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What would I need to run my water loop out my window to a car rad on my roof?

Would it be plausable?

What would I put in to prevent freezing?

Would a d5 pump have enough power?

Rig is about 3 inches from window.

EDIT: would condensation be a problem?

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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Haven't you watched whole room watercooling ? :D

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Haven't you watched whole room watercooling ? :D

I have.

But this is much smaller.

And they never mentioned condensation.

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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Car radiators are pretty giant compared to PC radiators. I'm certain a D5 pump won't cut it. Use Anti-Freeze to stop the fluid  from freezing, it's what cars use.

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Car radiators are pretty giant compared to PC radiators. I'm certain a D5 pump won't cut it. Use Anti-Freeze to stop the fluid from freezing, it's what cars use.

Rads are not that restrictive tho.

Hmm, I'll need a big res as well

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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Rads are not that restrictive tho.

Hmm, I'll need a big res as well

Also what fan are you planning to use? :P

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Rads are not that restrictive tho.

Hmm, I'll need a big res as well

You dont need a giant res, just a bigger one than normal... :D

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Also what fan are you planning to use? :P

None

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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a car radiator should work. use antifreeze to stop it from feeding and condensation occurs when the water is 10 degrees colder then room temperature but it take more like 20 before you get and real water coming from it if you can have air circulating around the tube that will stop moisture from accumulating  

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Oh and that d5 should be enough if not you can always get another and run in parallel. 

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A lot of car radiators tend to be made from aluminum, so not exactly recommended. Auto antifreeze should help curtail any corrosion, but you'll want to flush it twice a year to make sure you're keeping corrosion out of the equation (or whatever the equivalent of 25,000 miles would be for a computer loop). Also if you're going to run hard tubing, DO NOT USE PETG as automotive antifreeze contains ethylene glycol which will eat through PETG.

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2 or three DDCs would be fine or 2 pond type pumps 5m and 5000L/hr would do it but there are three things you need to consider.

  1. Car rads are single pass so they are better for very hot liquids a much less efficient with 10-15C over ambient
  2. If the sun shines you may get heat soak
  3. When it is really cold you could end up with condensation inside your pc
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