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[winters\]

Hey ya'll

I am currently looking into water cooling to just have fun with it but, at the same time, I want to keep it on a budget end so I can help my friends with the idea as well. I have just about everything planned out and I have decide to do the "bong" type cooler since my whole PC theme is basically to be "loud" and proud. The last few things I need to research are fans(any recommendations would be nice) and what kind of tubing would be the best. Since this is going to be a budget-ish build I was considering using PVC instead of utilizing the standard hard tubes provided by EKB and others. Any thoughts on PVC vs official hard tubing?

 

Thanks in advance!

[Zando_]

PVC may cause problems with other parts in the loop. 

 

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Hey ya'll

I am currently looking into water cooling to just have fun with it but, at the same time, I want to keep it on a budget end so I can help my friends with the idea as well. I have just about everything planned out and I have decide to do the "bong" type cooler since my whole PC theme is basically to be "loud" and proud. The last few things I need to research are fans(any recommendations would be nice) and what kind of tubing would be the best. Since this is going to be a budget-ish build I was considering using PVC instead of utilizing the standard hard tubes provided by EKB and others. Any thoughts on PVC vs official hard tubing?

 

Thanks in advance!

 

[winters\]

What kind of problems are we talking here?

[W-L]

1 minute ago, winters\ said:

What kind of problems are we talking here?

PVC will work but if you doing an open loop cooler you have other problems such as contamination and well since it's evaporative loss of fluid in the loop.  

[winters\]

Yea, I have a system developed to watch my liquid levels as well as insure that as few contaminants will get in from the outside. I will also be running a subsection of the loop through a filter/kill coil to help maintain the loop.Thanks for the input W-L!

[Ildiesalot]

I would love to see pictures of this when it's done. 

[winters\]

I'll definitely be putting pictures up once I have finished! Still finishing up some plans and working on obtaining what I need.

[winters\]

Hey all, it has been a while but, I have made some head way. After much planning, calculations, and consulting with an evaporative cooling professional I have finally gathered just about all I need and put most of it together. I will be posting a picture and description with each pic.

[winters\]

By far the most difficult part was cutting these damn holes. Though the holes did fit the pips I needed to insure they were secure so I used some super heavy duty glue on the bottom as well as some screws to act as a belt and strap concept

[winters\]

Using a hacksaw you see sitting on the bench I cut the hole in the top of my cooler and cut my single 5in diameter PVC pip in half. To get the PVC wie's to set correctly into the holes I cut about 2.5in off my pipes which allowed them to set very nicely. 

[winters\]

After putting the main piece together I stabilized the pipes with two pieces of wood I had laying around. I cut the wood with a jig saw and sanded them down to get the best fit possible. The shower head and pipe you see are what I have rigged to increase the surface area of the water that will be hit by the air as it is blown into the wie's. I am yet to have a pump, after testing a few I have found that you will need a pump with more than 200GPH but less than 700. I am still toying around with the number but my TSC and Harbor Freight were both low on pump supplies. Over all this project has cost me about $80 -$90. I am not sure when it will all be painted. I hope to be following up with thermals and actual total cost within the next few weeks.

[The Print Craftsman]

Are the shower heads to filter dirt and debris out of the system?