Hiya Everybody,
I have been using Alphacool Cape Cora Dual 442 since 2007 and have been quite happy with it, running the following:
All in side a Cooler Master Stacker 810 Full ATX Case, with the Cape Cora mounted on the side of the case and I ran the Cape Cora tubes in series rather than parallel, to make sure that the liquid went through it all and create a long path for liquid over time to cool down.
This system ran very well, keeping the unit temps stable about 10 degrees above room temp when on normal use and during stress test around 30 degrees above room temp, luckily room is usually between 5 to 35 degrees from summer to winter. Also, to note I don't over clock the CPU at all, its running stock specs.
But I usually I would need to top up liquid every year or so. Until one year ago, when I realised the Phobya Quick disconnect started to leak and made a mess on the floor, although the Phobya were probably the newest part (about 2011), it has lasted a good long time (almost 8 years), but I decided, during that year to put custom cooling to aside and just have something easy to using like an AIO plus I had a Cooler Master Cosmos S Case in its box for years (brought it when it first released) and never used it. So went and used a triple bay Antec AIO. Well I was disappointed cooling was never the same. Asus motherboard keep on telling the CPU is going above 70 Degrees C, also very noisy.
But oh well, I will put that PC to one side, now COVID hit and I'm at home working, I have a second PC with an Antec Case, I want to get rid of, plus got some extra money (becuase im not going out) and I want to transfer it to my Old Cooler Master Stacker 810, but do more improvements. This time around I'm going to change the pump, because I'm not able to connect the pump via USB any more as the software only works on windows XP (Thanks Asktek for not providing any help there, but its understandable its over 10 years old and its EOL). So I've gone down the route of using the following:
I was wondering if someone can give me an insight if the Alphacool Cape Cora Dual 442 would continue to work well with the new pump which is a D5 pump? As mentioned, I've only used rotary EHEIM style pump so I'm not sure how aluminium would work with D5 pumps in general, or is it best to play safe and go fully copper?
If I go down the route of fully copper, the option I see I would use would be Alphacool NexXxoS XT45 1260mm SuperNova, I can bolt this on the side of the case and replace the Alphacool Cape Cora Dual 442, and have Alphacool Eiszapfen quick release connectors as bulkhead connectors for easy removal of the side panel. The main question for this is can the Alphacool NexXxoS XT45 1260mm SuperNova, be capable of cooling passively a CPU like the Cape Cora and what is the recommend max wattage of heat dissipation for passively cooled. Lastly the final question would be there are three ports, is the two bottom ports the input and output and the top port is extra for refill or probing?
Well I hope to hear from you guys soon, I have attached the images of the Existing case and the weird white stuff on the tubing (no pun intended).
Mo
I have been using Alphacool Cape Cora Dual 442 since 2007 and have been quite happy with it, running the following:
- Asetek Water Chill Xtreme pump with integrated reservoir
- 100mm Length Fill Port reservoir
- ThermalTake Aqua Bay M1 reservoir and Flow indicator
- EK Supreme LTX Copper Plexi (for LGA 1155 Intel 2700k CPU) (Before that it ran a AMD Athalon FX and ATI 1900XTX dual crossfire)
- Phobya Quick Disconnect for all connections
- Compression Fittings
- Mayhems Ultra Clear Watercooling Tubing 13/10mm
- Feser One Clear (but I have mixed a small amount of black version of the liquid to give it a tint) Cooling Fluid
All in side a Cooler Master Stacker 810 Full ATX Case, with the Cape Cora mounted on the side of the case and I ran the Cape Cora tubes in series rather than parallel, to make sure that the liquid went through it all and create a long path for liquid over time to cool down.
This system ran very well, keeping the unit temps stable about 10 degrees above room temp when on normal use and during stress test around 30 degrees above room temp, luckily room is usually between 5 to 35 degrees from summer to winter. Also, to note I don't over clock the CPU at all, its running stock specs.
But I usually I would need to top up liquid every year or so. Until one year ago, when I realised the Phobya Quick disconnect started to leak and made a mess on the floor, although the Phobya were probably the newest part (about 2011), it has lasted a good long time (almost 8 years), but I decided, during that year to put custom cooling to aside and just have something easy to using like an AIO plus I had a Cooler Master Cosmos S Case in its box for years (brought it when it first released) and never used it. So went and used a triple bay Antec AIO. Well I was disappointed cooling was never the same. Asus motherboard keep on telling the CPU is going above 70 Degrees C, also very noisy.
But oh well, I will put that PC to one side, now COVID hit and I'm at home working, I have a second PC with an Antec Case, I want to get rid of, plus got some extra money (becuase im not going out) and I want to transfer it to my Old Cooler Master Stacker 810, but do more improvements. This time around I'm going to change the pump, because I'm not able to connect the pump via USB any more as the software only works on windows XP (Thanks Asktek for not providing any help there, but its understandable its over 10 years old and its EOL). So I've gone down the route of using the following:
- Aqua Computer D5 Next pump with integrated reservoir 100mm version (reason for this not dependant on OS)
- Aqua Computer Next Flow meter (again not dependant on OS)
- Alphacool Eiszapfen quick release connectors Fitted Directly to the Parts with G1/4
- EK Quantum Velocity (Copper Plexi) (For LGA 1155 Intel 2600K CPU, Will upgrade this to the new AMD Ryzen Zen 3, later)
- EK Quantum Volume (Flat reservoir 120x120mm to cover back fan of the case)
- Clear Tubing not sure of which but I have Mayhems and EK Clear Tubing available
- Reusing the old Fill port but not the reservoir
- Reusing the ThermalTake Aqua Bay M1 (Possibly)
I was wondering if someone can give me an insight if the Alphacool Cape Cora Dual 442 would continue to work well with the new pump which is a D5 pump? As mentioned, I've only used rotary EHEIM style pump so I'm not sure how aluminium would work with D5 pumps in general, or is it best to play safe and go fully copper?
If I go down the route of fully copper, the option I see I would use would be Alphacool NexXxoS XT45 1260mm SuperNova, I can bolt this on the side of the case and replace the Alphacool Cape Cora Dual 442, and have Alphacool Eiszapfen quick release connectors as bulkhead connectors for easy removal of the side panel. The main question for this is can the Alphacool NexXxoS XT45 1260mm SuperNova, be capable of cooling passively a CPU like the Cape Cora and what is the recommend max wattage of heat dissipation for passively cooled. Lastly the final question would be there are three ports, is the two bottom ports the input and output and the top port is extra for refill or probing?
Well I hope to hear from you guys soon, I have attached the images of the Existing case and the weird white stuff on the tubing (no pun intended).
Mo