re: water cooled G5's

[reddrag0n]

I was thinking of getting my hands on a dual 2GHz G5 PCI-e, but i was wondering, which ones are actually water cooled and which ones are not? On the internet, it says the 4 core 2.5's are but that's all i can find.
So, if you guys/gals can help me with some of this info, it would be appreciated. Thanks.

[aquamac]

I am pretty sure that the Dual 2.5's & Dual 2.7's were the watercooled ones. Apple seems like they are having some issues. If I ever got one of these, I would certainly be checking very carefully as many seem to leak. However, watercooling, if done right should be trouble free.

[reddrag0n]

Well, after doing a little more research, i found out that the Dual 2.3GHz (early 2005) were also water cooled.
(models: J55260013SYCB and J5526002CSYCB)
These were the ones i found.

[macuseruk]

Yeah their were only four models made with the water cooling... Take a look at this link about the models and some stats from the apparent world database report...

www.fusina.net/G5_coolant_leaks/index-stats.php

cheers,

[aquaangel]

interesting facts as mine is Water cooled PPC G5 dp 2.5 and sadly enough, the power supply went last month with the CPUs.

I was able to pick up a lot of G5 for parts and my big project is to flush the cooling system and fill it up with a fresh coolant.

None of my G5 has leaked yet, but i just want to be on the safe side and inspect the machine before it actually goes.

Thanks to all of you on this forum, i have now a better idea on how to fill it and bleed the air out. i can show you later the Before and after once all this is done.

But i still can't find the fitting that could fit to actually fill up the rad by the "dust cap" area

if any of you has a picture or part number, it would be handy.

Thanks a million
Angel

[B B]

I used this Quick Connect Coupling Set



and glued one of the piece of metal directly onto the rad. To fill up the rad I just need to connect the second piece attached to a plastic tube.