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For Radiators I plan on using </SPAN>EK Water Block Radiators</SPAN> who is sponsoring these radiators. The reason for this is that all the reviews I have read on these radiators consistently rank them in the top 5 in efficiency. Plus for some reason I really like the looks of them I know what you are thinking all radiators look the same but something about these caught my eye?? LOL </SPAN>
I will be using </SPAN>Monsoon</SPAN> fittings, especially the Compression fittings, the swivel 90 and 45 degree fittings, both light port and other. If I am unable to use these and they are not going to be in a place that will be seen, I will use whatever I find the cheapest. But for sure I am going to use some of the light fittings to provide a little light in my tubing.</SPAN>
The fans I will be use are </SPAN>Koolance Fan, 120x38mm (FAN-12038HBK)</SPAN> and </SPAN>Koolance Fan, 120x25mm (FAN-12025HBK)</SPAN>. This is because of the high static pressure rating of the fans and the low sound levels, plus I have heard from several people in various forums that they are the best for using on radiators to get the best performance from them.</SPAN>
As I stated above I will be using an </SPAN>Aqua Computer</SPAN> Aquaero 5 to monitor and control all temperatures and flow rates on my cooling loops. This way I can keep the computer as quiet as possible and still have the performance I need. I will be using all the accessories for this, the USB power adjusters for the pumps and fans if needed, water block to keep it cool, temp sensors and if needed a Multi-switch USB 1.41 to control additional fans, leds and the TEC water chiller. </SPAN></SPAN>
The computer hardware will consist of the following components.</SPAN>
- of Corsair Dominator Platinum at 2133 MHz</SPAN>. The customer support at Corsair have informed me I should not have any problems running this memory set at 2133 MHz on the RIVE with the i7-3970. I had thought about water cooling the memory also but I like the little LEDs that are on this memory.</SPAN>
- 2 </SPAN>Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD</SPAN> connected to the SATA 3 ports from Intel chip.</SPAN>
- LSI 8 port SAS/SATA 3 1GB Raid controller card with 8 60 GB SSD as I already have 3 of these</SPAN>
- I will be setting up a 40GB ram disk with back up to load my frequently used programs to.</SPAN>
All of the above items will be purchased from </SPAN>Newegg</SPAN>. I have been buying from them for 10 to 12 years and have always got good customer support. They have lots of information on their site and the reviews are also very helpful. I know I have spent enough at Newegg over the past few years I should own stock in this company. LOL</SPAN>
I will be using the</SPAN> EKWB</SPAN> water bocks to cool my EVGA GTX 680 and the motherboard. I like the look of these in black and have read lots of good reviews and had them recommended to me by several people on lots of different forums.</SPAN>
The CPU cooler I will be using is a Quad TEC Direct Die and Quad Controller from Mindchill at </SPAN>Aratik</SPAN>X-bit Labs</SPAN>, </SPAN> and </SPAN>AnandTech</SPAN> for providing a wealth of knowledge and information. But sometimes the information you provide is too technical with too many engineering graphs and not what I would call real-world tested. But in saying this it has caused me to learn so much because I had to look up a lot of the information and learn what a lot of things meant.</SPAN>
I also want to thank </SPAN>Performance PC</SPAN>EK Water Blocks</SPAN></SPAN> have been so helpful with providing with a lot of information and also a sponsorship so I will be able to do the testing and post the results for everyone to see.</SPAN>
Also </SPAN>Aqua Computer</SPAN>
