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First time watercooling setup - need help with build.

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daedal

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I'm trying to build my own watercooling setup based on what is available from Canada (yikes!)
Unfortunatly, we don't have too many watercooling options or stores so I'm trying to pick up parts from left and right but here's what I have for now. I'll update the post as I find more but here's the current build. I would appreciate any criticism as I'm basically building this on word-of-mouth. The whole thing "should" all be 1/2inch.

Radiator: Black Ice Extreme (Rev. 2) - 90.00$ CDN
CPU Block: TDX w/Lucite (P4 Socket 478) - 60.00$ CDN
GPU Block: Maze 4 - 44.00$ CDN
Pump: C-Systems CSP750 Mark II - 12v - 53.00$ CDN
Reservoir: Swiftech 5.25" Bay Reservoir - 25.00$ CDN

Tubing: 10 feet Clearflex - 20.00$ CDN
Clamps: 5x Black half-inch clamps - 5.00$ CDN
Dye: Neon Blue UV-reactive dye - 15.00$
Water: HELP! Distilled Water + (Anti-rust?) + (Anti-fungicide?)
Loop: Pump > CPU > GPU > Rad > Reservoir > Pump

Now do I need to buy seperate fittings or anything, or should everything be included with the blocks, pumps, etc.?
What about water? I don't want to use pre-made coolants as they all seems to be green-colored and I want blue so what do I need? I was told distilled water plus some anti-corrisive agent and some anti-fungus agent..
And how should this thing be wired/looped? I know my draft is wrong but I'm wondering what the time tested solution is.

Thanks for the replies. I'll monitor the post very closely seeing as I'm at work right now.. and bored. :p
 
Well having a look at that store, everything seems a bit overpriced. I would also recommend buying a complete WC kit, you might save some money in the end. Have a look at http://www.dangerdenstore.com/, they deliver to Canada as almost all retailers do...
 
Yeah but getting something shipped to Canada from the US that's worth more than 100$ gets nailed with import fees. I remember a 80$ PSU costing me almost 140$ because of that.. never again.
 
Well the shipping @ dangerden is $36 for international (tested with Abbott Dr, Halifax, Nova Scotia).

Also, I'm not sure why you want to use dual-pumps. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I can't see any use for it in a single path cooling system. Please remember that there isn't much (if any) performance gain by having decent flow vs very strong flow in a closed cooling system.
 
CoW]8(0) said:
Well the shipping @ dangerden is $36 for international (tested with Abbott Dr, Halifax, Nova Scotia).

Also, I'm not sure why you want to use dual-pumps. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I can't see any use for it in a single path cooling system. Please remember that there isn't much (if any) performance gain by having decent flow vs very strong flow in a closed cooling system.
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Gotcha. Thanks for the tip. Updated post to Single-pump setup. I also found a couple of Danger Den pre-builts on TigerDirect. This one seems like it would fit my needs (CPU and GPU) but it's pretty expensive, isin't it? Is their quality worth the price?
 
What total price are you getting from your original store (bigfoot). It actually might be an agreeable price since I forgot to factor in the exchange rate (canadian currency)
 
Just a bit under 350.00$ with shipping and handling if I'm not missing any parts. :rolleyes: But for about 50$ more, I get the complete DD kit off of TigerDirect. Hmm.
 
Normally I wouldn't go through this much effort, but since I'm waiting for something here it goes.

A complete kit w/ GPU @ dangerden:

MAZE4 Power Kit
MAZE4GPU For Most ATI and Nvidia Cards
Int'l Shipping
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$263.58 US = $320.67 CAD

That comes with everything you need.
 
CoW]8(0) said:
Normally I wouldn't go through this much effort, but since I'm waiting for something here it goes.

A complete kit w/ GPU @ dangerden:

MAZE4 Power Kit
MAZE4GPU For Most ATI and Nvidia Cards
Int'l Shipping
----------------------------------------------------------
$263.58 US = $320.67 CAD

That comes with everything you need.
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I appreciate the effort! :D Seems like an interesting solution.
 
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