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Sixth in a series of water cooling threads spurred by the recent uptick in questions on the topic..... see starter thread here:
Water Cooling 101 - Should I or Why Bother ?
This thread is obviously intended to focus on Water Blocks. Again, the THG Water Cooling Sticky is a great place to start.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/277130-29-read-first-watercooling-sticky
This thread is intended as a spot to share ideas on the subject of Pumps. Unfortunately the sticky is a bit outta date as one of the main resources (skinneelabs.com) is now gone. There is still load of information to be found on http://martinsliquidlab.org/ and the links in the THG sticky.
Here's an informative guide on the topic
http://martinsliquidlab.org/pump-planning-guide/
Like ALC water cooling units, the majority of the pumps used by most peeps are basically rebranded units from one manufacturer.... there are others, but these dominate the market.
Laing DDC - Swiftech MCP35x
Laing D5 - Swiftech 655
The other issue I wrestled with was single loop versus multiple loops and which of course means 1 pump versus 2 .... also whether to use 1 pump per loop or 2 in series in case on dies.
At his point, Im thinking on using the Swiftech Dual Extreme Duty Industrial PWM MCP35X2 Pump (MCP35X2-BK) w/ Heatsink (MCP35X2-HS)
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/14961/ex-pmp-173/Swiftech_Dual_Extreme_Duty_Small_Form_Factor_12_VDC_Industrial_PWM_Pump_-_Black_MCP35X2-BK.html
http://martinsliquidlab.org/2012/01/29/swiftech-mcp35x2-pump/8/
A bit expensive but pits mind at ease with regard to pump failure and speed control concerns.
Alternates, comments suggestions ?
Water Cooling 101 - Should I or Why Bother ?
This thread is obviously intended to focus on Water Blocks. Again, the THG Water Cooling Sticky is a great place to start.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/277130-29-read-first-watercooling-sticky
This thread is intended as a spot to share ideas on the subject of Pumps. Unfortunately the sticky is a bit outta date as one of the main resources (skinneelabs.com) is now gone. There is still load of information to be found on http://martinsliquidlab.org/ and the links in the THG sticky.
Here's an informative guide on the topic
http://martinsliquidlab.org/pump-planning-guide/
Like ALC water cooling units, the majority of the pumps used by most peeps are basically rebranded units from one manufacturer.... there are others, but these dominate the market.
Laing DDC - Swiftech MCP35x
Laing D5 - Swiftech 655
The other issue I wrestled with was single loop versus multiple loops and which of course means 1 pump versus 2 .... also whether to use 1 pump per loop or 2 in series in case on dies.
At his point, Im thinking on using the Swiftech Dual Extreme Duty Industrial PWM MCP35X2 Pump (MCP35X2-BK) w/ Heatsink (MCP35X2-HS)
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/14961/ex-pmp-173/Swiftech_Dual_Extreme_Duty_Small_Form_Factor_12_VDC_Industrial_PWM_Pump_-_Black_MCP35X2-BK.html
http://martinsliquidlab.org/2012/01/29/swiftech-mcp35x2-pump/8/
A bit expensive but pits mind at ease with regard to pump failure and speed control concerns.
Alternates, comments suggestions ?
, am leaning with the beefier pump.
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