Sub 170 Watercooling?

[Peach]

I want to watercool my A64 since I got some spare cash. Could I build a rig that totally fits inside of my Antec Super LANBoy for less than 170$?

 

[The Doc]

What do you want to get out of your water-cooling system?

 

[Peach]

I want to OC my 3000+ Venice, and later on watercool my GPU. I understand that I cannot cool both with the money that I have

 

[The Doc]

^ Ok, I would suggest building a custom Danger Den kit. Do you plan on using a reservoir or a T-line? Hmm, since you want to water-cool your GPU at some point then you might as well just get a reservoir. A T-line would be fine if you're only water-cooling the processor although having a reservoir makes it a lot easier or so I'm told.

 

[Peach]

I planned on using a Reservoir.

 

[KrakenGuy]

I got a TDX, Maze4 GPU, DDC 12v, tubing, clamps, 120mm Radiator, dual floppy bay res all for $230 USD.

I have all this stuff in my Super LanBoy.

 

[Peach]

pics?

 

[KrakenGuy]

Ugh, go look in the watercooling sticky thread, I think I am on page 9 or 10.

 

[KrakenGuy]

http://home.comcast.net/~nickbaldwin/Rig/RipleysRig.html

mines similar to this persons, same parts, except for the pump. The only difference is that my system doesn't look as busy and tangled as his.

 

[Vertigo Acid]

$170 is definitly do-able:
TDX/D5 Bundle $108.75
Double Heatercore $34.99
6ft Clearflex $7.50
Ugly ass yet highly functional HPDE Res $17.95
or
Prettier 2x3.5 bay lucite res $24.95
Total $169.19 or $176.19
The 6ft is just an estimate; you probably will use less

 

[Top Nurse]

Black Ice Pro $65
Koolance CPU-300-V10 $60
Eheim 1046 $60
Tubing $6
T-line (use extra tubing + T fitting) $3

Well I went over a few $$, but I think you can get this cheaper if you shop around. For a few $$ more you could get the Eheim 1048.

 

[Vertigo Acid]

Black Ice Pro $65
Koolance CPU-300-V10 $60
Eheim 1046 $60
Tubing $6

Well I went over a few $$, but I think you can get this cheaper if you shop around. For a few $$ more you could get the Eheim 1048.

and you forget a resevoir

 

[Top Nurse]

Well went back and added a T-fitting for a whopping $3

 

[Vertigo Acid]

Well went back and added a T-fitting for a whopping $3

But that's missing the point; he said he wanted a resevoir, not a t-line

 

[Top Nurse]

Okay must have missed that But I'm suprised that you guys haven't been giving all the reasons to use a T-line? Whenever we talk about using an Aquatube it certainly comes on like gangbusters

 

[Vertigo Acid]

It was suggested above; I ran a res for about 6 months until I went T-line, and I'll probably never go back. It definitly is the way to go if you are on a budget, but at the same time there is something to be said for seeing your green water moving around in the front of your PC

 

[Peach]

What exactly is a T-Line? I'm not gonna use a res unless theres some definite advantage, i was planning on hiding it behind the bezel anyway so you couldn't see the water.

 

[n64man120]

T line is just that, picture the tubing going around... a connector that forms a T so you can fill/drain/bleed the system. A res normally just makes things "easier", from what I've gathered. No first hand experience yet

 

[2Fresh]

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=874806&page=1&pp=40

I sell rads bro. They are great for little $. Theyfit perfectly inside your case in a drive bay.

 

[Peach]

I'll keep you in mind 2fresh, thanks, I was hoping to put the rad close to the front bottom of the case, right next to the 120mm intake (antec super lanboy)

 

[ikellensbro]

A 2Fresh 2x120 hc (make your own shroud out of ducttape & cardboard or something else), the TDX/D5 bundle, HDPE res, 10ft of Clearflex 60 & hose clamps will run you just about $170. You could save about $20 and just use a T-line (discussion), or look for a used 12v pump/current gen cpu block, but otherwise, just try and save a couple bucks more if its becoming hard to stay in your budget.