I am looking to try water cooling, I know nothing about it, even though I read some threads here, I am going to need it to cool the E6600 with the evga 680i nvidia board, any suggestions on the most reliable and easy set up kit that I can buy? also I do move my system around some times to either add or remove components, I upgrade quite often, is this going to be a problem with water cooling? how often do I need to add water? thank you in advance, I have the Antec TX TX1050B Black Steel ATX Mid Tower, any suggestions or advice would be appreciate it.
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newbie help please, tia
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When I moved from air to water I just did plenty of reading; both here in the forums and anywhere else I could find info. I'm not really current on what is the best as far as waterblocks and especially kits so I can't offer much advice there. I do think that generally it is better to avoid kits and assemble all the parts yourself.
you might take a look at this sticky if you haven't already. Also the ocforums has some pretty good stickies on current top end watercooling components.
I have been watercooled for over a year and in my experience it is a bit trickier to move components around and swap them out with tubes running though the case. Also you may run into some trouble with waterblocks, particularly on video cards if you upgrade a lot. CPU blocks tend to be a bit more versatile in what they will fit.
As far as adding water; I have to add a little water (maybe a tablespoon) to my loop every other week or so. I assume this is lost to evaporation. I have only changed all the water out once.
you might take a look at this sticky if you haven't already. Also the ocforums has some pretty good stickies on current top end watercooling components.
I have been watercooled for over a year and in my experience it is a bit trickier to move components around and swap them out with tubes running though the case. Also you may run into some trouble with waterblocks, particularly on video cards if you upgrade a lot. CPU blocks tend to be a bit more versatile in what they will fit.
As far as adding water; I have to add a little water (maybe a tablespoon) to my loop every other week or so. I assume this is lost to evaporation. I have only changed all the water out once.
39MLZ7 said:
thank you for your reply, I was wondering if laying the case on its side will result in any kind of water damage, I am not sure how this works, I read the sticky before and I am a little confused, I guess I'll do a little more reading, I was just wondering if anyone had any recommendations to save me the hassle since I am ready to buy my components (cpu,mobo,etc) as soon as possible, if not I think I may just stick to Air cooling, I always updated the air cooling on my system. but I like to try the water cool. thank you again.
skasol said:
Well all the water will be contained in tubes, waterblocks, radiator. Sounds like maybe you should you do a little more research before you start ordering any water cooling stuff. You could always go with the stock cooling for now and after you've done some reading upgrade to water. I think its definitely worth it to go with water but it does require a little more knowledge about what your doing. Maybe just start out with watercooling only the cpu.
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Well, if you're serious about watercooling...
DD TDX waterblock for Intel 775 Platform.
Danger Den D5 or Swiftech MCP655 for a pump.
Swiftech MCW60 for a GPU waterblock (get the G80 holddown kit if you're going to use an nVidia 8800 lvl card).
Masterkleer 7/16" tubing
As for the rad... well, I want to know how many GPU's you're cooling first
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You also need to make a decision... Would you be able to cut a big hole in the top of your case to fit the rad? Or would you rather hang it out the back of your case?
First solution LOOKS better, 2nd solution is alot EASIER.
DD TDX waterblock for Intel 775 Platform.
Danger Den D5 or Swiftech MCP655 for a pump.
Swiftech MCW60 for a GPU waterblock (get the G80 holddown kit if you're going to use an nVidia 8800 lvl card).
Masterkleer 7/16" tubing
As for the rad... well, I want to know how many GPU's you're cooling first
.You also need to make a decision... Would you be able to cut a big hole in the top of your case to fit the rad? Or would you rather hang it out the back of your case?
First solution LOOKS better, 2nd solution is alot EASIER.
Arcygenical said:Well, if you're serious about watercooling...
DD TDX waterblock for Intel 775 Platform.
Danger Den D5 or Swiftech MCP655 for a pump.
Swiftech MCW60 for a GPU waterblock (get the G80 holddown kit if you're going to use an nVidia 8800 lvl card).
Masterkleer 7/16" tubing
As for the rad... well, I want to know how many GPU's you're cooling first
You also need to make a decision... Would you be able to cut a big hole in the top of your case to fit the rad? Or would you rather hang it out the back of your case?
First solution LOOKS better, 2nd solution is alot EASIER.
I really appreciate your input, I really don't know how to cut my case open, if you point me to the tool, I am pretty sure I don't have an issue cutting anything out, I also noticed this case while I was browsing around Koolance PC4-1020BK, it seems to be easier to work with but pricey and I really don't need another case, what do you think? recommend? once again I thank you for taking the time to point some of these things out, I am very interested in doing this, I was going to buy that moonsoon II cooler but I thought better to buy water cooling instead.
I recommend not the koolance. The stock answer on these forums is http://petrastechshop.com/wacoki.html . Petra has great kits if that's what you're up for. I pretty much agree with Arcy, but I'm not a huge TDX fan. (and you said you don't want the GPU in there, so the MCW60 isn't necessary).
While reading around, I can suggest also reading extremeoverclocking's watercooling section: http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/forumdisplay.php?f=181
While reading around, I can suggest also reading extremeoverclocking's watercooling section: http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/forumdisplay.php?f=181
medel said:
thank you again for everyone's input, I was reading the extremeoverclocking and I will stay away from the kit, I will follow the recommendation of people as well as read around, thank you again. I am open for anymore suggestion if someone else wants to add them. TIA