Normally I set out to get some work done on this project and realise I need something which delays the process as I go out to find it. Simple things like safety glasses or a adapter for the water tap to flush the radiators.
Update wise I have been preparing the radiators and cleaning out the components. Got an extra full set of X1050 cables as I will be sleeving the originals and thought I should have a spare ones in case of need.
Got a Biocide too yesterday which is much more powerful than PtNuke from a very helpful forum member which should work well without any issues.
Silver Killcoil + Biocide (Benzalkonium chloride) should be enough to keep and algae growth and decrease maintenance frequency
Was waiting for some molex connectors with tools to remove them. Got that delivery too.
Pictures maybe at night.
@Infected
Well for me the balance has to be between performance, looks and reliability.
Perfomance wise I think single loop should give good comparable performance. Its a debate which people keep arguing and I must say I would rather have a single loop which is neat without any issues.
Dual Loop versus Single, the facts
As highlighted by the thread above I would take single loop over a dual loop unless I go Quad or Tri SLI. For a future Dual 680 SLI with a 3770K I would take single loop.
Dual loops cause a mess in the cabinet. I did some calculations to see if I could fit a 2 reservoirs with mod tops but it would just lead to a chaotic setup which I would hate.
I would have had to fit the pump on fan mounting on the bottom radiator and removed both the HDD cages. I will be removing the bottom HDD cage but removing another HDD cage would just mean less space for mounting HDDs. I have a 2 HDDs now and do plan to upgrade later.
The dual pumps in series give redundancy which helps in case one dies and it gives me some time before my components are cooked (reliability)
Update wise I have been preparing the radiators and cleaning out the components. Got an extra full set of X1050 cables as I will be sleeving the originals and thought I should have a spare ones in case of need.
Got a Biocide too yesterday which is much more powerful than PtNuke from a very helpful forum member which should work well without any issues.
Silver Killcoil + Biocide (Benzalkonium chloride) should be enough to keep and algae growth and decrease maintenance frequency
Was waiting for some molex connectors with tools to remove them. Got that delivery too.
Pictures maybe at night.
@Infected
Well for me the balance has to be between performance, looks and reliability.
Perfomance wise I think single loop should give good comparable performance. Its a debate which people keep arguing and I must say I would rather have a single loop which is neat without any issues.
Dual Loop versus Single, the facts
As highlighted by the thread above I would take single loop over a dual loop unless I go Quad or Tri SLI. For a future Dual 680 SLI with a 3770K I would take single loop.
Dual loops cause a mess in the cabinet. I did some calculations to see if I could fit a 2 reservoirs with mod tops but it would just lead to a chaotic setup which I would hate.
I would have had to fit the pump on fan mounting on the bottom radiator and removed both the HDD cages. I will be removing the bottom HDD cage but removing another HDD cage would just mean less space for mounting HDDs. I have a 2 HDDs now and do plan to upgrade later.
The dual pumps in series give redundancy which helps in case one dies and it gives me some time before my components are cooked (reliability)
