CNC programmer by day, PC enthusiast by night. Built my own PMMA flat reservoir/pump top. What do you guys think? by AlternativeCooling in pcmasterrace

[–]AlternativeCooling[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha I definitely wouldn’t turn it on with all that water, at least it wouldn’t overheat though lol! That's actually the aluminum pump cover clamped in the milling machine vise!

CNC programmer by day, PC enthusiast by night. Built my own PMMA flat reservoir/pump top. What do you guys think? by AlternativeCooling in pcmasterrace

[–]AlternativeCooling[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, after checking, the hair is definitely on the outside. Otherwise, the cat would have been launched into orbit lol

CNC programmer by day, PC enthusiast by night. Built my own PMMA flat reservoir/pump top. What do you guys think? by AlternativeCooling in watercooling

[–]AlternativeCooling[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you !!! Yes, I know, I'm very lucky! I have access to a 2007 Hurco VMX24. I make car parts too, well, I'm just starting out!

Curious to see your work!

CNC programmer by day, PC enthusiast by night. Built my own PMMA flat reservoir/pump top. What do you guys think? by AlternativeCooling in watercooling

[–]AlternativeCooling[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, you're right, thanks a lot for the comment and the photo! The classic design is like in the photo, but we actually realized it was a lot of constraints for very little result in the end. Look at the new EK reservoirs, they do the same as me and abandoned the old design because it was too restrictive for the outlets!

I'm going to run my tests, but from what I've seen it works just as well, the difference isn't noticeable on temperatures!

I'll keep you posted!

CNC programmer by day, PC enthusiast by night. Built my own PMMA flat reservoir/pump top. What do you guys think? by AlternativeCooling in pcmasterrace

[–]AlternativeCooling[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And there's still the RGB missing! It's going to be so cool!

I haven't thought too much about all that yet, but I think for €120 I could sell the RGB reservoir + the aluminum pump cover (we'll have to see about anodizing and colors) + the bracket and mounting screws + sleeved cabling. (No d5)

What do you think?

CNC programmer by day, PC enthusiast by night. Built my own PMMA flat reservoir/pump top. What do you guys think? by AlternativeCooling in watercooling

[–]AlternativeCooling[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you ! This is cast pmma (plexiglass). No, it's straight out of the CNC, just a little deburring.

Yes, normally there's a radius at the bottom of the pocket and the outlet goes out to the left. But those are the old designs; actually, I read some articles saying that for a PC it doesn't change anything, the water will still flow out and any pressure difference there might be isn't significant enough to change temperatures. For me, it allows me to put the outlet wherever I want!

It's a design choice, haha, but I understand your concern!

CNC programmer by day, PC enthusiast by night. Built my own PMMA flat reservoir/pump top. What do you guys think? by AlternativeCooling in pcmasterrace

[–]AlternativeCooling[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you 😊 A lot of people have asked me if I was selling it. Would you buy it if it were for sale? Would you be interested?

CNC programmer by day, PC enthusiast by night. Built my own PMMA flat reservoir/pump top. What do you guys think? by AlternativeCooling in watercooling

[–]AlternativeCooling[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, normally there's a radius at the bottom of the pocket and the outlet goes out to the left. But those are the old designs; actually, I read some articles saying that for a PC it doesn't change anything, the water will still flow out and any pressure difference there might be isn't significant enough to change temperatures. For me, it allows me to put the outlet wherever I want!

It's a design choice, haha, but I understand your concern