Cooling Flow meter question & Black Ice GT Pic's

Hi All,

It's upgrade time so I have started buying up all the cooling I need. Since things have changed slightly I have decided to start from scratch.

Instead of 1/2" ID I'm going for 3/8" ID this time round to make things a little cleaner and easier to manage.

So far I have:
D-TEK MP-05 SP LE (on it's way)
Alphacool repack-cooling Slot-In Special Edition Plexi-UV
Laing DDC-ULTRA
1 x BI GT 240 Xflow & 2 x BI GT 120mm 2 Pass
4 x Silent X 120mm (14dB 60 CFM)
15m Tygon 3603 3/8"





So far there have been no official reviews of the new HWlabs radiators, but a number of independent tests on forums have show that they are restrictive. The D-TEK MP-05 SP LE is also a little restrictive, however I have also purchased the additional nozzle kit for testing purposes. I have not decided on which GPU I'm having yet but it's probably going to be a Danger Den Koosha.

I'm going for maximum performance and would like to have a way to monitor the flow rates. Here in lies the question since I cannot find anything that looks of reasonable quality. Do any of you know of a high quality flow meter that will give accurate feedback?

Many Thanks in advance

 

Just search this sub-forum for the Swissflow SF800. It is a flow meter with 3/8" ID that can be hooked up to a RPM sensing motherboard fan header. It generates 100 pulses per litre per minute and is quite accurate. It does generate a bit of pressure drop, though.

I myself use Speedfan and Samurize to display flow on a 5" LCD screen in the bezel of my PC, in litres per minute flow (see project link below).

Visit the Swissflow website for more info. I sold some individual units on behalf of the company for PC waterproofing purposes; I have four units left for sale at about £25,-- each plus P+P.

 

That looks like a very good solution Nexxo.

I realise that any time I add something to the loop that pressure will drop, the question though is how much? I'm worried about pressure levels already even though the DDC-Ultra should handle anything I can throw at it. It's only going to be temporarily used for testing and finding the optimum nozzle and radiator setup.

You have four left....hmmmm can you post to Denmark?

 

the thing is all radiators are constrictive the water has to make a lot of 90degree turns and then move through the failrly constrictive vertical phlumes. i dont think it is a real problem in the long run, not with the pump you are using.

Are you going to try and carve your own nozzle using the blank plate?

 

Procooling.com did some research into the pressure drop.

I can post anywhere you want.