Intel Coffee Lake PC Hardware

  Pretty close to having the system ready to go.  I have the Peltier unit and water blocks held together with plastic pieces  and screws.  I'll have to open it to apply thermal paste and it needs to hold the thermistor which will be movable between the cold and hot side.  I should have it running later today or tomorrow.  I'd also like to be able to get the temp of the water in the bottle.
Carl2

  Unable to get anything done yesterday, I should be able to get started today. 
Carl2

  Warning about the heat today on the radio.  I got the cool loop and hot loop to the radiator going, fan on the radiator turned off.  A small leak on one fitting all the rest have heat shrink tubing so I'll probably put some tubing on it.  The water is cooling down and the hot side is getting warm.  I'll shut it down and turn on the fan.  It started with a warm breeze coming out of the radiator but it cooled down.  Another small leak at the radiator that will have to be fixed.  It takes a while to get all the air out of the system, moving things around to get the air to be pushed out. Lots of extra tubing in the loops which means I get a loss in cooling but this setup would make a good pre cooler if used with the plastic tank.  The temp monitor can not be used at the present time but should be operational during the next run.
Carl2

  Silicon on the threads will seal the leak, I found nothing useful for helping with the tubing connections and tried another store.  At the other store I came across a few things that might be useful some 90 degree fittings.  I also came across tubing the same size but a little tighter fitting.
  A big thing is getting a setup that can be easily moved into the computer case.  I have a enormous amount of tubing being use to provide smooth connections to things sitting next to each other.  Maybe take some measurement of the computer case and make a wooden pole structure to hold the radiator high.
Carl2
 

  In case anyone is interested in the size of the case it is H= 18 1/2, W =
8 1/4 and L = 19 1/4.  The wood is cut and waiting for drilling and being screwed together.  I began thinking the cool side should hold very little water since more water would increase the cool down time.  Long runs of tubing would reduce temperatures and should be minimized, 90 degree bend would be helpful for this.  Once I'm finished with the case frame the wood is wasted but I think it will be useful enough to be built. Nice not having to rush to get it done.
Carl2

  They have plastic pipes for home plumbing in large sizes but nothing for the smaller sizes like 1/4 inch, this would be ideal for what I'm doing but the smaller size isn't available.  Everything has been taken apart and I will be soldering adaptors and pipes together to get away from large tubing loops.  I've removed the Teflon from threaded fittings and will use silicon. It seems the system is adaptable and changes should be easy enough to do if necessary. Since I had bought out a 90 degree elbow I called the store and was able to locate more at a store in another town. 
Carl2

  I put in new plastic fittings using silicone instead of the Teflon that didn't work in the pumps.  Going from the plastic water bottle I'm using brass tubing and cooper tubing with 90 degree elbows.  Next is the 2 water blocks, that have one copper and one longer in out connection.  I'm hoping I won't have to use the hose clamps.  I've found the torch is the best tool to use to heat the metal and it is best to test after doing each new connector.  Seems pretty slow but I'm learning as I go.
Carl2

  I have the bottle connected to the pump that's connected to the water block and back to the bottle which is the cool loop.  Much better using the tubing with elbows instead of long loops of tubing.  Next is to do the same thing with the hot side and goes to the radiator.   I'll have to buy more elbows and more tubing.  For whatever reason I'll make more plastic pieces to hold the water blocks and Peltier in place.  It's also nice I don't have to use the clamps with the tubing.  Nice to have it running with no leaks on the first try.
Carl2