building an internal watercooling setup - HELP

aces155

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OK. I am in the process of building a new PC. Here is the setup.

Thermaltake Xaser V Damier V6420AU Silver Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Antec TRUE550 ATX 550W Power Supply

2x BFG Nvidia 7800GTX 512mb sli

AMD X2 4800 processor

4gb (1gbx4) Corsair XMS 3200LL DDR ram

Sound Blaster Audigy 2zs Gamer

2 WD Raptor 36gb HDs

2 Lite-On SOHW DVD-RWs

What I wnat to know is this: is it possible to install an internal liquid cooling system (or some interal/external hybrid that is permantly attached to the tower) that can cool the two Vid Cards, the ram, and the processor? Will it be too tight in there, or is it possible? If it is possible, what peices do I need? I want to purchase the parts from Danger Den, but I don't know what peices I should I get.

I know I need
waterblocks for the processor, vid cards, and ram
tubing
reservoir
radiator
and pump

But I don't know which ones or anything like that. Can anyone who has done somthing like this perform please inform me on what i need and wether I will have any problems install the system in that case. I have been told a Dual Heatercore is what i need. What I am really looking for is particular types or brands. It seems danger den has lots of different reservoirs and pumps and what not and I want to know which one is the best.
 
First of all, for you system... is that a typo for DDR2? If you're going AMD then it's only DDR. The power supply might also get maxxed out with all that hardware. Maybe look for a 600W enermax or the PC P&C 510 SLI.

As for water cooling all that in a mid tower case, you'll probably want to look at Innovatek or Aqua Computer as you'll most likely want smaller sized tubing.
 
If you want to cool everything (RAM, HDD, Chipset, mosfet, CPU, GPU) and cost is not important, then consider going to Aquacomputer, Alphacool, Innovatek and Koolance.

These are companies that specialise is water cooling everything using smaller diameter tubing (8/6mm and 10/8mm refering to OD/ID).

These companies can alll supply everything you need to get started (pumps, rads, blocks etc) and you can stick with one company or you can mix and match components from different companies as they all follow the same philosophy.

There are also many other water cooling manufacturers that do different types of blocks as well, but are not as well known as the above from providing a total system setup.

1A Cooling
MIPS Computer
EK Waterblocks

And there are also so many e-tailers that resell these products... I usually buy direct from the manufacturer, but some of these e-tailers can supply a number of different brands under one banner.

IT-Trade
Leftclicks
PC Cooling
The Cooling Shop
Frozen CPU

And there are so many others that i can't remember (or even can't be bothered) to list them all.. but it gives you can idea of where to start.

Enjoy.
 
You think I should get a bigger case - cause I am not sure what size tubing I should get.
 
I want to go with aquacool, but their english site does not have their full inventory and I cannot read german!
 
Well.. if you want to cool the RAM as well.. you can really only go for 8/6mm or 10/8mm tubing (what is usually referred to as small bore).

If you only want to cool the CPU and 2xGPU then 1/2" tubing is unnecessary, 3/8" is perfect but even better from a performance stand-point is 7/16". These are usually termed as large bore.

But If you want to cool a chipset as well as the CPU and GPUs.. then using large bore setups may pose a routing problem.

It's up to what you like the look of to be honest... no setup is ever wrong, as long as it is right for what you want and achieves that.

Personally, I would hazard a guess that you are not an avid overclocker (massive voltage increases.. large whiney fans.. extreme performance)..?

So I would recommend either a Swiftech Storm setup on 3/8" tubing (Storm, Swiftech GPU blocks, Danger Den Chipset block, DDC or D5 pump) or a small bore setup (if you want to cool Ram as well) made of an Alphacool XP block, Aquacomputer Ramplex, and any GPU/Chipset block of your choice using any variant of the Eheim series pumps (Aquacomputer Aquastream, Innovatek HPPS, 1048, 1250) or even a DDC pump.

If you don't know these terms and model numbers... just take a browse through the links in the previous post and take a look at the pictures, pretty self explanatory really.
 
aces155 said:
I want to go with aquacool, but their english site does not have their full inventory and I cannot read german!

lol.. Aquacool??

not sure whether you mean Aquacomputer or Alphacool! :p

I reckon you are on about aquacomputer.. if you are try going to IT-Trades website or leftclicks for english information and full product listings.

There is also a (rather large) Aquacomputer dedicated thread here, so take a gander at that too.
 
immediate frustration. No one has a GPU cooler yet for the 7800gtx 512mb. They say that the 256 will fit but that the voltage regulators will be uncovered. Does than mean it won't work since the stock cooler is suppose to cover that?
 
the volt reg has its own little heatsink that is seperate from the main cooler, air just pases over it. You dont need water on it. In fact, that is what is referenced in my signature...
 
On FrozenCPU's website they have a Koolance block that is specifically for the 7800 volt regulator. However I'm not 100% sure it will fit on a GTX512 with a GPU block as well.

I think it was EVGA who has the new black pearl version of the GTX512. Basically it's the Innovatek water block that has been modified for the 512. No idea where to find it though :rolleyes:
 
I found it, but it is about $150 bucks cheaper to buy a waterblock and install it myself.. the black pearls are $1000 a peice and the the normal BFG with blocks installed myself are only $850

I have a new question.

If I am going to be cooling both GPUs, the Processor, and the ram will I ned two radiators, pumps, and reservoirs, or will they all run effectively off of one with two loops?
 
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