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Future water setup help needed

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TheBlank

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Okay, I have some advice to ask. I used to have a Nautilus 500 water cooling kit. It didn't cool my rig enough to allow me to overclock, and the pump is installed upside down so there is a high rate of failure...

So I need a new rig. Here is what I've been thinking:

1/2 Tubing.

Pump: Danger Den D5

CPU Block: Apogee GT

Chipset block: Danger Den 680i

Reservoir: Danger Den Double 5 1/4 (I thought about a single, but they're 3 bucks difference in price...)

Radiator: Either a Danger Den GTX Xtreme 3x120mm or the GTS X-Flow Stealth version.

Fans: 3 Yate Loons.

Coolant: Liquid XP Extreme.

The specs of the computer are listed in my sig. I'm planning on removing the upper HDD cage in the P180 and mounting the pump there. I'm going for quiet operation and great cooling. I'd love to be able to overclock that Kentsfield. And I have plans for dual watercooled vid cards when they come down in price. I was planning on mounting the radiator to either the top of the back of the case. I don't want to cut the case apart completely.

Just wondering what you guys thought of this potential build and if you had any suggestions. I was also wondering what the most effective order to place these items would be. Res > Pump > CPU > Chip > Rad > Res?

Thanks!
 
I've heard that the Liquid XP isn't very good for your system, but I don't have any personal experience with it. Everything else looks good, although depending on your mobo is it really necessary to cool the chipset? If you're looking to overclock the kentsfield you might want to eliminate that to keep your coolant a little bit cooler. Just my two cents though, I'm by no means an expert.
 
Don't get a GT stealth radiator.

Either get a GTX, or go for the MCW320 radiator... I suggest the MCW320.


You also don't need more than a double rad if you're only cooling a quad core + NB.
 
TheBlank said:
I was also wondering what the most effective order to place these items would be. Res > Pump > CPU > Chip > Rad > Res?

Thanks!
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Another common loop is Res > Pump > Rad > CPU > Chip > Res.
The Yate Loons are best used on Thermochill PA rad.
 
lillimon04 said:
if u do that then it will be more expensive than the microres. and the res is easier
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My fillport was $2.50 at the hardware store. It's one badass piece of brass. I don't get why people mount fillports to their cases anyways - other than looks. I like to have the option of elevating it for filling, or bending it down for draining. I just hang it up inside the top of my case with a zip-tie.

The micro-res is a very nice option, and not too expensive. I just wanted to point out that coughing up $12 for a Dangerden fillport isn't exactly mandatory if you want to run a T-line.
 
Thanks for the help thus far guys. I'll prolly switch over to the PA 120.3. As for the res, it was my understanding that a larger res = better overall cooling. Have I been lead astray in that belief? I need the larger radiator because I plan to add dual GPU's into the loop eventually and I'd rather be prepared for it now.

As for the chipset, it was also my understanding that the eVGA 680i chipset ran rather hot to begin with. I have the fan cooler on it right now, but I'd rather have my setup be as fanless as possible.

Quick question regarding the case. If I hang the rad off the back of my case, will the hot air that the GPU spits out the back mess with the cooling ability of the rad (I'm assuming that that is a yes) and the same for the dorsal 120mm exhaust if I were to mount it to the top of the case. The dorsal really doesn't spit out any heat anyways, in fact the air feels rather cool on it's way out.

I keep seeing bolts or what look like plastic brackets for mounting these rads. What is recommended, are these just hardware items from sears or lowes, or what am I looking for? Thanks again.


Edit: So no answers then about the size of the reservoir or the placing of the rad then, eh?
 
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