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So, I've been spinning this crazy idea in my head a couple of weeks now, and I'm still trying to find a "why/why not" on this:
Instead of "regular" plastic tubing, would it be more efficient to use copper plumbing pipes for your watercooling system?
Why it might work:
- As far as I know, plumbing pipes can be bent pretty well.
- Copper pipes = heat dissipation. Plastic = insulation.
- These pipes are made for water anyway. Waterproof solutions to fit the pipes onto a G1/4 thread will probably exist or easily fixable.
Why it might not work:
- Obviously, copper pipes would cost more (but who cares?)
- It might not be possible to get a feasible solution to fit the pipes onto cooling blocks?
- Worse conditions for corrosion?
- Your flow would be invisible, thus hard to check?
- The heat dissipation benefit from copper pipes would be less than added restriction disadvantage or any other disadvantage involved?
Share your ideas, especially watercoolers, I'd like to hear your opinions on this weird idea of mine
Instead of "regular" plastic tubing, would it be more efficient to use copper plumbing pipes for your watercooling system?
Why it might work:
- As far as I know, plumbing pipes can be bent pretty well.
- Copper pipes = heat dissipation. Plastic = insulation.
- These pipes are made for water anyway. Waterproof solutions to fit the pipes onto a G1/4 thread will probably exist or easily fixable.
Why it might not work:
- Obviously, copper pipes would cost more (but who cares?)
- It might not be possible to get a feasible solution to fit the pipes onto cooling blocks?
- Worse conditions for corrosion?
- Your flow would be invisible, thus hard to check?
- The heat dissipation benefit from copper pipes would be less than added restriction disadvantage or any other disadvantage involved?
Share your ideas, especially watercoolers, I'd like to hear your opinions on this weird idea of mine