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Bigwater 745

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Does anyone know if the the new Bigwater 745 kit w/ the three 120mm fans, can fit internally in the Gigabyte 3d aurora case since it has the two 120mm fans in back and one in front. Bc if so it would be sweet for me
 
I would avoid thermaltake watercooling products at all costs. I know they appeal to people because they're inexpensive, but there's a reason for that. I'm typing this on a P3 that I had lying around because my main system is waiting for a new pump. It used to be a thermaltake bigwater SE system, but the pump failed and the waterblock top is cracking. Thermaltake is great if you feel like learning how to fix things.
 
For the price of a BigWater, which is about 160, you can get a pretty decent setup that will perform way better. My friend bought a bigwater, and it only lowered temperatures about 2 degrees; A simple application of AS5 + reseating heatsink can do that.

Dual heatercore: $35
Heatercore shroud: $10 (or duct tape + cardboard for ghetto)
Hydor L35: $45 (Marinedepot)
T-line fitting: $2
DTek Whitewater: $30
10 feet tubing: $10 at home depot.

Total: $132.
 
Well, don't deceive the man. There are other expenditures to consider. Coolant, hose clamps, fillport, etc...
As for tubing, it's probably closer to 15 bucks and they're all permanently kinked.
 
Tubing is cheap. I bought 10 feet of 1/2" Masterkleer for 10 bucks shipped. Was delivered next day also. You don't need a fillport, you could just use some sort of plug or zip tie. Hose clamps on the other hand start adding up, but you could just use zip ties which are inexpensive. You can find purple ice coolant for 12 dollars shipped. Mix that with distilled water and your good to go.
 
tubing and some nice worm drive steel clamps can be had for a pretty decent price at mcmastercarr. The tubing is like 0.38 a foot, and the clamps are like 5$ for a pack of 10.
 
I really like that kit. Bumped up to 3/8" tubing and a much stronger pump. And still way cheaper than anything comparable from other companies.
 
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