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Hey everyone. This is my first post here and I'd like to say hi and that I hope to become an active part of the community.
I'm planning on building my first rig soon and I've been doing extensive research for the past 6 months or so on the process. I'm very comfortable with the building process now and I decided to get into overclocking. I'm also confident that I know how to overclock now. Anyway, the point is that I've decided to try out water cooling to get the best gains for my overclock. I'm relatively new to water cooling, though, and I'm looking for some feedback and advice. Here's what I'm planning to get so far:
Pump- Swiftech MCP650 12v DC Pump (I would go with a Mag 3 but I dont' want to deal with the leak problems of it)
Radiator- DangerDen Heater Core w/ Shroud
Water Block- Swiftech MCW6002-64 or DangerDen TDX Athlon 64 Block (depending upon whether or not the Swiftech is in stock when I am ready to buy)
Reservoir- DangerDen Clear Round Reservoir w/ 80mm mounting pattern
Along with the tubing, hose clamps, water additive etc. needed. All of this will be mounted internally (hopefully) inside of a gigantic Cooler Master CM Stacker case.
I'm pretty sure how I'm going to mount everything but the radiator. It seems pretty straightforward... I can mount the pump basically anywhere in the case, right? And the reservoir will go in a spare 80mm fan mount.
As for the radiator, I was hoping to be able to mount it on the front of the case since the entire front bezel and drive bay covers are perforated so it would be great for sucking in cool air to blow through the radiator. I'm not sure how to physically mount the radiator, though. Could I somehow tie it down with string or something? Or maybe glue it down? Or do I have to screw the entire thing in? Any other way to mount it?
Along with that question, is there anything else you would change or improve upon? Thanks for any advice,
I'm planning on building my first rig soon and I've been doing extensive research for the past 6 months or so on the process. I'm very comfortable with the building process now and I decided to get into overclocking. I'm also confident that I know how to overclock now. Anyway, the point is that I've decided to try out water cooling to get the best gains for my overclock. I'm relatively new to water cooling, though, and I'm looking for some feedback and advice. Here's what I'm planning to get so far:
Pump- Swiftech MCP650 12v DC Pump (I would go with a Mag 3 but I dont' want to deal with the leak problems of it)
Radiator- DangerDen Heater Core w/ Shroud
Water Block- Swiftech MCW6002-64 or DangerDen TDX Athlon 64 Block (depending upon whether or not the Swiftech is in stock when I am ready to buy)
Reservoir- DangerDen Clear Round Reservoir w/ 80mm mounting pattern
Along with the tubing, hose clamps, water additive etc. needed. All of this will be mounted internally (hopefully) inside of a gigantic Cooler Master CM Stacker case.
I'm pretty sure how I'm going to mount everything but the radiator. It seems pretty straightforward... I can mount the pump basically anywhere in the case, right? And the reservoir will go in a spare 80mm fan mount.
As for the radiator, I was hoping to be able to mount it on the front of the case since the entire front bezel and drive bay covers are perforated so it would be great for sucking in cool air to blow through the radiator. I'm not sure how to physically mount the radiator, though. Could I somehow tie it down with string or something? Or maybe glue it down? Or do I have to screw the entire thing in? Any other way to mount it?
Along with that question, is there anything else you would change or improve upon? Thanks for any advice,
