How far does a watercooling pump effectively pump liquid?

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Andrew schaefer

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(This next part is theoretical) Starting from the resevoir the fluid falls down 1 foot into the pump and is then pumped about a foot and 4 inches into the cpu block then travels 2 feet out of the back of the case to radiator 1 then 3-5 inches into radiator 2 then 3-4 feet back into the case to the resevoir
Specs total tube length 8.1 feet max + the 1 foot drop into the pump is 9.1
Radiators 2 dual 140mm's
Cpu block swiftech apogee HD
Pump swiftech mcp655
Resevoir mcres micro rev2 resevoir
Tubing 3/8 inch
will this work or will i need a second pump if so where do i put this pump in the line?
the tubes need to go so far out the back because the radiators live in a modified freezer
 
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the pump will run 13ft. One should do it but if it were me I would put in two. res-pump-cpu-out of case to rads- back into case to the second pump- res. the second pump will help pull water through the rads and the long run to and from them.
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My eheim water pump that I use for watercooling is POWERFUL. Not just a little, it is a beast. Now understand my tubing is 3/4ID so it has flow. It uses 120V not hooked into pc powersupply like some water pumps. So with that being said, I think it could do your theoretical setup.

Just to give you example. I used to have my gaming rig on a desk beside a patio door. So 2 feet to door, then about 9 feet over into my snow made beer fridge (hey, I was living in an apartment where the fridge sucked and was small and it was winter time).
Using snow and the blasting air going by being 11 stories up, it kept my pc cool.
The eheim pump worked fine.

Here is the eheim pump website:
http://www.eheim.com/en_GB/products/technology/pumps/universal-3400

I didn't use the 3400 just grabbed the first one that came to mind. Mine was 1200.
 
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faalin

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freezers are not made to handle a heat source inside them, the compressors are meant to cycle on and off not do a continues load you will burn it up in no time. Also I hope you never turn your computer off while the freezer is working or it will freeze the lines and rads. If it does work for any length of time you need to worry about having cold water inside a hot case causing condensation on the tubes and water blocks.


If you did any searching on here its been talked about many times about putting rads and computers inside freezers and how its a bad idea.
 
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yes i already know all about that its not a normal freezer i tore it to pieces and rebuilt it to run for very extended periods of time at like 50-60 degrees in a little box it's more like an airconditioner than a freezer now just tell me if the pump will work or not
 
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the pump will run 13ft. One should do it but if it were me I would put in two. res-pump-cpu-out of case to rads- back into case to the second pump- res. the second pump will help pull water through the rads and the long run to and from them.
 
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thanks for the answer and your concern about my rig i think what you said about freezing overnight may actually become a problem during the coldest parts of winter since temps drop below freezing in my house
 
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yeah i was looking into that its apparently too thick but i've heard of people mixing it with water and other stuff looks like im going to get to make my own custom mixture thats freeze proof and biocide included while still being thin
 
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man i wish i lived somewhere cold and snowy like canada i live in a desert (arizona) the ambient temps here in the summer make it exceptionaly annoying to cool a computer winter is great but it only last about 4 months or less
 
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Local companies with big data wear houses usually have an air intake directly from outside into server room for winter usage.

You can usually tell which is the inlet pipe as people during the winter are up on scissor lifts removing birds from nesting in the pipe.
 
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