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NZXT Apollo water cooling

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ajgoddu

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Hello, my proscessor on my first build has been running hot lately, and I have been meaning to upgrade to water cooling for awhile, but my case does not have pre drilled holes an the only place the radiator will fit is where the exhaust fan, i would like to know where I should put it and where I should drill the holes.

My build
NZXT Apollo black mid-tower case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...=NZXT apollo
Radeon HD 6670 graphics card

Raidmax RX 530SS 530w PSU

16gb of veangeance DDR3 RAM

ASUS M5A97 AM3+ AMD Motherboard

an LG discdrive (got from bestbuy, dont know name but was cheaper)

AMD FX-4100 Zambezi 3.6GHz proscessor

and a SEAGATE 500gb harddrive

please look at the case, i will post my case as I have it in another post, the WC i want to get is here

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835209049


I also would like to know if i could use it as exhaust, thanks!
 
BTW, I'm new, how do I post a picture of my build so I can show you how much space I have to put it?
 
You can put the radiator in the exhaust fan position. You can have the fan either blowing in or out, the difference in temp is negligible (1-2c). Using your existing exhaust fan you could set it up in push-pull and enhance your cooling abit. Whats your ambient temp?

The Antec 620 Kuhler is no better then mid-high end air cooling. Have you considered saving a few bones and just going with a 212+ or other good air coolers? Far less of a headache if they fail then a water cooler.

Edit: I use Tinypic.com to host images for this forum.
 
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ok, thankyou but where can I get a 212 cooler? and while I'm here does anyone know of a good way to keep bugs (the real kind) out of my computer? When i was cleaning it out the other day I found a spider web but thankfully no spider was there by my parts.
 
Eh, bugs happen. I wouldn't worry too much, especially if its only a spider.

You can get the 212 coolers from almost anywhere. they're very easy to find. A Google search would probably net you atleast 50 different retailers carrying it.
 
ajgoddu said:
ok, thankyou but where can I get a 212 cooler? and while I'm here does anyone know of a good way to keep bugs (the real kind) out of my computer? When i was cleaning it out the other day I found a spider web but thankfully no spider was there by my parts.
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Moth balls maybe? Or just clean it regularly.
 
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