abid Posted December 2, 2008 Posted December 2, 2008 is it possible to use the aquarium pump for my water cooling coz its so damn expensive! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scr4wl Posted December 2, 2008 Posted December 2, 2008 is it possible to use the aquarium pump for my water cooling coz its so damn expensive! Yes but you could get a swiftech pump for $75 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
abid Posted December 2, 2008 Posted December 2, 2008 man! i live in malaysia!! double the price kind off... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scr4wl Posted December 2, 2008 Posted December 2, 2008 man! i live in malaysia!! double the price kind off... Oh yeah i remember you The pump you have will be fine How is it living there anyway? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
abid Posted December 2, 2008 Posted December 2, 2008 its hot.... hate it! i wanna go to USA! T_T Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrewr05 Posted December 2, 2008 Posted December 2, 2008 What model pump is it? Search the model number online and post up the specs, someone here will be able to tell you if that model is adequate... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted December 2, 2008 Posted December 2, 2008 I doubt any normal aquarium pump will have the flow or the pressure capability needed to adequately move water through your system. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sYstEmATiC Posted December 2, 2008 Posted December 2, 2008 I doubt any normal aquarium pump will have the flow or the pressure capability needed to adequately move water through your system. depends, those eheims that everyone used to use were actually aquarium pumps, not pc water cooling pumps. as long as its around 300gph give or take a little "should" be ok, not sure on the head/pressure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
suchuwato Posted December 2, 2008 Posted December 2, 2008 I doubt any normal aquarium pump will have the flow or the pressure capability needed to adequately move water through your system. Quite a few WC pumps are actually just rebadged aquarium/general purpose pumps, afaik Swiftech use http://www.lainginc.com/ DC series Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted December 2, 2008 Posted December 2, 2008 Quite a few WC pumps are actually just rebadged aquarium/general purpose pumps, afaik Swiftech use http://www.lainginc.com/ DC series Seriously? Damn... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben333 Posted December 2, 2008 Posted December 2, 2008 (edited) is it possible to use the aquarium pump for my water cooling coz its so damn expensive! Yes but you could get a swiftech pump for $75 Like $75 is cheap for a pump Aquarium pumps work fine in most cases, the preppy water coolers here might tell you otherwise but I've used plenty of aquarium pumps without problems. But I did have one die on me so you do need to be careful. If you run 24/7 make sure thermal protection is enabled in the BIOS. Eheim is still a top of the line pump, I'd trust it just as much if not more than a swiftech. My main rig does use an MCP 655 because I wanted high flow and low noise but heres one of my rigs with budget silent cooling: http://ben.333networks.com/amd2200block.JPG http://ben.333networks.com/waterbuckets.JPG (has a 120mm fan on top) That fish tank setup keeps my MP 2200 in the 30s and 40s running f@h and is silent so I can't complain. $20 pump with $7 home made copper block. Post up your pump's specs and we'll try and figure out if its a good option. Edited December 2, 2008 by ben333 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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