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Originally Posted by rhino56
sounds cool, the pond pumps are very powerful, i have used one before which was around a 160 gph i think and it had great pressure.
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I've had a few people warning me to stay away from pond pumps but I don't think they realize that all the "PC Watercooling Pumps" started life as a meager pond pump or some other OEM design.
I have three pond pumps to test, 160GPH, 190GPH and a 260GPH. At the prices I paid, I'll take the risk!
EDIT: I forgot to mention, I looked at the 60GPH unit and it was TINY! I decided that 1/4" tubing probably wouldn't flow enough for any modern processor. The 60GPH unit was 1/4" outlet only!! Plus the fact that it was only about 2" cubed in size didn't sit well with me. I think a dripping faucet moves more water than that thing! I guess it might be good for making a separate loop for a NB or other chipset though.
The 160 will be the first tested as it's ready to go, then the 190. At first I thought the 160 would be too small but after I picked them up, I think the 260 is WAY too big. It's at least four times the size of the 160 unit!!
I'm gonna head out today, get some distilled water + vinegar for cleaning, i'll assemble it on the counter, fill and leak test for about 24 hours. After that I haven't decided if I'm going straight for my main rig or if I want to build a test system to punish. We'll see.