First time H2O, does the loop look OK?

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FallenMystic

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Greetings all,

I decided to start playing with water recently, (low end TT system with a few additions/subtractions,) and before I got to far I figured I'd head here to make sure I've got the initial setup right before I go too nuts... let me know if this looks OK or if I've fot thigs rolling in the wrong direction.

Thanks!

This is a 'custom' fill port I decided to try out, didn't want to go with the standard bay res because well I'm using the bays up with HDD's, (it's intended to be a server of sorts,) I just haven't figured out what yet.
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First pass on a paint job for the Rad and the waterblock, (hated the look/design of the TT waterblock so I went with this Koolance block,) it's going to go on an Athlon64 chip. Eventually the case/water setup is going into a mod; the water system was actually intended for another build but it's taking me longer to get the other build off the ground.
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These are a couple of shots of the whole loop, currently only the CPU in the loop, I was going to include the chipset as well but the DIY block I picked up cracked so that got left out of the mix.
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This is a shot of the pump and the 'T' setup I'm using, (its actually a Koolance drainport,) but it seems to work thus far for what I'm using it for.
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Thanks for any input.
 
I swear, ever since I got this Rocketfish case, it seems like everyone has one now. :)

Looks good. Though I think that drain port or (t- fitting) is going to hurt your flow rate. Then again, this is a Thermaltake W/C kit. :rolleyes:
 
SolidBladez said:
I swear, ever since I got this Rocketfish case, it seems like everyone has one now. :)

Looks good. Though I think that drain port or (t- fitting) is going to hurt your flow rate. Then again, this is a Thermaltake W/C kit. :rolleyes:
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What would you use as a way to fill the loop if not for a 'T'?

and Yea the rocketfish is a monster, i plan on seeing how many drives I can slap in there, currently have 2 bay converters turning the 6 5.25 bays into 8 HDD bays.
 
SolidBladez said:
You could try your fill port or buy a reservoir.
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I'm trying to aviod the rez mainly because I don't have the room for the res I have and from what I've seen they really don't do much beyond helping th fill the system.

With a fill port wouldn't you need to have a T or a Y line in there anyways?
 
You could easily mount a Swiftech Microres on the side support with a couple of zip ties. They are very small and help keep the system filled nicely. Only cost 20 bucks.
 
You could also use a Danger Den fill-port res at the top of the case. You would have to drill into the case if you wanted access without having to open the case.
 
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These is the best way to have it setup :)
I would suggest a T-Line to your fill/drain port.
 
R1ckCa1n said:
WAY too crowded IMHO
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That is the best setup for one water Block in a mid-tower case.
Only thing I would change is move the fan & radiator outside of the case and do a push pull :)
Other then that, it is prefect T-line setup.
 
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