So, I've Found a Few Things...

[GUVII]

Been thinking on starting a custom hard line loop, but I've always been running into common comments or reviews on current kits like the Thermaltake with the thin Copper Rad that have pump failures and leaks. So... I've decided to plung into hardware graveyard (attic) to find a old Danger Den water cooling kit, with G1/4 holes and clamp on fittings for soft tube setup. The kit includes a 5.25 Res drive bay, with soft tubes, a Danger Den copper block that doesn't use fins but rather a prong setup inside the cooler, with a copper 120mm rad and a D5T pump from LAING.

 

Question I have is... is it worth to use it on a custom loop with updated fittings, or should I just get a new kit? Now I do know that this rad needs to be... cleaned... badly but this unit has been sitting upstairs (with coolant inside) for a long period of time and never sprung a leak.

[W-L]

1 minute ago, GUVII said:

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That pump may be still good, I'd check the graphite bearing surface to see if it's still in good shape and that the impeller is sitting up high when together which would indicate a good bearing. 

 

As for the rad if you want to just keep a 120mm then go for cleaning it up but I'd recommend to get a larger rad to really see the benefit of watercooling. 

[GUVII]

1 minute ago, W-L said:

That pump may be still good, I'd check the graphite bearing surface to see if it's still in good shape and that the impeller is sitting up high when together which would indicate a good bearing. 

 

As for the rad if you want to just keep a 120mm then go for cleaning it up but I'd recommend to get a larger rad to really see the benefit of watercooling. 

Thanks

what if I use a 360mm thin rad with the 120mm? Mount the 360 forward facing and have the 120 in the rear. I've also been thinking about this too...

[W-L]

4 minutes ago, GUVII said:

Thanks

what if I use a 360mm thin rad with the 120mm? Mount the 360 forward facing and have the 120 in the rear. I've also been thinking about this too...

Yeah that would be very good for a single CPU and GPU setup while getting silent cooling. That used radiator will need a really throughout cleaning before it gets anywhere close to a loop again.