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[H]ard|Gawd
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Well, after years of seeing wc systems being built (and some of the beautifull WC setups in the pics thread), I am finally deciding to build one myself. The problem is I am a complete n00b to this stuff. I read the sticky but still am a bit confused as to what parts I should get (the manufacturers in particular).
I know I need a block (for a pentium 478), a pump, and a reservoir. I am possibly going to add a block to my 6800 ultra later, but I am too scared for now to try and literially "peel" that stock heatsink off(damn thermal tape ).
My main question is about the most important part, the pump. I have no idea whats good. I think I am going to go with a AC one because, I dont want to go all out on a expensive DC one (and I dont think I can find a DC one that can handle the amount of head I will be dealing with......). After some research ive found you guys like these companies the best:
Iwaki (Super powerfull pumps!)
Danner (Surpreme)
Via (Never heard of them)
Swiftech
Eheim
Hydor
Danger Den (Heard they are crap for high head)
Now for the specs, as you can see I will be using both rads (they each hold 1 120mm fan. I am going to be geting a new CM stacker case soon, because well that XaserII is beginning to get unbearable to look at. So I will probably have the rads mounted on the top of the case with the pump in the bottom of the case (Im going BTX style too). What kind of powerfull pump would I need to be able to handle all that head? I am looking for something reliable (of course!). I was reading up on the Iwaki ones, but I dont know if thats, well, too much power for this kind of application.
Im pretty much stuck there. If im gonna spend the ash I really dont want to end up with some crappy thing that dies a week later.
Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Thanks for your help!
I know I need a block (for a pentium 478), a pump, and a reservoir. I am possibly going to add a block to my 6800 ultra later, but I am too scared for now to try and literially "peel" that stock heatsink off(damn thermal tape ).
My main question is about the most important part, the pump. I have no idea whats good. I think I am going to go with a AC one because, I dont want to go all out on a expensive DC one (and I dont think I can find a DC one that can handle the amount of head I will be dealing with......). After some research ive found you guys like these companies the best:
Iwaki (Super powerfull pumps!)
Danner (Surpreme)
Via (Never heard of them)
Swiftech
Eheim
Hydor
Danger Den (Heard they are crap for high head)
Now for the specs, as you can see I will be using both rads (they each hold 1 120mm fan. I am going to be geting a new CM stacker case soon, because well that XaserII is beginning to get unbearable to look at. So I will probably have the rads mounted on the top of the case with the pump in the bottom of the case (Im going BTX style too). What kind of powerfull pump would I need to be able to handle all that head? I am looking for something reliable (of course!). I was reading up on the Iwaki ones, but I dont know if thats, well, too much power for this kind of application.
Im pretty much stuck there. If im gonna spend the ash I really dont want to end up with some crappy thing that dies a week later.
Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Thanks for your help!