- Apr 16, 2017
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The case i have is designed for liquid cooling (too big) so for visual appeal, having custom tubing means i can put the rad where ever i want and therefore the tubes will extend there. Custom cooling is too expensive for what it is. In particular, the pump and reservoir. A bare pump is $30 cad without a reservoir or anything while $30 is 2/3 the cost of an entire AIO. Watercooling is almost insane, it cant compete with the value a pump CPU block brings to the table.
Therefore, my goal is to somehow add hardline compression fittings to the pump block of an AIO. I will probably find a dead AIO to experiment on and also if its just a clog that will be a good opportunity to fix it. Other watercooling components are not that unreasonable actually, a radiator can be had for $40 cad and a new reservoir is $50 (worth it because its solid acrylic).
Corsair(asetek) AIOs are fitted with a push to connect fitting held in place by plastic, so two options are using an appropriate replacement g1/4(watercooling standard) to male push connect fitting or using the right threads that fit the hole. Apparently its 3/8.
The rad might not be salvageable, the barb fitting looks like it is part of the casing. If that is the case, then it still may be possible by drilling through the barb hole and threading the hole.
'expandable AIO' its $160 and you have to buy $20 in fittings to switch the tubing. Plus its horrible to mount because of that weird reservoir. higher chance of leakage because it has a strong pump but thinner walls
IMO its very worth it because it can be done on a unit thats dead or dying.
TLDR, is it a terrible idea to modify an AIO to take hardline tubing? if its possible, what would be a good way to do it?
Therefore, my goal is to somehow add hardline compression fittings to the pump block of an AIO. I will probably find a dead AIO to experiment on and also if its just a clog that will be a good opportunity to fix it. Other watercooling components are not that unreasonable actually, a radiator can be had for $40 cad and a new reservoir is $50 (worth it because its solid acrylic).
Corsair(asetek) AIOs are fitted with a push to connect fitting held in place by plastic, so two options are using an appropriate replacement g1/4(watercooling standard) to male push connect fitting or using the right threads that fit the hole. Apparently its 3/8.
The rad might not be salvageable, the barb fitting looks like it is part of the casing. If that is the case, then it still may be possible by drilling through the barb hole and threading the hole.
'expandable AIO' its $160 and you have to buy $20 in fittings to switch the tubing. Plus its horrible to mount because of that weird reservoir. higher chance of leakage because it has a strong pump but thinner walls
IMO its very worth it because it can be done on a unit thats dead or dying.
TLDR, is it a terrible idea to modify an AIO to take hardline tubing? if its possible, what would be a good way to do it?
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