I haven't built a water cooled system in years (I have a nice dangerden kit on an old 427 p4) but it seems like there is only one new big name which is Aqua Computers. I like what sharka has to offer as for as AC parts go and they seem real solid but I'll list the system I'm building first.
ASUS M2NPV-VM
AMD Athlon 64 3800+ Orleans
Patriot 2GB (2 x 1GB) Unbuffered DDR2 1000
Zippy psl-6701p
It's going to be doing lots of number crunching like video compression, on the fly encryption, and database stuff. So no fancy vid card needed already got a game box for that. I want too cool the ram and HDs as well as the cpu but I'm not sure on the parts needed for the north and south bridge yet. Overclocking is a given and stability is crucial.
As far as AC goes I really like the Aqua Computer XT Kit that sharka offers but I would have to buy everything separate since I need extra things like the ram, hd,bridge coolers, and a larger rad.
Then there is the plug and play ease of the Koolance Exos-2 which makes it quite appealing.
SwiftTech has the H20-220-T series of thermoelectric liquid cooling kits but they seem to have a bad rep on here and look pretty shoddy as well (always did for me).
Then there is the Cool It Freezone CPU Cooler which seems pretty decent from the reviews which is the most simple solution but I give up the ability to cool anything other then the cpu.
Ideally I'd like to go all AC but use the SwiftTech MCW5002-T for that little bit extra but I'm not sure if they are compatible and I'm unsure about how I would go about the relay for the extra psu the pelt would need but I can follow directions of an online tut for that.
I haven't picked a case yet but it will be in a back room and never see the light of day (nothing fancy needed practicality is key) and since I haven't fully decided on the setup I'm looking for advice and recommendations in all areas. I haven't bought anything yet except I already had the zippy psu lying around. I just need some help making up my mind and choosing the direction I'll be headed in since I've found myself at this crossroad. I trust the forum's experiences and any help is greatly appreciated and please excuse any noobish indiscretions I'm unaware of.
ASUS M2NPV-VM
AMD Athlon 64 3800+ Orleans
Patriot 2GB (2 x 1GB) Unbuffered DDR2 1000
Zippy psl-6701p
It's going to be doing lots of number crunching like video compression, on the fly encryption, and database stuff. So no fancy vid card needed already got a game box for that. I want too cool the ram and HDs as well as the cpu but I'm not sure on the parts needed for the north and south bridge yet. Overclocking is a given and stability is crucial.
As far as AC goes I really like the Aqua Computer XT Kit that sharka offers but I would have to buy everything separate since I need extra things like the ram, hd,bridge coolers, and a larger rad.
Then there is the plug and play ease of the Koolance Exos-2 which makes it quite appealing.
SwiftTech has the H20-220-T series of thermoelectric liquid cooling kits but they seem to have a bad rep on here and look pretty shoddy as well (always did for me).
Then there is the Cool It Freezone CPU Cooler which seems pretty decent from the reviews which is the most simple solution but I give up the ability to cool anything other then the cpu.
Ideally I'd like to go all AC but use the SwiftTech MCW5002-T for that little bit extra but I'm not sure if they are compatible and I'm unsure about how I would go about the relay for the extra psu the pelt would need but I can follow directions of an online tut for that.
I haven't picked a case yet but it will be in a back room and never see the light of day (nothing fancy needed practicality is key) and since I haven't fully decided on the setup I'm looking for advice and recommendations in all areas. I haven't bought anything yet except I already had the zippy psu lying around. I just need some help making up my mind and choosing the direction I'll be headed in since I've found myself at this crossroad. I trust the forum's experiences and any help is greatly appreciated and please excuse any noobish indiscretions I'm unaware of.