- st example is using an </SPAN>EK-CoolStream RAD XTC (140) EAN: 3831109860137</SPAN> Radiator</SPAN> with a 100watt heater in the pipe and see, if this radiator will maintain the temps for 2 hours if so I will add more heat and watch it for up to 6 hours.</SPAN>
This way I can determine exactly what I need to cool how much wattage. I will continue this and series the radiators until I find the combination that will maintain the water temps with 1500 watts of heaters in the pipe for six hours.</SPAN>
I plane on using the below radiators to experiment with as I am sure they will fit in my case. Also a BIG THANKS TO EKWATER BLOCKS FOR SPONSORING THE RADIATORS AND THE RESEVIOR!!!!! THESE ARE THE RADIATORS I REALLY WANTED AND THEY ARE GOING TO HELP MY DREAM COME TRUE!!!!</SPAN></SPAN>
2 ea. EK-CoolStream RAD XTC (140) EAN: 3831109860137 Radiators</SPAN></SPAN>
2 ea. EK-CoolStream RAD XTC (420) EAN: 3831109860151 Radiators</SPAN>
1 ea. EK-CoolStream RAD XT (360) EAN: 3831109860021 </SPAN>Radiator</SPAN>
I am sure I can get these in my case without too much modding </SPAN>
I am going to use the below items for the pumps, tubing, fittings and reservoir. I will try different combinations of radiators until I am able to maintain a constant water temp for 6 hours, recording this with video camera and posting results on thread. I am going to have a fan controller to control the speed of the fans and pumps and see what difference this makes. I want to be able to use a 500 watt immersion heater and a 1000 watt immersion heater in my test pipe. And have these radiators maintain a temperature that is within 5 to 10 degrees of the ambient temperature in my home. I will have a logging meter with a thermocouple in the reservoir so that I can log the temps of the water. Also will have in line temperature sensors to record the water temps going in the radiators and coming out and also to record water temp coming out of the heat pipe I am making. These will be the </SPAN>Phobya Temperature Sensor Outer Thread G1/4 with Display - Blue</SPAN> so I will video these so that I can show and record the temps. The reason for this is I cannot justify spending the money to be able to log these temps to myself as I do not think they are as important as the cooled water temp going into the reservoir. But want to record them because it might be important. I am not sure. </SPAN>
2 ea. </SPAN>Monsoon Free Center Compression Fittings, 1/2" x 3/4" Six Pack - Matte Black</SPAN>
Actually I will be using barbs for the testing as they are cheaper and I do not want to wear out nice compression fittings taking the tubing on and off of them constantly to set up test.</SPAN>
8 ea. </SPAN>Enzotech Compression Fitting G 1/4 Thread - for 1/4" ID and 3/8" OD Tubing - Matte Black</SPAN>
Actually I will be using barbs for the testing as they are cheaper and I do not want to wear out nice compression fittings taking the tubing on and off of them constantly to set up test.</SPAN>
2 ea. </SPAN>Koolance Tubing Splitter/Manifold, 5-Way swiveling [no nozzles]</SPAN>
5 ea. </SPAN>Phobya Temperature Sensor Outer Thread G1/4 with Display - Blue</SPAN>
1 ea</SPAN>. Koolance Coolant Temperature Sensor Plug, 10K Ohm</SPAN> with a display so I can record water temp in middle of pipe.</SPAN>
8 ea</SPAN>. Bgears 140mm Fan Adapter</SPAN>
6 ea. </SPAN>Koolance Fan, 120x38mm (FAN-12038HBK)</SPAN>
6 ea. </SPAN>Koolance Fan, 120x25mm (FAN-12025HBK)</SPAN>
1 ea</SPAN>. Koolance Flow Meter Adapter With Display</SPAN>
1 ea. </SPAN>Koolance INS-FM17N Coolant Flow Meter</SPAN>
1 ea</SPAN>. Sunbeamtech Rheosmart 6 Fan Controller</SPAN>
1 ea. </SPAN>Aquacomputer D5 Pump Mechanics with RPM Signal</SPAN>
1 ea. </SPAN>3 Pin to 4 Pin Fan Adapter Sleeved</SPAN> to be able to use pump on fan controller</SPAN>
1 ea. . </SPAN></SPAN>EK-D5 X-RES 140 CSQ - Acetal EAN: 3831109842652</SPAN> for my D5 pump</SPAN></SPAN>
12 ft </SPAN>Koolance Tubing, Blue PVC [6mm, 1/4"]</SPAN>
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