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    Has anyone ever done this?
    I am looking to make a water cooler (by myself ) for about $30. I want to know the BEST way to possibly do this. I have some hints, but I want to know what the rest of you know/think.
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    Default Re: Homemade WC?

    A lot of people have built their own reservoirs, but getting the pump's and radiators is not easy. Check out Defyant's custom watercooling systems.

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    if you want to make a cheap cool looking resevoir, use an old wine bottle and if the top is too big just saw a part off the top. then run the pump hoses in and fill it up with the cooling liquid and seal the top
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    Default Re: Homemade WC?

    radiators will robably come fromcars or something, yubing can be anything, resevior anything thats watertight, blocks and uomps probably need to be bought

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    radiators will robably come fromcars or something
    look for a heater core, a real radiator will be way to big.
    yubing can be anything
    no. Stay away from stuff that kinks easily like latex or thin walled tubing. You want a material that will not react with organic compounds like radiator coolant, Primochill PCIce or Fluid XP. Look into Vinyl or PEX (cross linked polyethylene) tubing.

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    Your probably going to have to buy a pump and a decent one will be over $50. You will need more the $30 to do water cooling.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Canadian Eh?
    if you want to make a cheap cool looking resevoir, use an old wine bottle and if the top is too big just saw a part off the top. then run the pump hoses in and fill it up with the cooling liquid and seal the top
    This is the best idea in this thread, and I will probably use it. I willl use a Sobe bottle instead (I'm 13). Don't go hooking little kids on booze.

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    Fish tank pumps!

    You could use a fish tank pump (dont know what the flow rate is like) cheap plastic tubing / hose any hardware store sells it and the sobe bottle sounds like a great idea for a resivour, part of a car radiator is the way to go. The most expensive thing will probably be the distilled water.

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    Unless you are already skilled in the art of something such as copper machining and have access to a mlling machine/nice drill press, you are going to have to buy yourself a waterblock.

    Also, I recomend going to your local home depot and checking in the pond section for a powerful pump - I know that's where I'm going for my next rig!
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