How is this Water cooling build?

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~GigahurtZ

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This is my first attempt at water cooling, so how does it look to you guys?
Pump
Reservoir
Radiator
Tubing
Barbs

Is everything compatible? I'm going to be water cooling a single GTX 470, so do you think this will help bring the temps down much? Right now, with max voltage, I get 820 core, 1640 shaders, and 2000 memory (MSI Afterburner). At heavy gaming with this overclock, it tops out at about 93C, and idles at the low 60s. Will this cooling setup get me much further? Thanks mates.
 
Looks like a great setup, but you are missing the GPU block to cool the video card.
 
Yes, the waterblock itself. I was mainly ensuring compatibility, before I went any further. Thanks though prtuc2.
 
Looks good, as long as you've got a heat gun for the tubing.
 
To fit the ends over the barbs. The point of using 7/16" ID tubing with 1/2" OD fittings is for a seal that's not going to leak. It'll be a huge pain in the ass to get the tubing over the fittings without softening them up a little bit first with a heat gun. Once it's on there though, it's not coming off.
 
Ah, I see. Thermal expansion. I'm sure an hour of Crysis on my overclocked GTX 470 will suffice.
 
Another way to get it in is to use boiling water to soften the tubing.
 
genius. that might actually be a little less hot than my card. ;)
do you think clamps will be necessary with such a tight seal, or should I use some zip ties for good measure?
 
If you go that route, I'm pretty sure clamps will not be necessary, or zip ties.
 
Clamps and zip ties won't be necessary, since it is tight enough that you can't even pull it out if you do it right.
 
with that system you should have temps no higher then 52 degrees even overclocked to the max
 
If you are going to spend that much money on a loop, why wouldnt you add a cpu block and maybe change that double radiator into a triple. Let's face it, you will do it eventually anyways if you watercool the video card.
 
I can't fit a triple radiator in my case, the CM Storm Sniper. I can only fit a 240mm radiator at the top of the case. I'll just add another 120mm where my exhaust fan is in a few weeks.
 
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