Water cooling pump

MaxxSauce · 08-27-2009, 10:19 PM

I bought the Alphacool AP700 pump, reading somewhere that any pump over 500 l/hr should be sufficient for a WC rig. However when I tried it out in a closed loop between the Reservoir and the Pump itself it seemed surprisingly weak. And when I tried it with open hoses it was unable to pull water out of a bucket, and didnt seem to be doing anything. Will this pump work in the closed loop well, or should I return it while i can?

PS. it is centrifugal, and are there any tips I can have for these kinds of pumps? I am scared that it will be unable to push water from the bottom of my case to the radiator at the top.

MaxxSauce · 08-27-2009, 10:26 PM

3/8 Inch ID tygon tubing, my rig when finished should be something like:

Res->Pump->Rad->CPU->Split-> NB->main
->2nd Rad->GPU->main->Res

Is it better to have the pump draw from the reservoir or push into the reservoir?

Because I was also thinking of doing a

Pump->Res->Rad->CPU->Split->Rad2->GPU->unsplit->Pump
->NB->Unsplit

08-27-2009, 10:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
MaxxSauce Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 133 OS: XP Home SP3 My System	Water cooling pump I bought the Alphacool AP700 pump, reading somewhere that any pump over 500 l/hr should be sufficient for a WC rig. However when I tried it out in a closed loop between the Reservoir and the Pump itself it seemed surprisingly weak. And when I tried it with open hoses it was unable to pull water out of a bucket, and didnt seem to be doing anything. Will this pump work in the closed loop well, or should I return it while i can? PS. it is centrifugal, and are there any tips I can have for these kinds of pumps? I am scared that it will be unable to push water from the bottom of my case to the radiator at the top. __________________ Replace all ! with !~ for a more enjoyable life!~

08-27-2009, 10:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
MaxxSauce Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 133 OS: XP Home SP3 My System	Re: Water cooling pump 3/8 Inch ID tygon tubing, my rig when finished should be something like: Res->Pump->Rad->CPU->Split-> NB->main ->2nd Rad->GPU->main->Res Is it better to have the pump draw from the reservoir or push into the reservoir? Because I was also thinking of doing a Pump->Res->Rad->CPU->Split->Rad2->GPU->unsplit->Pump ->NB->Unsplit __________________ Replace all ! with !~ for a more enjoyable life!~