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Hello, first post. This isn't my first liquid cooling build, so I've got a few weekends of experience to draw from, lol. I've been researching this to death and keep hitting dead ends. I have two questions for you all:
#1- I'm hopeful you all have seen the part I'm seeking or can think of a crafty solution. I'm looking for a clean & graceful way to pass lines through a low-profile PCI slot cover. Something like what is depicted here would be excellent:
https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-annihilator
I have five 2U 19" rackmount servers that I would like to watercool the CPU and GPU of each. It would be ideal to keep everything G 1/4 fitting-wise for simplicity and consistent coolant volume throughout the system. It appears like there are a lot of full-height PCI passthrough brackets on the market- Koolance, Aquacomputer, Alphacool, Bitspower, etc. All of these are full-height PCI brackets unfortunately:
Koolance, full height:
http://koolance.com/l-bracket-with-dual-socket-fittings
Bitspower full height, would need fittings:
https://www.dazmode.com/store/produc...rough-bracket/
If I could find a low profile bracket with two holes in it, I could simply use these:
https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-af-pass...gh-g1-4-nickel
or these:
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/15..._-_Silver.html
The jackpot find, except all are full height, and the one low-profile is out of stock:
https://modmymods.com/fittings/pci-slot-fittings.html
One point of interest here, Aquacomputer makes a low-profile bracket which has an acetal insert with G 1/4 on one side and G1/8 on the other side. They stopped manufacturing them but I reached out to them and they can do a special run for me in six weeks. I'm sure it will be expensive though. Of course, their bracket with G 1/4 on each side is a full height.
Last resort, I could buy low profile brackets and drill them. Getting clean, near-perfect holes drilled is challenging. I have access to a drill press but it would be awesome to save all that time by using off-the-shelf parts already machined as such.
This brings me to question #2:
If I use the Aquacomputer low profile bracket with the G 1/4 female on the outside and G 1/8 female on the inside and use G 1/8 to G 1/4 adapters and keep the rest of the loop from that point to the CPU and GPU then to the exit port, in you opinion, does that small 1/8 transition add too much flow restriction? I know the CPU and GPU waterblocks themselves will have a small volume restriction.
Any input you guys/gals have would be awesome!
Thx,
-Brian
#1- I'm hopeful you all have seen the part I'm seeking or can think of a crafty solution. I'm looking for a clean & graceful way to pass lines through a low-profile PCI slot cover. Something like what is depicted here would be excellent:
https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-annihilator
I have five 2U 19" rackmount servers that I would like to watercool the CPU and GPU of each. It would be ideal to keep everything G 1/4 fitting-wise for simplicity and consistent coolant volume throughout the system. It appears like there are a lot of full-height PCI passthrough brackets on the market- Koolance, Aquacomputer, Alphacool, Bitspower, etc. All of these are full-height PCI brackets unfortunately:
Koolance, full height:
http://koolance.com/l-bracket-with-dual-socket-fittings
Bitspower full height, would need fittings:
https://www.dazmode.com/store/produc...rough-bracket/
If I could find a low profile bracket with two holes in it, I could simply use these:
https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-af-pass...gh-g1-4-nickel
or these:
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/15..._-_Silver.html
The jackpot find, except all are full height, and the one low-profile is out of stock:
https://modmymods.com/fittings/pci-slot-fittings.html
One point of interest here, Aquacomputer makes a low-profile bracket which has an acetal insert with G 1/4 on one side and G1/8 on the other side. They stopped manufacturing them but I reached out to them and they can do a special run for me in six weeks. I'm sure it will be expensive though. Of course, their bracket with G 1/4 on each side is a full height.
Last resort, I could buy low profile brackets and drill them. Getting clean, near-perfect holes drilled is challenging. I have access to a drill press but it would be awesome to save all that time by using off-the-shelf parts already machined as such.
This brings me to question #2:
If I use the Aquacomputer low profile bracket with the G 1/4 female on the outside and G 1/8 female on the inside and use G 1/8 to G 1/4 adapters and keep the rest of the loop from that point to the CPU and GPU then to the exit port, in you opinion, does that small 1/8 transition add too much flow restriction? I know the CPU and GPU waterblocks themselves will have a small volume restriction.
Any input you guys/gals have would be awesome!
Thx,
-Brian
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