Axman
VP of Extreme Liberty
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Alright, looking at FrozenCPU.com, I put together some things in my head that I should buy if I go liquid.
CPU block: $60 (http://www.frozencpu.com/koo-29.html)
Video card block: $85 (http://www.frozencpu.com/ex-blc-147.html)
HDDs: $65 (http://www.frozencpu.com/ex-blc-225.html)
Chipset: $40 (http://www.frozencpu.com/koo-28.html)
Pump: $90 (http://www.frozencpu.com/ex-pmp-27.html)
Reservoir: $40 (http://www.frozencpu.com/ex-res-78.html)
Radiator: $55 (http://www.frozencpu.com/ex-rad-64.html)
Two (2) hose splitters: $25 (http://www.frozencpu.com/koo-42.html)
Hoses/ fittings/ fans/ misc.: $40
Total with estimated shipping: $500+
Am I out of my mind? Why would anyone spend this much extra? I haven't even bought a 7-series nVidia card. I still want to do it. Seems like fun. Essentially, though, I'm buying a noise management system. I don't even have a windowed case. . .(have a Dremel, though, and I do want to make a better fan mount on the side, plexiglass seems easy enough to manage) but I'll need to punch a hole above the 5 1/4" bays for a better exhaust. Modders' mesh or something.
For what it's worth, I was considering something along these lines: from the radiator, split the flow into two circuits, they join on the way to the pump, to the reservoir, and back to the radiator. The first circuit goes from the CPU to the chipset and the second circuit goes from the GPU to the harddrives.
Anyone here bother with separate circuits? Also, am I insane?
Axman
CPU block: $60 (http://www.frozencpu.com/koo-29.html)
Video card block: $85 (http://www.frozencpu.com/ex-blc-147.html)
HDDs: $65 (http://www.frozencpu.com/ex-blc-225.html)
Chipset: $40 (http://www.frozencpu.com/koo-28.html)
Pump: $90 (http://www.frozencpu.com/ex-pmp-27.html)
Reservoir: $40 (http://www.frozencpu.com/ex-res-78.html)
Radiator: $55 (http://www.frozencpu.com/ex-rad-64.html)
Two (2) hose splitters: $25 (http://www.frozencpu.com/koo-42.html)
Hoses/ fittings/ fans/ misc.: $40
Total with estimated shipping: $500+
Am I out of my mind? Why would anyone spend this much extra? I haven't even bought a 7-series nVidia card. I still want to do it. Seems like fun. Essentially, though, I'm buying a noise management system. I don't even have a windowed case. . .(have a Dremel, though, and I do want to make a better fan mount on the side, plexiglass seems easy enough to manage) but I'll need to punch a hole above the 5 1/4" bays for a better exhaust. Modders' mesh or something.
For what it's worth, I was considering something along these lines: from the radiator, split the flow into two circuits, they join on the way to the pump, to the reservoir, and back to the radiator. The first circuit goes from the CPU to the chipset and the second circuit goes from the GPU to the harddrives.
Anyone here bother with separate circuits? Also, am I insane?
Axman