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I'm honestly not sure about the flow, but are you sure the Rhythm can handle the additional heat output of a GX2? Those suckers run hot. _________________
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Doctor Feelgood Arrrrghh!
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Posted: Wed, 28 May 2008 09:50:42 Post Subject: |
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Hi... welcome.
I recently uninstalled my Rhythm, so I'll take a look at the hoses tonight. I think they may be metric, but are probably in the 1/4" range.
I don't have solid data on it, but it seems like a really strong setup to me. Not sure if it could handle a GX2 and a CPU well, but it is definitely overkill for just a CPU. The weakest link may be the flow rate, as the radiator, reservoir, hoses, and water block are all really nice.
You wanna buy a used one and run something like a RAID array of Rhythms? |
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Posted: Wed, 28 May 2008 11:33:37 Post Subject: |
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I'm in no way very knowledgeable about watercooling, but that doesn't sound too kosher to me with waterflow. I think you might get some issues with the water flowing smoothly. Maybe someone with more experience in watercooling can chime in. _________________
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Doctor Feelgood Arrrrghh!
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Posted: Wed, 28 May 2008 12:10:44 Post Subject: |
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While it will have an impact from a purely engineering / scientific point of view, I doubt a short run of wider tubing will matter in this situation.
A larger cross sectional area means a lower flow rate with the same volume of water, but I can't see it mattering on such a small scale.
But, while the change in size shouldn't matter, there is the question of handling the extra heat load on the system. With a dual 120mm radiator and a reasonable flow rate it should be fine. I know people have modified Rhythm's to accomodate CPU, GPU, and chipsets, so I think a CPU and a higher end GPU should be fine. But no promises... |
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