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Noob Watercooling Question Conroe

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civictyper16

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Sup guys im gonna be building a conroe pc this month and i want to get into watercooling this is gonna be my first time putting together a custom built gaming pc. I Want to try to overclock a Conroe e6600 the case ill be using is a Aerocool aeroengine 2. I have been looking for budget WaterCooled kits For noobs like me. I came across this thermaltake bigwater What do u guys think? Thermaltake- http://www.xoxide.com/tt-bigwater-kit.html

I thought of trying to make my own kit at dangerden.com but its harder then i thought.
 
Im not too fond of the Thermaltake W/C stuff.

Not sure what anyone else has to say but I do know you'll be getting some great overclocking action on the Conroe as it hits 4Ghz easy on air.
 
If you are going to get a bigwater kit, at least get the Bigwater 745 (the one which comes with a second dual radiator). That being said, Thermaltake watercooling is pretty piss-poor.

For good preassembled kits try this : http://www.petrastechshop.com/wacoki.html

Chose something that fits your budget and cools what you want it to. The kits that Petra's assembles are well priced, and use only good components.
 
The corsair nautilus (sp) 500 kit has been getting pretty good reviews so give that a look, and I second either going with the extra radiator thermaltake or just staying away from tt altogether. Budget and watercooling shouldn't really be going together, you obviously want to pay for quality so things will be less likely to break/leak, right? If you plan on getting a retail conroe with hsf anyway, i think you should wait and see how far that takes you; wc usually involves some form of case modification, time and care to ensure safe operation. Nowadays a high quality hsf will net you similar results to the 'budget' water cooling kits.

Taken from the end of the cluboc review posted at [H]'s front page today...
The Nautilus 500 is a superb water cooling system. The unit is targeted at entry-level enthusiasts that want a high quality, easy to set up water cooling unit. Corsair pulls that off easily. This is a great system for someone to start water cooling. Plus, you can add more blocks as you get more advanced. As a matter of fact, with 500watts of cooling power at your fingertips, you can even cool a dual video card system. At only $159, the price is right to jump into water-cooling. Club Overclocker recommended.
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review here
 
please don't waste your time on that TT kit.
Either get one of those nice kits from petras or build something yourself...in the long run it;s the better choice.
 
If you're going to watercool, you should learn how it works and components you need. If you want a kit that comes with everything you need, ONLY consider the kits shown at petra's tech shop like an above poster suggested. The bigwater and anything else is really horrible. Seriously, worse than air cooling. DO NOT GET A BIGWATER.

Building it yourself is easy and you usually get better temps because you get what suits your needs. But please oh please don't get the bigwater.
 
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