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are you watercooling the vid card also?
what's your budget?
how handy are you?
i want to water cooler the CPU, Vid card, and the NB...
budget would be around $150-300.... (this includes for the whole WC system)...
When someone says $150-$300, they don't mean $450, which is too much anyway:CPU block - D-Tez Fuzion -$65
Radiator - Thermochill PA120.3 or the newer GTX480 - $150
http://www.hwlabs.com/gen2/gtx/gtx480.htm
Pump - Swifttech MCP350 - $60
Danger Den 8800 GTX - $135
http://www.dangerden.com/store/product.php?productid=257&cat=48&page=1
Danger Den 680i Chipset Block - $42.94
http://www.dangerden.com/store/product.php?productid=258&cat=46&page=1
Adds up to $450 approx. Kinda expensive but I don't know what you could substitute and get similar performance? Take out the GPU block and you're slightly over $300.
*I think* these are good components. I'm sure someone with a better understanding can guide you and myself a little better
1. You want to try and give your fans a gap between the fan and the surface of your heater core for a couple of reasons. First, it eliminates the "dead spot" in the center of the fans, where no air is flowing. Second, giving some space (using a shroud) reduces noise and increases cooling by likely covering a greater fin area.Heres a couple question I have:
1. As you guys can see, i was using 2 80mm fans to cool the 2x120mm heatercore. yea i know cheap, i'll probably go buy some quiet 120mm yateloons everyones always talking about. also does it matter that the fans are directly laying against the heatercore? Or should i have them spaced out on the top and the bottom of the heatercore?
2. How should I mount the eheim 1250 pump? Its really bulky so I have a hard time findin a good spot to put it in, and it tends to vibrate A LOT so i needa some how dampen it but I was thinking may b to drill some holes in the bottom of the case and just screw it in like that, but I'm worried that it'll end up shaking the whole case apart. I also saw on petras tech shop that they're selling some kinda gel shock absorber, so I guess i could also get one of those, but its not really helpful since the pump will be free to slide around the case. Any ideas?
3. When adding a t-line wheres the best place to put it, is it just b4 the pump? Also how long does the tubing need to be for the t-line. cuz if i turn off the pump i don't want the lvls in the t-line to go over and start spewing all over the case. and should i have a t-line extending up to a hole at the top of the case to pour into or just one that sticks up a little bit such that i can cap it when i need and tilt outside of the case and pour into it when i need to refill it.
Thats all the questions i really have at the moment. Thanks guys.
Hey you guys, quick question.
To your best estimates how many/what brand rads do i need to cool two or maybe even three (if they ever get this Physics thing sorted out) 8800GTX's, a 1.45V C2D, and the 680i NB and SB (im actually having over heating issues with them)?
I posted this question in my WC thread but no one answers so I hope I get better results here. I am wondering if I should switch out the plastic fittings on the swiftech for some brass fittings? Is it worth it to spend 6 bucks for two EK or swiftech fittings or just go down to my local hardware store and pick some up?
Brass don't crack and leaks are expensive...
Your rad selection is dependent on your stated WC goals which you haven't stated: Looks, performance, how much OC you intend to do, etc. Other than that you might want to consider two separate loops. Otherwise your GPU's will be heating up your MB components.
Hi all.
It has been 3 years - nearly 4 - that this system (see sig) has been running. The only changes have been a CPU swap from the P4 2.8 to the EE. The Danner Mag 500 pump is starting to get a bit noisy so I was thinking about replacing it. Having bailed on the computer industry, I no longer know the cutting edge hardware like the back of my hand. So - what are todays pump options? Still Danner, Ehiem and Swiftek? Any pull pumps that are popular as opposed to the gravity feed style such as the Danner?
Hey guys I got a question reguarding water flow and tube arrangement in a very tight case.
The case is a Lian Li PC-A05B.
I wanna water cool my rig, but im not sure about the water flow and how to go about it.
The res is a single 5.24" bay.
This is what i was thinking in the picture below.
The green is the tubing and the read arrows signify water flow...
Will this work right?
CPU - X2 5200+
GPU - 8600GTS
red arrows signify water flow
pump: http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=201&products_id=21455
It says 1 1/8" OD, so I think that mean 1 1/8" al the way across. I'd say try 7/8" first if you have one, if not a 1" should work.I am working on my watercooling project right now and i am about to drill the holes for the tubing but what size holes to i drill? i am using these gromments. Thank you http://www.petrastechshop.com/5id11odrugr.html
Should be fine. Remember that with a single loop like that you will see higher temps on the GPU due to hot water from the CPU outlet feeding in to it.
@CocoViper
Of course, how a CPU overclocks is very related to the CPU it self (just getting luckey), and the chipset you put it on. If your overclocking a Q6600 your going to need other components that are up to snuff. The thermal dissipation of the rad, by Swiftechs specs, would be enough to cool a Q6600.
If your planning on overclocking to 3.1Ghz, your going to end up with 350Mhz by 9X. Most components will be able to handle this. Just make sure you get some good DDR2 667 or DDR2 800 for this system.
As for the cooling, a single Swiftech rad with a single 7V fan should cool this thing very well. If you're looking for quieter, go with a dual rad (Swiftech 220) and two Yate Loon fans. Undervolt the two Yate Loon fans.
Well naturally on the OCing info (I've built at least 20 boxes in the last 6 years) your OC is heavily dependent on CPU luck + good mobo, ram, and power choices. But I do appreciate the friendly extra info . But yea this is my first WC box though so...good to know that it should handle it ok.
Keep the block and pump, but you can save some getting a different radiator. PAs are great, but they're also expensive. Swiftech MCR 2x120 or 3x120 will save you a good $50, and if you're no afraid to make your own shroud/mounting system, you can get a 1977 Bonneville heater core that will fit 2x120mm fans just fine for ~$20 (with more work than a factory radiator).This is what I came out with as far as my loop:
PA 120.2
Apogee GT
Swiftech MCP655
Before I considered a WC setup, I was looking at the Ultra-120 Extreme.
Do you guys think that swapping out those parts in order to fit the WC setup into my budget of $2000, (less if possible) is a good choice as far as performance, future upgrading (adding NB/GPU blocks) and temperature improvements over the Ultra-120 when overclocking? I guess I should also note that I live in Hawaii, and things get pretty toasty in my room during a good sunny day, especially during the summer.
Keep the block and pump, but you can save some getting a different radiator. PAs are great, but they're also expensive. Swiftech MCR 2x120 or 3x120 will save you a good $50, and if you're no afraid to make your own shroud/mounting system, you can get a 1977 Bonneville heater core that will fit 2x120mm fans just fine for ~$20 (with more work than a factory radiator).
The MCP655 (D5) is plenty powerful enough if you want to add more blocks later on.
I made a purchase from Performance-pc's and they have sent me, what I believe to be the wrong radiator. I ordered a Cooling Works 32t and I have received a Black Ice GTS360
here is a pic of Exactly what the radiator looks like
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/images/products/Stealth_360_01.jpg
rather than looking like this
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/images/products/CoolRad-32T_01.jpg
The box the rad came in was a unlabeled cardboard box, so I really cant confirm one way or another other than by pic alone.
While I realize the radiator I have received is higher priced on their site, I am concerned about the performance on medium speed fans, I will be using some fans similar to Yates on a fan controller. Can anyone confirm a positive or negative performance difference.
I am trying to build a Quiet rig, and I believe the GTS has a much higher fin density and will run much louder.