Introduction
The H20-8501™ series liquid cooling kits are a
new generation of truly plug-and-play components, specifically
intended to bring the efficiency, and quiet operations
of liquid cooling to confined environments. They require
no case modifications whatsoever, and may be installed
with all existing components already in place inside the
chassis (*)
The H20-8501™ series kits feature a number of options
to suit most configurations, from mild to extreme cooling,
and they are ideally suited for any chassis featuring
80mm fan intake and/or exhaust openings.
Performance features:
- Extreme performance MCW5000™
release 2 series water-blocks with patent pending Diamond-Pin
Matrix© technology
- Extreme performance MCP600™
12 Volts DC industrial pump
- 1/2" OD tubing for optimum flow rate, and reasonable
bulk
- Good balance for performance versus noise is achieved
with a single MCR80-F1 80mm copper-core
radiator featuring an 80x25mm fan optimized for low
noise (28dbA) and high back pressure.
- Extreme performance can be achieved by adding a second
MCR80-F1 for an average gain of 5C.
Convenience & reliability features:
- 12 Volt DC pump plugs directly into computer power
supply
- High-reliability, no-maintenance industrial pump
features quiet operations thanks to brushless motor,
and provides tens of thousands of hours of uninterrupted
service.
- FBK525 fill & bleed
assembly fits entirely into a single 5 1/4"
bay : no reservoir is needed, resulting in space
saving, and uncluttered installation.
- 80mm form factor radiator fits in any case featuring
at least one 80mm opening for fan intake or exhaust
- Safety: Ability to leak-proof the system
with no liquid in it. This allows users to install
the cooling kit in a system already populated with all
its components safely.
- Quick-connect fittings, for safe and expeditious installation
- Plug-and-play water-block installation, doesn't require
removing the motherboard
Optional devices and configurations:
- Add a VGA cooler such as the MCW50™
- Add a chipset cooler such as the MCW20™ (to be
released 9/7/03)
- Add a second water block for multiprocessor applications,
such as dual AMD®, dual Xeon™, or dual Opteron™
(soon to be released).
- Add a second radiator for a performance gain of 5°C
average. Note: this option is always recommended in
dual processor configurations
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Example of installation on an AMD® platform, including
MCW5000-A™ CPU cooler, MCW20-A™ chipset cooler,
and MCW50 VGA™ cooler
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Example of installation on an Intel® platform, including
MCW5000-P™ CPU cooler, MCW20-P™ chipset cooler,
MCW50-FX5900 VGA™ cooler, and dual MCR80-F radiators
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INDIVIDUAL AND OPTIONAL COMPONENTS SPECIFICATIONS
- MCW5000™ release 2 CPU water-block: see complete
specifications here
- MCP600™ 12 Volts DC pump: see complete specifications
here
- MCW50™ VGA water-block: see complete specifications
here
- MCW20™ Chipset cooler: see complete specifications
here
- 2-pass 80 mm radiator specifically developed for PC
CPU and VGA water-cooling
- Double-row high internal volume design
- High-gloss acrylic paint finish
- Tested in our labs and rated for 100 Watts with a
15°C coolant temperature rise.
- 80 mm (3 inch) Copper core consisting of flat tubes
for maximum heat conductivity
- High-density copper fin configuration for enhanced
heat dissipation
- Built-in enhanced depth plenum chamber for increased
performance and noise reduction even when using high-speed
80mm fans.
- 3/8" OD inlet and outlet: 1/2" OD tubing
(3/8" ID) is clamped over inlet and outlet with
standard worm-drive clamps.
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Radiator Assembly Dimensions
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Part #
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Thickness
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Height
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Core width
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Inlet/Outlet tube size
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MCR80-F1
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3.2" (81.6mm)
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4.1" (104.8mm)
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3.25" (82.5mm)
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3/8" OD
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Fan Specifications
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Part #
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Voltage
(V)
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Current
(mA)
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Revolution
(RPM)
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Volume
(CFM)
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Max Static pressure
(InH20)
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Sound Noise
(dbA)
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AFB0812M
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12
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180
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2700
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31.4
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.129
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28
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This 1/2" fill & bleed kit replaces a reservoir.
It fits in any 5 1/4" bay, and occupies only one
slot. Thanks to convenient retention clips, the FBK-525
can be installed just about anywhere in the computer.
New inlet and discharge ball valves also offer added
convenience for quick and easy insertion and removal
of the tubes.
The FBK525 allows users to fill the cicuit with coolant,
and conveniently bleed it of any air bubles. The circuit
can then be used in a closed-loop, and requires no maintenance
or refills. The kit ships with (2) 2 1/2ft long, 1/2"
tubes for fill and bleed operations.
Inherent advantages of this kit compared to previous
versions are:
- Height: fits entirely into (1) one 5 1/4" bay.
- Snap-in retention clips allow greater flexibility
of placement anywhere inside the chassis.
- Possible installation of a rheobus in the same slot
as the FBK525
- Direct access to the inlet and discharge valves
from the front of the chassis
- New inlet and discharge quick-connect ball valves
feature easy tube insertion and removal.
Advantages of such kit versus 5 1/4" reservoirs
are also multiple:
- Safety: Ability to leak-proof the system
with no liquid in it, by placing the circuit
under vacuum (simple suction per installation
guide page 4). This allows users to install the
cooling kit in a system already populated with all
its components safely.
- Efficiency: most 5 1/4" reservoirs are
too shallow to prevent air entrainment by the cooling
fluid with high capacity pumps. It means that the
level of the reservoir coolant above the pump inlet
is not high enough to prevent the inlet suction from
pulling in air. The high turbulence generated at the
reservoir inlet can also create bubbles (admix air)
into the coolant which transfer back into the pump
inlet. Noisy operation, damage to the pump, and degraded
cooling performance are high probabilities.
- Convenience: There is no evaporation in a
closed circuit, therefore no maintenance.
- Safety: the FB525™ kit allows system
builders to ship pre-filled systems with no worries
for leaks.
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(*) to the exception of the optional
chipset cooler, which requires removal of the motherboard.
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