what's the difference???

[wfarid]

I was just wondering what the difference was, performance wise, between the swiftech MCW5000-PT and the new swiftech MCW5002-PT???

[Kill-Switch]

There's very little difference, performance wise, between the two blocks. Obviously the MCM5002-PT is a newer more efficient design than the MCM5000-PT ... but in terms of what difference you'll see there is some, but not a huge amount.

[dino-new]

OK for one the 5000 is 3/8 ID and the 5002 is 1/2" ID. I would think that the 5002 has less flow restriction than the 5000 if you're running a 1/2" system.

[Kill-Switch]

Hmm, AFAIK you can get both of them in either 3/8" ID or 1/2" ID

I had the MCW 5000-A and that was 1/2" ID. Yeah it's a very slightly different block, but it's basically the same thing.

[wfarid]

ah, cuz im getting ready to actually BUY my pelt/wc setup and all of the sudden i hear of this new swiftech teced cpu waterblock and its the same price as the old one, so im prolly gonna get the newer one...

[wfarid]

oh yea, quick question, im going to be pelting both my cpu and gpu, so i was wondering how many hose clamps i'd need (im thinking 8) and how many feet of tygon tubing should i get (i have a antec 1000amg plus view, the rad is prolly gonna be on top)?

[dino-new]

The 5000 I had was 3/8 ID and the 5002 I have now is 1/2 ID. I wasn't aware that they made a 1/2" 5000. Well I guess I learn things everyday!

[Kill-Switch]

You need 1 hose clamp for every connection. So there'd be 2 for the pump (in and out), 2 for the CPU block, 2 for the GPU block and 2 for the radiator ... so 8. If you have a resevoir as well you'll need 2 for that also.

The amount of tubing you need depends on where you locate the parts, so you'll have to guess ... always over estimate, it's better to have too much than too little :)

[wfarid]

i was thinking about placing the monstrous he120.3 on the outside right panel of my case and attaching em to the side panel like dino did for his rads, and then just drilling two holes throught the side panel for the tubing... is that a good idea?

[dino-new]

wfarid,

I have the actual DXF's to be punched out at a sheet metal shop. let me know if you need any help with that. I'll see what I can do, maybe I can get my shop to punch some out?

[wfarid]

well me being on the total other side of the country would make that a bit difficult... i just bought a dremel so i'll be putting that baby to good use. thanks anyways, i appreciate it...:)

[wfarid]

btw what does dxf stand for?

[Player0]

I just used standard bolts to mount my HE120.3. Not as elegant but I didnt need to spend an hour on a scroll saw either :)

[wfarid]

well i wasnt planning on drilling huge holes on the side of my case, i was just plannig on getting those L shaped things (sry i dont know what they are called) and mounting one side to my panel and the other to the radiator and obviously I would have to keep it far enuf from my side panel to get the right airflow but that's ok (and i found these sweet *** 120mm enermax fans that can be controlled and range from 63cfm(24dba) to 95cfm (30.1dba)...) so all i will need to do is drill two small holes for the tubing....

[Player0]

I suppose you could velcro those brackets. If your mouting those brackets with screws tho I dont suppose it will be that different in terms of the holes youll be drilling.

[dicki]

dxf is the autocad file format used when creating CAD drawings.

[dino-new]

To add to what dicki said, DXF stands for Drawing eXchange File. It's the universal file exchange format for drawings between various programs. If I'm running AutoCAD and someone else is running Solid Works, then I can export my drawing into a DXF file and the guy running solid works can open it (not just solid works of course).