heap of hidden wiring back there.
     
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  13. Firehed

    Firehed Why not? I own a domain to match.

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    yeah that's a lotta tubing to deal with. I bet if you stuck the 4-way splitter in the bottom, ran that to each of the bottom blocks on the card, series that to the top block above that, then bring that back to the other splitter it could be moderately neat, but that could be tricky to pull off.

    Watch out... it looks like there's a lot of strain on the data cable on that top sata drive, it could break off if yoru're not careful :duh:
     
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  14. Risky

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    I could have been better with hindsight, but I was getting tired. Good spot on the SATA, for some reason they seemed harder to route this time.
     
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    fivecheebs Dont panic!

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    Love it :D

    How did you mount the blocks in the end mate?
     
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  16. coolmiester

    coolmiester Coolermaster Legend

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    Somehow i just knew Risky would be first in on these :cooldude:

    Man i been trying to follow all the hoses but all i've done is ended up cross eyed :D

    Do they work??

    Great job anyway :thumb:
     
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  17. Risky

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    I need to resoot with better lighting to see the hoses, I guess.

    Haven't powered on the PC, but did run the pump to test. Looked so cool with the air being forced out of the system through all those hoses! No leaks I could see.
     
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  18. Batan

    Batan What's a Dremel?

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    Did it work? Was like a fullcover or similar at least?
     
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  19. Risky

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    Yeah I had it working in a couple of rigs and might but put it back soon as I still have the blocks installed on a 6800 card.

    Did get a leak once when the VGA outlet pinched on of the tubes which wasn't too clever.
     
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  20. Batan

    Batan What's a Dremel?

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    Ok, my card is a gainward 9600 GT 512 Mb ,is not a top card but I like it, that card doesn´t have a full cover but I interested in watercooling so I want something that I could use 2,3 or more times because all that things are expensives.

    Did you have any problems with the blocks?

    Bye
     
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