A wet question.
Your-Amish-Daddy
The heart of Texas
Since summer is rolling up on us here in Texas, the big question is; How to beat that 110 degree summer? That question runs through my brain countless times in the spring months. Even with my giant Gemini 2 and the 110cfm fans I'm still putting that hot air on that hot object. Doing no good if the air temperature is just as hot as the processor.
It's time to switch to water. But like everything I do it has to be awesome or I'll lose interest. I want the whole world's views on water. Water blocks, flow diagrams, preferred coolants, the works. I'm already designing a case and the way she's looking, I'm gonna have about 3x1 feet spare for cooling accessories. Perfect space for a water reservoir and pump no? Gimme what you got. No post is too long, no idea too bad.
Hit me with your best shot.
It's time to switch to water. But like everything I do it has to be awesome or I'll lose interest. I want the whole world's views on water. Water blocks, flow diagrams, preferred coolants, the works. I'm already designing a case and the way she's looking, I'm gonna have about 3x1 feet spare for cooling accessories. Perfect space for a water reservoir and pump no? Gimme what you got. No post is too long, no idea too bad.
Hit me with your best shot.
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Sticky posts 2,3,4,5 (sort of), and 7. (calling the top Sticky #1)
Flow charts for pumps/blocks/tubing in #3 is really good.
I am sorry to say that ambient is ambient. Weather you are cooling with air or water you will not get temps below the ambient temp. The only way to do that would be with phase change or tec. A good water cooled setup will probably get you closer to ambient than air cooling but not below.
Scott
Plus:
<ul><li>Below ambient temps</li>
<li>Inexpensive build</li>
<li>Good bang for the buck</li></ul>
Cons:
<ul><li>Not closed-loop. You have to refill it.</li>
<li>Noise. You usually hear the water sprinkling</li>
<li>Space. Bong towers are pretty big, taking space in the room and hampering case mobility</li>
<li>Marginal increase in humidity in your room.</li></ul>
I saw one with a submersible pump, a 5 gal. paint bucket, 4" PVC pipe tower and Y-split, 120mm fan, and a cheap hardware store shower head. Simple and effective.
Short answer:
Bong cooling doesn't work in a closed loop.
You have described a traditional water cooling loop. The bong cooler cannot be sealed because the air enters near the bottom and must travel up through the vertical pipe because it has nowhere else to go. The air cools the water that is precipitating as it is pushed upward and exits.
I'd like to build something elaborate and modular, and that's the one piece of kit I'd need to go forward. I got really tired of pulling caterpillar-like maneuvers to move my tower PC and the attached Reserator 1 around.
Madshrimps did two waterblock reviews within the past month or so. They're quite impressed with the D-Tek Fuzion, but it's almost $70. I don't know if it's worthwhile to get an older block design. They've come so far in the past years.
http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=getarticle&number=4&artpage=3380&articID=810
http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=getarticle&number=10&artpage=3165&articID=627
$40 for very good performance. It's what I use on my Q6600.
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/1255/cas-329/Prometeia_Mach_II_GT_Phase-Change_CPU_Cooler_Unit_9290GT_-_w_Free_Green_LCD_Kit.html?tl=g41
This is what you want?
Check this one out man. You can fine tune the accelerator nozzles for performance and adjust the flow pattern for dual or quad core CPUs.
Looks like by the final formula that it has less than 1 degree difference on CPU final temp.
Sweet Jesus!
Now to combine those with the other key ingredient...
BuddyJ, esq.
I'm gonna need a waterpump that will move water in an upward motion quite well. Any recommendations?
http://dangerden.com/store/product.php?productid=175&cat=23&page=1#tabs
http://dangerden.com/store/files/images/pumps/d5/flow_pressure_12V_1600w.jpg