Featured Worklog

Price Search



PC Apex Sponsor


PC Apex Sponsors



PC Apex RSS Feeds

RSS Feed for PC Apex Reviews & ArticlesRSS Feed for PC Apex PC Modding WorklogsRSS Feed for the PC Apex Daily DisturbanceRSS Feed for the latest PC Apex Site NewsRSS Feed for PC Apex Affiliate and Web NewsRSS Feed for PC Apex Deals and Steals

Go Back   Apex Community Forums // PC Apex Forums // Cooling // Extreme Cooling

Extreme Cooling Peltiers,N2,Water...You name it...

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 23-April-04, 11:41 PM   #1 (permalink)
Apex Master Tech
 
davidkruta's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Posts: 354
davidkruta has stirred up some trouble in the past
Send a message via AIM to davidkruta Send a message via MSN to davidkruta
Default OD? ID? help please

I want to do 1/2 tubing, and I bought tubing and I realized that its got 1/2"OD and 3/8"ID. did i buy 3/8" tubing thinking it was 1/2" or did I buy the right one?
__________________
AMD Athlon64 3200+
Gigabyte GA-K8VNXP
2x Corsair ValueSelect DDR400 512mb
Antec TrueControl 550watt PSU
Seagate Barracuda 160gb 7200rpm IDE
Seagate Barracuda 80gb 7200rpm IDE(raid0)
Seagate Barracuda 80gb 7200rpm IDE(raid0)
Western Digital 100gb 7200rpm SATA
ATI X800 256mb
davidkruta is offline   Reply With Quote
Sponsored Links
Old 23-April-04, 11:57 PM   #2 (permalink)
Aqua Pimp
 
AntiM's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: P-"hoe"-nix
Posts: 3,951
AntiM is the ideal member and friend for allAntiM is the ideal member and friend for allAntiM is the ideal member and friend for allAntiM is the ideal member and friend for allAntiM is the ideal member and friend for allAntiM is the ideal member and friend for allAntiM is the ideal member and friend for allAntiM is the ideal member and friend for allAntiM is the ideal member and friend for allAntiM is the ideal member and friend for all
Send a message via Skype™ to AntiM
Default

Most vendors refer to tubing size in ID. So what you got is 3/8" tubing. But to confuse the issue companies such as Swiftech have a nasty habit of referring to tubing size by outside diameter.

If you want half inch for say a DangerDen RBX, you want 1/2" ID tubing. Most common is a 1/8" wall or 5/8" OD. Tubing also comes in 1/16" wall and 3/32" wall for 1/2" ID.

Blocks and rads with 1/2" barbs require 1/2" ID tubing. Kwik connects like some Swiftech and others measure by OD.

Confused yet?
__________________

AntiM is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 24-April-04, 12:03 AM   #3 (permalink)
Apex Master Tech
 
davidkruta's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Posts: 354
davidkruta has stirred up some trouble in the past
Send a message via AIM to davidkruta Send a message via MSN to davidkruta
Default

well the rbx was the block i was looking at, so that clears things up. looks like ill be heading back to home depot soon. thanks for the help.
__________________
AMD Athlon64 3200+
Gigabyte GA-K8VNXP
2x Corsair ValueSelect DDR400 512mb
Antec TrueControl 550watt PSU
Seagate Barracuda 160gb 7200rpm IDE
Seagate Barracuda 80gb 7200rpm IDE(raid0)
Seagate Barracuda 80gb 7200rpm IDE(raid0)
Western Digital 100gb 7200rpm SATA
ATI X800 256mb
davidkruta is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 24-April-04, 12:06 AM   #4 (permalink)
H2'Hoe' Cooling Addict
 
SPECIALBLEND218's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Hesperia, Ca
Posts: 1,584
SPECIALBLEND218 is a member to be looked up toSPECIALBLEND218 is a member to be looked up toSPECIALBLEND218 is a member to be looked up toSPECIALBLEND218 is a member to be looked up toSPECIALBLEND218 is a member to be looked up to
Send a message via AIM to SPECIALBLEND218 Send a message via MSN to SPECIALBLEND218
Default

What is the difference in the wall thickness? How much psi runs in a Water Cooled rig on averaged (or if it depends on a block and pump say the D4 pump and the RBX block)? Which wall thickness is easiest to bend without kinking?

