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Tangence · 29th March 2012, 9:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Hive

Judging from that pic you are going push/pull....

Push pull for that many fans is a fucking huge waste of money for a 2-5% increase in cooling power.

I have the money. So i figured why the hell not.

I only plan on doing push fans on the internal 420 rad

plzdontbetaken · 29th March 2012, 9:12 PM

large amount of wealth and your using that fugly case.....

Tangence · 29th March 2012, 9:14 PM

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Originally Posted by plzdontbetaken

large amount of wealth and your using that fugly case.....

Hello Mr. insensitive.
Well I think it's beautiful.

Creekin · 29th March 2012, 9:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Tangence

Would it affect a loop much if I were to use right angle joints all over the shop instead of slight bends?

nope, it takes about 30 hard 90 fittings to raise the cpu temp 1deg.
http://martinsliquidlab.org/2011/01/...elbow-impacts/

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Originally Posted by Hive

Push pull for that many fans is a fucking huge waste of money for a 2-5% increase in cooling power.

its more like 20% but still a huge waste of money, space and eardrums imho
http://www.coolingtechnique.com/mart...ng-Review.html

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Originally Posted by Tangence

Hello Mr. insensitive.
Well I think it's beautiful.

ignore copie..hes just a grumpy old man

you should probably start your own thread asking for advice on ur build..
but why go for something so big and complicated for ur first loop?
KISS

Tangence · 29th March 2012, 9:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Creekin

nope, it takes about 30 hard 90 fittings to raise the cpu temp 1deg.

Excellent!

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Originally Posted by Creekin

its more like 20% but still a huge waste of money, space and eardrums imho

Doesn't matter. Had fans.

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Originally Posted by Creekin

but why go for something so big and complicated for ur first loop?
KISS

Iunno....

m3k · 20th June 2012, 4:50 PM

the more silver joints you use- the lower the heat of the water anyway- Silver is a great heat conductor - :P so that flow restriction probably is made up in heat loss rofl (im taking the piss.. i know silver coating wont do much with heat transfer)

... but on a similar note my 'research' has found that silver isn't that beneficial and seems to aid in corrosion and clouding of tubes..

i saw a thread where a guy kept adding tones of silver to his loop thinking the clouding was bacterial growth- And it kept coming back cloudy more aggressive.

what he failed to realise the parts where he put the silver were the most cloudy...

im doing more research before i finally build my loop in the coming weeks

i wish there were nickel plated joints instead of true silver ones... i guess ill probably be going for black joints :<

Huggy_Bear64 · 20th June 2012, 4:55 PM

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Originally Posted by m3k

the more silver joints you use- the lower the heat of the water anyway- Silver is a great heat conductor - :P so that flow restriction probably is made up in heat loss rofl

...toobad my research has found that silver isn't that beneficial and seems to aid in corrosion and clouding of tubes..

i saw a thread where a guy kept adding tones of silver to his loop thinking the clouding was bacterial growth- And it kept coming back cloudy more aggressive.

what he failed to realise the parts where he put the silver were the most cloudy...

im doing more research before i finally build my loop in the coming weeks

i wish there were nickel plated joints instead of true silver ones... i guess ill probably be going for black joints :<

Ummm what.
Most fittings are nickel plated, I don't think anyone in Aus sells the true silver fittings any more...

m3k · 20th June 2012, 5:07 PM

oh sweet, thanks, i had no idea they changed. I bought the older .999 true silver fittings hoping id not need antimicrobial additives, totally keen on swapping to nickel coatings

anyone have issues with the new nickel plated EK blocks. if so i'm thinking of going straight copper- unless anyone other than EK does plexi covers

kazen · 20th June 2012, 5:25 PM

dont do silver, dont do EK nickel.
their "new" nickel is just as shit as their old nickel.

pepsimax · 6th July 2012, 8:23 PM

just curious with an XSPC Raystorm CPU block, can I mount the inlet/outlet North & South instead of East West?

as it would help remove slight kink in tubing or is this acceptable

Huggy_Bear64 · 6th July 2012, 8:33 PM

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Originally Posted by pepsimax

just curious with an XSPC Raystorm CPU block, can I mount the inlet/outlet North & South instead of East West?

as it would help remove slight kink in tubing or is this acceptable
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Mount it however you like, it won't change a thing.

pepsimax · 18th July 2012, 9:39 AM

sorted out my loop, just waiting on Crucial M4's & my rig will be up & running

Creekin · 18th July 2012, 9:54 AM

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Originally Posted by pepsimax

sorted out my loop, just waiting on Crucial M4's & my rig will be up & running
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im guessing u clicked on the wrong link?

http://forums.overclockers.com.au/sh...d.php?t=601626
or roll ya own, be keen to see the rest of it and what you have done

eyeLikeCarrots · 20th July 2012, 1:54 PM

Gentlemen, I have seen a few references in this thread and other along the lines of 'don't f'ing use nickel'.

