And it begins!! My first WC loop!

[diluzio91]

Quick build tonight. Haven't had time for cable management

thank god... scared the crap out of me. lol

[Trace]

I try!

[blueonblack]

At least the rats won't die of thirst, once they chew through your tubing.

[Oneslowz28]

OMG those cables are making my eyes bleed... You know how OCD I am about cable management. Nice loop though. Why is a short loop better than a long one? It would seem to me that a long loop, having more surface area for the water to contact would actually run cooler than a short loop.

[diluzio91]

haha... im cable ocd to oneslow... dont feel bad... and i second his question.

[Trace]

Short loop is better as it is less head for the pump to push water through. It will have the same amount of contact in the Rad/Block whether it was a long loop or a short loop.

[Spawn-Inc]

question :

Why is a short loop better than a long one? It would seem to me that a long loop, having more surface area for the water to contact would actually run cooler than a short loop.

answer:

Short loop is better as it is less head for the pump to push water through. It will have the same amount of contact in the Rad/Block whether it was a long loop or a short loop.

your tubing doesn't transfer any heat worth mentioning or adding up, the extra length would cancel out any extra heat transfer tubing has.

[blueonblack]

While that is correct, you guys are really splitting some pretty damned fine hairs here. Technically, the extra water in the longer loop should also act as a passive heat sink, just like the extra water in a reservoir, thereby giving the loop as a whole a greater heat capacity. Correct?

[Spawn-Inc]

While that is correct, you guys are really splitting some pretty damned fine hairs here. Technically, the extra water in the longer loop should also act as a passive heat sink, just like the extra water in a reservoir, thereby giving the loop as a whole a greater heat capacity. Correct?

correct accept once you reach equilibrium and which point it doesn't matter how much water you have in your loop. if you had a res the size/capacity of a swimming pool at 18C you could have those temps or close to for a good set of hours, but once your cpu heated all the water up it becomes useless.

but your right about splitting hairs as that pump could handle the extra length of tubing will little to no impact on temps.

[Kayin]

Trace, this is for you. Quick build today.