Will all of my parts fit together?

[kuwok]

Hello,
I'm looking into water cooling and I found pieces that would fit my set-up. I'm wondering if it'll all fit together?

http://jab-tech.com/Swiftech-MCR220-QP-Res-pr-3975.html

http://jab-tech.com/EK-Bay-Spin-Reservoir-Acetal-pr-4815.html

http://jab-tech.com/Swiftech-Apogee-HD-High-Performance-4-Port-CPU-Waterblock-Black-Intel-AMD-Ready-Apogee-HD-BK-pr-4878.html

http://jab-tech.com/Swiftech-MCP655-12-VDC-Pump-pr-2982.html

I'm looking into the fittings and tubes but I realize the pump had different size compared to the reservoir.

 

[diellur]

The pump has 1/2" fittings, the res and rad have 1/4" (which tends to be the most common)...you just need to find a pump that has the 1/4" threads. I've no idea what threads the CPU waterblock has, I couldn't find that!

 

[manofchalk]

The pump has 1/2" fittings pre-attached as part of the stock top, the CPU block and reservoir both have G1/4" threads so you can throw on your own barbs without issue.

The big issue I see is that the reservoir uses 1/4" NPSM threads rather than the usual G1/4, which should mean that any barbs/compressions that are G1/4 thread wont fit. However it is possible to make it work, but its a lot less reliable than a G1/4 to G1/4 connection.

My advice, switch the radiator to something with G1/4 threads just to save yourself a headache later on.

If you are unsure about the difference between the threads and fitting size, This might help.

The thread is the screw part of the barb, and the fitting size refers to the width of the channel through it.

 

[diellur]

+1 manofchalk...hadn't spotted that it was 1/2" fittings on the pump and not thread.