Do you need a flow-meter?

[seba7661]

simple quastion, do you need a flow meter. if yes why?

[Bananasplit_00]

nope, i dont really see the point of one beyond looks eiher

[Eden_Frawley]

7 minutes ago, seba7661 said:

simple quastion, do you need a flow meter. if yes why?

Well to see if the liquid is flowing. If you are worried about it stopping, then get one

6 minutes ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

nope, i dont really see the point of one beyond looks eiher

If you are using a trusted, well known pump, you shouldn't worry 

[NMS]

I don't think it's very valuable, other than for aesthetics IF it's placed correctly.

[Froody129]

Do you need a custom loop? No

 

Do you need a flow meter? No

 

Do you want a custom loop? Depends on the person

 

Do you want a flow meter? Depends on the person 

[PrimeSonic]

I've been running my custom loop about a year now.
I've never had a flow meter in that time.

I'm using a PWM D5 pump, so if water were to stop moving due to pump failure, I would get the alert from the motherboard detecting that the CPU-fan header has gone dead.

So really, no need.

 

That said, I do plan on getting one later just because I think they look cool.

[For Science!]

I had a flow meter for a while, used to feed the flow (ml/min) as an rpm signal into the motherboard. Thought it was "safer" than just relying on pump rpm; but doesnt matter in the end. Once I was satisfied with my pump speed, I took it out the loop because I thought it didn't look so good.

 

Do you need it? probably not.

If you like the look of it, you could.

[Bill4]

I always figured you will know when the pump stops because your temps will go up up up.

I figure watching your temos will do the same thing. 

[PrimeSonic]

18 minutes ago, Bill4 said:

I always figured you will know when the pump stops because your temps will go up up up.

I figure watching your temos will do the same thing. 

Using something like CoreTemp or SpeedFan can give you easy access to your temps from the desktop with a tiny, unobtrusive little icon in the task bar.

These apps also have options for setting alerts when temperatures go too high in cases of emergency.

[SolarNova]

2 hours ago, seba7661 said:

simple quastion, do you need a flow meter. if yes why?

Nope.

[seba7661]

okay, thanks. dont need it then

[Mick Naughty]

Mine connects to my board like most should so it has nothing to do with looks. Also doesn't really do much of anything. I wouldn't waste time with it. A temp sensor however is nice to have.