i mounted the cooling devices (cuplex, twinplex) first and then
connected the tubing. this was to assure i've got the right
legth. testing for leakage remains simple: just turn on your
pump and keep the pc turned OFF with the power-cable not
connected to your pc. if anything will leak, it cannot harm your
hardware as long as there is no current available. just let your
system dry again and you're ready to go. connecting the tube
is easy, but you have to pay attention. there are two resistances
you can feel when plugging the hose into the connector.
first one is the plastic ring which seals the whole thing, then
push the tube a little further. overall the tubing should be
plugged into the connector by 2cm. most people blaming AC
for leaked connectors didn't plug the tube in correctly / far
enough. so pay attention to this one
it's not important in wich order you plug your components
together. cpu-ati-airplex... cpu-airplex-ati... mix it baby!
temperatures will remain the same. so just do it as it fits
your needs. you don't want to route your tubes in a manner
that prevents you from replacing/upgrading a ram-module...
so that's the only thing you may take care of when wiring
your system together: keep it simple.
the aquabay should be self-explanatory. which connector
of the aquatube is your inlet and outlet is unimportant, as
they both are at the same height. so they both are under
water all the time, providing the pump with 100% airless
water. most common setup is inlet-lighting-outlet. some
lightning-inlet-outlet will NOT prevent you from bubbles
finding it's way to the aquatube being directly sucked into
the outlet... again taking a ride through your system.
the pump: whatever pump you'll use - it's inlet has to be
connected to the aquatube's outlet
directly. no radi
or cooling unit between. this is to assure no bubbles being
sucked into the pump. if the pump is busy with smashing
bubbles on and on (they would hardly leave the pump), how
could there be waterflow? so that's another thing worth to
take care of. first aquatube, then pump. and really nothing
esle than tube between them. this can save you a lot of
work. wasting a whole afternoon with turning the pump on
and off to get those nasty bubbles out there is not part
of what you're planning to do. as already mentioned above
everything else can be plugged together in ANY order, just
dont mess with aquatube and pump. still questions? the
answers are right here
well then, it's 11pm. time for
some enemy territory action.
cya.
thore