Installing the kit takes some planning, depending on where you want to place your pump, reservoir and radiator. In the somewhat larger cases you should be able to fit this kit with no problem, but do watch out with cases with handles at the sides to lock it: the mechanism tends to stick out and hit the radiator. I discovered this little problem on the I-Star Nitro we reviewed here.
But removing the mechanism and it fits flush. Hell, I even got an older kit with a bigger pump to fit inside an Antec Sonata 1 mini tower so it shouldn’t be a big problem.
I use watercooling not because I want to overclock but because I want silence, now a days there are great alternatives in silent aircooling like the Zalman products, but it’s like they say “once you go water-cooled you never go back” and it’s a must in the casemod world for all I care ;)
It’s always good to check your measurements and test fit some stuff just to see how it works out, cause once filled with water it’s a lot harder to move stuff around.
From my experience I knew this would fit easily, but still there were some things I wanted to find out… Personally I’ve never used tygon before because its not really available in the Netherlands and is expensive. But if I can get 4 meters of normal pvc clear tubing for the price of 1 meter tygon, guess what I’m gonna do (insert cheap Dutch bastard joke here), but tygon is the shizzle to work with for all I care. It has the flexibility of silicone hose and the clarity of pvc hose, so the best of both worlds.
They even included some coolant, “MCT-5 Non-Conductive Solution” made by Midwest Cooling Technologies especially for DangerDen, I quote:
MCT-5 is a revolutionary product designed to alleviate issues with standard water:
- *Non-Conductive – Conductivity tested at 4e10 Ohms/meter
- Freezing point is -5 Degrees Fahrenheit (-20 Degrees Celsius)
- Prevents algae growth
- Pre-mixed and ready to use
- Low cost
- Contains lubricating properties helping pump life
- Prevents galvanic corrosion
- Safe on plastic, rubber, seals copper, brass, aluminum, steel, and gaskets
- Contains enhanced visual tanzinite properties with background lighting
- Incorporates anti-foaming properties
- Will not separate due to mechanic shearing
Procedure for cleaning components after exposure:
- Allow to component(s) to dry.
- Use electronics cleaner (or alcohol) to clean the components.
- Allow component(s) to dry.
- Re-Install and get Fragging!
*MCT -40 and MCT-5 are not likely to cause damage to operating pc boards powered at 12 volts or less. It is not to be exposed to power supply input voltage or components in the power supply unit. Electrical component and computer board manufactures of high performance equipment go to great lengths to keep manufacturing processes clean and free of contaminants.
Any exposure of foreign material to your computer system pc boards is considered a potential contaminant and care should be taken to keep your system clean and free of such impurities. Examples include water, frost, condensation, dust, and coolant leaks.
