Subwoofer under computer, with hardline cooling

[Vynro]

Hey guys, I just have a quick question that popped into my mind as I'm planning my build, I have a 12 inch subwoofer under my computer on the same entertainment unit. I have it turned down pretty low to begin with because I didn't want to risk hurting the drives, but what I'm wondering is if the vibrations will significantly loosen my compression fittings on the custom loop I'm making and cause leaks? How likely do you think this would be to occur ? Should I turn the subwoofer all the way down, unplug it altogether, or am I safe to keep it at about the halfway point ? Also, as a side note, how tight do I need to tighten the fittings, I'm worried of over tightening and ruining the seals, but I'm also not so sure I've tightened them enough!

Edited July 4, 2019 by Vynro

[Stormseeker9]

25 minutes ago, Vynro said:

Hey guys, I just have a quick question that popped into my mind as I'm planning my build, I have a 12 inch subwoofer under my computer on the same entertainment unit. I have it turned down pretty low to begin with because I didn't want to risk hurting the drives, but what I'm wondering is if the vibrations will significantly loosen my compression fittings on the custom loop I'm making and cause leaks? How likely do you think this would be to occur ? Should I turn the subwoofer all the way down, unplug it altogether, or am I safe to keep it at about the halfway point ? Also, as a side note, how tight do I need to tighten the fittings, I'm worried of over tightening and ruining the seals, but I'm also not so sure I've tightened them enough!

You’ve done a leak test?

[Vynro]

 

1 minute ago, Stormseeker9 said:

You’ve done a leak test?

I haven't yet , still building , but I just thought it might be something that could cause leaks over long term, I could be wrong !

[Stormseeker9]

Just now, Vynro said:

 

I haven't yet , still building , but I just thought it might be something that could cause leaks over long term, I could be wrong !

I mean, it shouldn’t. It depends on frequency as well - but hopefully other members can give you a more conclusive answer 

[Vynro]

27 minutes ago, Stormseeker9 said:

I mean, it shouldn’t. It depends on frequency as well - but hopefully other members can give you a more conclusive answer 

Thanks man ! Puts me a bit more at ease ! Guess we'll see how it goes until others answer ! 

[THEIsaacPigg27]

I have a sub under my desk and I had a custom loop for a bit, probably 8 months or so, and when I finally took that loop apart everything seemed fine 

[Ravendarat]

If you have good fittings there is no way a sub under your desk is gonna cause a leaking issue, the amount of output you would need would be way more than you are gonna be dealing with

[SolarNova]

If you gunna have it up loud enough to make things bounce on the desk, then yea its gunna cause an issue.

 

However if its just a gentle rumble it shouldn't cause a problem. The PC will be vibrating somewhat anyway, unless u take extensive measure to decouple every part with a moving part, such as the pump, hardrives, and fans. So the average hardline loop already deals with vibrations.

[W-L]

18 hours ago, Vynro said:

Hey guys, I just have a quick question that popped into my mind as I'm planning my build, I have a 12 inch subwoofer under my computer on the same entertainment unit. I have it turned down pretty low to begin with because I didn't want to risk hurting the drives, but what I'm wondering is if the vibrations will significantly loosen my compression fittings on the custom loop I'm making and cause leaks? How likely do you think this would be to occur ? Should I turn the subwoofer all the way down, unplug it altogether, or am I safe to keep it at about the halfway point ? Also, as a side note, how tight do I need to tighten the fittings, I'm worried of over tightening and ruining the seals, but I'm also not so sure I've tightened them enough!

If leak tested properly it shouldn’t experience any issues given the bass isn’t shaking the whole house as is. Finger tight for fittings plus an extra 1/8 to 1/4 turn is more than enough.

 

The main thing I would be concerned about is any HDD that may be in the system as excessive vibration is not good for them.

[Vynro]

1 hour ago, W-L said:

If leak tested properly it shouldn’t experience any issues given the bass isn’t shaking the whole house as is. Finger tight for fittings plus an extra 1/8 to 1/4 turn is more than enough.

 

The main thing I would be concerned about is any HDD that may be in the system as excessive vibration is not good for them.

That HDD is mainly just my steam library so I guess it's not the end of the world if it does fail, everything else is solid state. 

 

Thanks all for your answers ! Really appreciate it! Been leak testing for about 10 hours now, no leaks yet. Below is a pic of my first ever custom loop attempt, I'm pretty happy with the results! Not all my lights are on (obviously still in testing) but I think once I add the blue dye, and all my lights / glass are back on this is gonna be a beauty