I was looking at EK Full Cover VGA Block EK-FC560 GTX V2 Acetal+EN Nickel on pccasegear but all the don't f'ing use nickel comments stopped me.

I'm going to we my gtx560ti just to make the damn thing stfu so I am not worried about how pretty the loop looks.

So, is there something bad about nickel parts?

Hood · 20th July 2012, 2:08 PM

Nickel plating can flake off causing blockages and corrosion in your loop.

EK blamed end users for their manufacturing defects which left a bad taste in a lot of mouths.

the likelihood is the block will be fine but there will not be any love here for them.

20th June 2012, 4:50 PM	#141
m3k Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 520	the more silver joints you use- the lower the heat of the water anyway- Silver is a great heat conductor - :P so that flow restriction probably is made up in heat loss rofl (im taking the piss.. i know silver coating wont do much with heat transfer) ... but on a similar note my 'research' has found that silver isn't that beneficial and seems to aid in corrosion and clouding of tubes.. i saw a thread where a guy kept adding tones of silver to his loop thinking the clouding was bacterial growth- And it kept coming back cloudy more aggressive. what he failed to realise the parts where he put the silver were the most cloudy... im doing more research before i finally build my loop in the coming weeks i wish there were nickel plated joints instead of true silver ones... i guess ill probably be going for black joints :< Last edited by m3k; 20th June 2012 at 5:11 PM.

20th June 2012, 5:07 PM	#143
m3k Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 520	oh sweet, thanks, i had no idea they changed. I bought the older .999 true silver fittings hoping id not need antimicrobial additives, totally keen on swapping to nickel coatings anyone have issues with the new nickel plated EK blocks. if so i'm thinking of going straight copper- unless anyone other than EK does plexi covers Last edited by m3k; 20th June 2012 at 5:23 PM.

6th July 2012, 8:23 PM	#145
pepsimax Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 1,174	just curious with an XSPC Raystorm CPU block, can I mount the inlet/outlet North & South instead of East West? as it would help remove slight kink in tubing or is this acceptable __________________ i7 950, EVGA Classified, 12GB 2000Mhz, 800D, GTX580SLi, HX1000, M4 256GBx2, 12TB HDD, G15+G5, AD700, Dell 3011 What do the ladies say after their 4th orgasm? Thanks PepsiMax! VW Golf GTI MkVI

18th July 2012, 9:39 AM	#147
pepsimax Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 1,174	sorted out my loop, just waiting on Crucial M4's & my rig will be up & running __________________ i7 950, EVGA Classified, 12GB 2000Mhz, 800D, GTX580SLi, HX1000, M4 256GBx2, 12TB HDD, G15+G5, AD700, Dell 3011 What do the ladies say after their 4th orgasm? Thanks PepsiMax! VW Golf GTI MkVI

20th July 2012, 1:54 PM	#149
eyeLikeCarrots Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Canberra Is Shit Sex: Yes Posts: 3,791	Gentlemen, I have seen a few references in this thread and other along the lines of 'don't f'ing use nickel'. I was looking at EK Full Cover VGA Block EK-FC560 GTX V2 Acetal+EN Nickel on pccasegear but all the don't f'ing use nickel comments stopped me. I'm going to we my gtx560ti just to make the damn thing stfu so I am not worried about how pretty the loop looks. So, is there something bad about nickel parts? __________________ All your Carrotine are belong to me! \| Big O notation has nothing to do with Roy Orbison... Its not 'your' Internet! \| Follow me my children & FUM$ \| [Agg edit] count = 1 Internet Champion - fallen_dragon said so!

29th March 2012, 9:12 PM	#137
plzdontbetaken (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 244	large amount of wealth and your using that fugly case.....

20th June 2012, 5:25 PM	#144
kazen (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: 3147 Posts: 751	dont do silver, dont do EK nickel. their "new" nickel is just as shit as their old nickel.

20th July 2012, 2:08 PM	#150
Hood Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Hoth Posts: 569	Nickel plating can flake off causing blockages and corrosion in your loop. EK blamed end users for their manufacturing defects which left a bad taste in a lot of mouths. the likelihood is the block will be fine but there will not be any love here for them. __________________ Caselabs STH10 build Paracord Tool