Thermaltake Bigwater

DaBbLeDaBbLe
edited February 2005 in Hardware
Guys firstly I hope you don't mind me posting this article here.

Iv'e decided to do an Install Guide for the thermaltake Bigwater mainly because the included manual is rather difficult to read, bad translation and small black and white pictures the normal stuff. So here it is in a pdf document hopefully you will all enjoy the read and the big colour pictures.

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Hope this article helps all the newbies out when it comes to watercooling.

As much as it helped me out with watercooling writing the article..

Cheers DaBbLe

Comments

  • PressXPressX Working! New
    edited February 2005
    Nice "How To". Shame about it being sponsored :shakehead. A few posts first would have been more subtle. :rolleyes:
  • leishi85leishi85 Grand Rapids, MI Icrontian
    edited February 2005
    Correction.

    i think it's better to run the water this way

    PUMP--->RADIATOR--->WATER BLOCK--->PUMP

    because if u do PUMP--->WATER BLOCK--->RADIATOR--->PUMP

    yes the water will be cooled by the radiator, but when it goes back to the pump and go t thw ater block, it absorbs a little heat from the pump before it enters the block.
  • DaBbLeDaBbLe
    edited February 2005
    Sorry about that guys

    I found out about short-media after I done the guide and thought it would be a great place to put this article

    I will be more carefull next time

    Thanks for your comments
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited February 2005
    the normal channel is to be a member of the community, and then ask permission from the site admins, and then post your guide, which we probably would if it's helpful and is not seen as a ploy to use our site's traffic to drive users to your site.

    However, a first time poster and no asking of permission almost always smells like spam to us.. Please don't take it wrong, I'm sure you understand our position on this.
  • DaBbLeDaBbLe
    edited February 2005
    Yeah no problems I understand :thumbsup: However I did PM General Keebler to ask if he could look over the article. And left him with this very thread. But I will be more carefull in future with my posts. Sorry for the trouble

    DaBbLe
  • DaBbLeDaBbLe
    edited February 2005
    leishi85 wrote:
    Correction.

    i think it's better to run the water this way

    PUMP--->RADIATOR--->WATER BLOCK--->PUMP

    because if u do PUMP--->WATER BLOCK--->RADIATOR--->PUMP

    yes the water will be cooled by the radiator, but when it goes back to the pump and go t thw ater block, it absorbs a little heat from the pump before it enters the block.

    Yeah thats kewl I like the idea I will reconfigure my system to see the results cheers for the advice.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited February 2005
    Check this out :)
  • DaBbLeDaBbLe
    edited February 2005
    Like it ;)
  • csimoncsimon Acadiana Icrontian
    edited February 2005
    leishi85 wrote:
    Correction.

    i think it's better to run the water this way

    PUMP--->RADIATOR--->WATER BLOCK--->PUMP

    because if u do PUMP--->WATER BLOCK--->RADIATOR--->PUMP

    yes the water will be cooled by the radiator, but when it goes back to the pump and go t thw ater block, it absorbs a little heat from the pump before it enters the block.

    how much does the pump actually warm the radiated water?
    how will the warm/hot water affect the pump?
  • lemonlimelemonlime Canada Member
    edited February 2005
    When bleeding the air out of my system, I usually run the loop with only the pump connected (i.e. no rad fans running), and after 30 minutes or so, the water does get luke warm from just the pump. So it does make a difference.

    I have heard mixed opinions regarding the ordering of components. I suppose it does make a small difference, but the generally accepted theory I've heard is that the high flow rate in most decent watercooling setups cause the loop temperature to be generally the same throughout the loop in all locations. i.e a measurement of water currently in the rad moves through the rad so quickly that it does not drop even a single degree in temperature. Only after constant cycling through the loop does the overall water temperature decrease. so the water temperature before the rad and after the rad is essentially the same. This would certainly be a different case in huge loops (industrial environments etc), but in the <5ft of computer watercooling, I guess it makes sense. Again, I have never tested this out, but it sort of makes sense to me. :thumbsup:

    In the end, I did end up going PUMP --> RAD --> CPU --> GPU --> RES --> PUMP, but that was mainly because it was easiest to route that way.
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