Cooling Which tubing?

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  1. kong

    kong cnc-guy

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    I really need to get some tubing for my system, but not sure which one. Ideally I don't want silicone, due to it's colour, so if I'm going for ordinary stuff, which/where from? The surgical grade stuff over on extreme cooling sounds like what I'm after (nice and cheap) but dunno on it's reliability.
    So the most important things are transparency, and reliability. Please help!!
     
  2. 8-BALL

    8-BALL Theory would dictate.....

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    Get clearflex or Tygon. They are expensive but don't harden like vinyl tubing. The clear stuff you are referring to is vinyl I think.

    Clearflex and Tygon have the superior properties of silicone, but are transparent. They are the tubing of choice just about everywhere I've looked now.

    They are available from pclincs.co.uk

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  3. kong

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    Damn that Tygon is expensive! But, i gotta have it. Unfortunately it's only avail in 1/2", and I need 1/2, 3/8 and 1/4!! So I'm just off to google to do a little searching. Thanks for the info.
     
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  5. kong

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    Why is everything so cheap in America?! Damn yankees!
    TBH, I'd rather not order from US coz it's gonna take a couple of weeks to come, if they do deliver. So, if I can't have tygon, is there a similar quality tubing available?
     
  6. 8-BALL

    8-BALL Theory would dictate.....

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    If you don't mind me asking, what do you need the 1/4" tubing for.

    8-ball
     
  7. kong

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    Why, for 1/4" barbs of course!:idea:
    Seriously, I shall be watercooling my graphics card soon, and the mem will have 1/4" barbs. So will the Hard disk cooler, probably.
     
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