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I'm looking to buy a cheap watercooling kit, or individual parts. the goal is purly to reduce the noise, i don't care about overclocking. I've never done this before, but i've been reading about if for three years. I'm ideally looking for a solution that's under $100. Anyone got any help on this? I already have a 120mm fan that i can use, though i have 80mm fans as well. thanks.
 
You can't get a watercooling setup worth anything at all in terms of cooling performance for 100$ or less. It simply can not be done.

The cheapest solution would be to use a heatercore such as the Chevy Chevette 86' heatercore from autozone, a pump such as the Mag3 from a petsmart or local aquarium store, and an old revision waterblock like the Dtek spiral or Dangerden maze4. Pick up some silicon tubing, T fitting, and hoseclams from a hardware store, distilled water, and some additive, and you've got the cheapest watercooling solution out there. If you don't understand anything that I said, then watercooling isn't for you right now and you need to do some more research.

Besides, if your not overclocking, the stock heatsink with the fan turned down will cool your processor just fine. Maybe the only step between you and a quiet computer is a 20$ fan controller.

-OMP
 
I have some parts: Ehiem Pump, dual 120mm radiator and socket 370 / socket A waterblock with holddown clamp. PM me if interested
 
Originally posted by strikerP4
ThermalTake Aquarius II only 88 bucks here is a link

http://ask2.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php/masterid=1224162/ut=44e650835c525113

not great for OC'ing but quiet as can be
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Um... Not great for cooling anything, and its just as loud as the crappy 80mm fan that comes with it. The reason watercooling is quieter in most cases when compared to standard air cooling is the size of the fans used to circulate air. Standard air cooling uses 80mm (and 92mm for higher end heatsinks) fans. Watercooling that uses 80mm fan radiators will be just as loud as the air cooling because you are using the same basic fan to dissapate heat. In GOOD watercooling, you use a 120mm fan insted of the 80mm fan. The 120mm fan rotates slower and pushes more air, which means its quieter and more effecienct at dissapating heat. Using the Thermaltake Aquarius only replaces that crappy 80 or 92mm heatsink fan with....*gasp* ANOTHER LOUD 80mm FAN. How is that quieter? Don't give me that sad line like "well with watercooling, you dont need case fans so you dont have that extra noise" If you think like this, youre an idiot and dont know anything about cooling other components in your computer besides the heatsink. You still need case fans regardless of what cooling methods you employ.

-OMP
 
Originally posted by OneMadPoptart
Um... Not great for cooling anything, and its just as loud as the crappy 80mm fan that comes with it. The reason watercooling is quieter in most cases when compared to standard air cooling is the size of the fans used to circulate air. Standard air cooling uses 80mm (and 92mm for higher end heatsinks) fans. Watercooling that uses 80mm fan radiators will be just as loud as the air cooling because you are using the same basic fan to dissapate heat. In GOOD watercooling, you use a 120mm fan insted of the 80mm fan. The 120mm fan rotates slower and pushes more air, which means its quieter and more effecienct at dissapating heat. Using the Thermaltake Aquarius only replaces that crappy 80 or 92mm heatsink fan with....*gasp* ANOTHER LOUD 80mm FAN. How is that quieter? Don't give me that sad line like "well with watercooling, you dont need case fans so you dont have that extra noise" If you think like this, youre an idiot and dont know anything about cooling other components in your computer besides the heatsink. You still need case fans regardless of what cooling methods you employ.

-OMP
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Wow you a real jerk who really doesn't know what he is talking about. It is QUIET comparatively speaking against OTHER CPU cooling solutions. The fan that is found on the Aquarius II radiator is a standard 80x80x25mm case fan that pushes about 40CFM at only 22 DBA
22 dba is barely audible check out the review. Mr know it all
.http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/thermaltakeaquarius2watercooler4.php
 
Originally posted by strikerP4
Wow you a real jerk who really doesn't know what he is talking about. It is QUIET comparatively speaking against OTHER CPU cooling solutions. The fan that is found on the Aquarius II radiator is a standard 80x80x25mm case fan that pushes about 40CFM at only 22 DBA
22 dba is barely audible check out the review. Mr know it all
.http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/thermaltakeaquarius2watercooler4.php
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well put...

22dBa is very quiet...the point is the water is removing heat from the CPU much more effeciently...the 80mm fan on the rad can be run at a low voltage meaning lower RPM therefore quieter...it works...
 
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