need help with wcing project.

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eternaljammer

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I want to start water cooling my cpu. I need help as I am a newb to wcing. First problem!
Second problem I am low on funds so I can't really buy all the pieces at once. What I want to do is maybe buy a piece here and there for the next 3 months so my wife won't be like what you spent XXXX on that... junk pile. She doesn't get it. Anyways. There is my dilema. Any help will truely be appreciated as I really love ocing and want to get better tempos than air can provide.
 
the cheapest way would be to buy used parts ,
sometimes people are selling it fairly cheap on this forum ,

you should be able to pick up everything for about $150 or less,

if you want the watercooling to perform well , make sure you get a heatercore/radiator thats at least big enough to put 2 120mm fans on it and buy or build a shroud for the radiator, also use 0.5 inch tubing ,


good watercooling sticky

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=759705
 
Tell her that she "Spent XXXX on all those stupid clothes and shoes etc." ***

Now, you can always do what I did.

I'm assuming your going for silence and decreased temperatures...

Generally the GPU fan is louder than the CPU fan (at least with the single slot coolers) so I'd replace that first (Unless you're looking for maximum overclockability). Then, replace the CPU HSF with a water block at a later date. Course, I really need to know your system specs before I can help...

My basic suggestions are

-Used BIP 240 for the radiator: about 30$
- 2 good 120mm Fans. Jab-Tech has these 4$ Yate Loons that are really incredible
-Masterkleer 7/16" tubing (best IMO) - 49c / foot in quantities of over 10ft (get about 15 if you're gonna be adding blocks)
-Danger Den Maze 4 GPU block OR Swiftec MCW60 + Ramsinks: 40 - 60$
-T line

-Danger Den TDX for the CPU block: 40 used
-Danger Den D5 pump: 50 Used

These last 2 items can be bought as a combo on the dangerdenstore or used here on the forums. I think there's a coupon code "PAGLAN06" which still works at the DD store too... It's worth 20% off.

But yeah, give us your full system specs, what you want to cool, and we'll help.


***: PS, I dont recommend doing this.
 
OK. I stand by my original statement.


Get a Maze4 or MCW60 for the GPU
a TDX for the CPU

A D5 for the pump
A BIP 240 for the Radiator

Masterkleer tubing
A Tline (res's are expensive)
2 4$ Yate loon fans at jab-tech.
 
I totally recommend Xoxide, Jab-Tech and the Danger den Store.

All of those places have been really good to me (I'm also a Canadian, so that doesn't happen very often).

Jab-tech is my all time favourite, Xoxide is really easy to deal with but sorta expensive, and the Danger Den store is perfect because of that combo deal (D5 and TDX).

Performance-PCS is a great e-tailer too according to everyone on this forum. I've had a bad experience with them that was partially my fault (due to an error on their page) and went unresolved. So... yeah, I'm sure they're awesome, but I just have bad luck.
 
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