Sorry if my post sounds like a test in school
__________________


www.RevelationLAN.com Southern California's monthly LAN!!!
SPECIALBLEND218 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 24-April-04, 12:12 AM   #5 (permalink)
The Who? Hoe
 
lAnonymousl's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: If only I knew...
Posts: 2,299
lAnonymousl is renowned and respectedlAnonymousl is renowned and respectedlAnonymousl is renowned and respectedlAnonymousl is renowned and respectedlAnonymousl is renowned and respectedlAnonymousl is renowned and respected
Default

Generally the thicker the wall, the more resistant to kinkage it is and has a smaller bend radius. I like my tubing thick (currently 1/8"). Is it necessary? No. Some people think it looks "bulky". I've seen as little as 1/16" thick tubing used without any "accidents". To each his own.
__________________
I've got an idea, an idea so smart that my head would explode if I even began to know what I'm talking about.

--Peter Griffin--
lAnonymousl is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 24-April-04, 12:18 AM   #6 (permalink)
H2'Hoe' Cooling Addict
 
SPECIALBLEND218's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Hesperia, Ca
Posts: 1,584
SPECIALBLEND218 is a member to be looked up toSPECIALBLEND218 is a member to be looked up toSPECIALBLEND218 is a member to be looked up toSPECIALBLEND218 is a member to be looked up toSPECIALBLEND218 is a member to be looked up to
Send a message via AIM to SPECIALBLEND218 Send a message via MSN to SPECIALBLEND218
Default

WOW I was expecting to hear the opposite but I wasn't sure so I asked, thanks anonymous for the info.
__________________


www.RevelationLAN.com Southern California's monthly LAN!!!
SPECIALBLEND218 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 24-April-04, 12:45 AM   #7 (permalink)
Funky Psych-Hoe
 
psychofunk's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 578
psychofunk has been noticed
Default

If you got your tube from Home Depot then it has to be that vinyl crap. Unless you are not going to be making any even semi hard turns I would suggest going with some clearflex. Way cheaper then Tygon but lightyears ahead of vinyl.
__________________

"To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the Amercian public"
---Theodore Rosevelt
psychofunk is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 24-April-04, 04:36 AM   #8 (permalink)
H2'Hoe' Cooling Addict
 
SPECIALBLEND218's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Hesperia, Ca
Posts: 1,584
SPECIALBLEND218 is a member to be looked up toSPECIALBLEND218 is a member to be looked up toSPECIALBLEND218 is a member to be looked up toSPECIALBLEND218 is a member to be looked up toSPECIALBLEND218 is a member to be looked up to
Send a message via AIM to SPECIALBLEND218 Send a message via MSN to SPECIALBLEND218
Default

Does anyone ever buy there tubing from US Plastics they seem to have cheap prices or is there somewhere else everyone buys from?
__________________


www.RevelationLAN.com Southern California's monthly LAN!!!
SPECIALBLEND218 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 24-April-04, 12:18 PM   #9 (permalink)
Apex Elite Tech
 
4rm4g3dd0n's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Texas A&M University
Posts: 1,195
4rm4g3dd0n is a damn fine member4rm4g3dd0n is a damn fine member
Send a message via AIM to 4rm4g3dd0n
Default

ive got fat @$$ tygon ni my system, 1/2 id, walls are thick as hell, doesnt bend very easily, but who cares, im pretty certain it will never get a hole in it and leak or anything, and it is like impossible to kink and man it is soft and smooth
__________________

4rm4g3dd0n is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 24-April-04, 02:20 PM   #10 (permalink)
The Who? Hoe
 
lAnonymousl's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: If only I knew...
Posts: 2,299
lAnonymousl is renowned and respectedlAnonymousl is renowned and respectedlAnonymousl is renowned and respectedlAnonymousl is renowned and respectedlAnonymousl is renowned and respectedlAnonymousl is renowned and respected
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by SPECIALBLEND218
Does anyone ever buy there tubing from US Plastics they seem to have cheap prices or is there somewhere else everyone buys from?

That's a good place and so is www.mcmaster.com. Make sure you check out minimum length and increments it's sold by. Most watercooling retailers also sell tubing of some sort by the foot, so you may want to just pick up some while ordering your other parts and same some money on shipping. If all else fails your nearest Home Depot sells vinyl tubing, which will get the job done just as well.
__________________
I've got an idea, an idea so smart that my head would explode if I even began to know what I'm talking about.

--Peter Griffin--
lAnonymousl is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 07:17 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.3
Copyright ©2000 - 2008, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.2.0 RC5
Copyright PCApex.com, GameApex.com, ForumApex.com 2001 - 2008
Advertisements