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The best WC setup for a lanner

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Mr. Stryker

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I've never had my own WC setup befoer but I'm sure I know how to install the blocks, etc. then do the tubing work, tighten up and fill up the water in the reservoir until it fills the tubes and reservoir.

Anyway, I would like any of you to tell me which is the best water cooling setup to take to LAN parties (I don't want uuuuuber heavy wc shit)

I was thinking about these daul 5" bay WC stuff (not 3" [floppy bay-sized])

Yeah get it? Please help.. lol

CPU block?
NB block?
VC block?
 
you have two options...you can either get a kit or make your own kit with different parts. Take a look at frozencpu.com and crazypc.com


It all basically comes down to you at the end. What case and socket do you have?
 
Michigan PC said:
you have two options...you can either get a kit or make your own kit with different parts. Take a look at frozencpu.com and crazypc.com


It all basically comes down to you at the end. What case and socket do you have?
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I'm doing it for the Intel Pentium 4 3.73EE/ Pentium 4 670 3.8GHz CPU overclocking and i don't know what case to get.. unless you pick one out for me, it's gotta have a window lol
 
you say your a lanner....so you want it to look good...check out the aspire x-qpack. It is sff and fits a micro atx motherboard. It has aluminum construction so is light and is small so is mobile. It will work fine with your p4 ee and is larger then most sff computers. You could also watercool it. check out this thread:
http://http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=931302
 
Yeah that case's really good, but looks like a tight fit for watercooling. Might need to get a "full tower" sized, such as the Lian-li PC2000 or so, for best results. Shit, I'm still gonna need the window, so probably the PC-75

Which do you guys recommend? 1/2 or 3/8 blocks
 
the super lanboy will have plenty of room for watercooling. Heck I"m watercooling an aspire x qpack!
 
I'm suprised no one has recomended a Lian-Li yet. A PC-65 or PC-75 are good for watercooling. (PC-75 is a little big, but has a lot of room for watercooling components ;))
 
Well if looks and performance is your game then Aqua Computer is the name :D
 
Top Nurse said:
Well if looks and performance is your game then Aqua Computer is the name :D
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But he probably doesn't want to take out a 2nd mortgage on his parents house either :D
 
Well I don't think he would need to do that as you can make a nice AC setup for a SFF for just a few more $$ then any other good kit on the market. My design of Feeding Frenzy is total madness :eek:
 
I'd say that depends on what your definition of a "few more dollars" is, when you're talking about twice as much for the blocks to me that's more than "a few" but then I'm what most people would classify as poor.
 
On a second thought I'm going for a 3500+ venice on a nF4ultra motherboard

which motherboard should i get? and i'd like to watercool the chipset-- well, what do you guys think though? (1 pcie16x, not SLI)

Whats the best CPU block you guys think is for putting a Venice to least 2.7ghz?

i've never had a wc setup before so i don't KNOW anything..
 
If you are building a LAN system why not get one of the DFI "Lanparty" series motherboards ;) I mean they were made for people like you hehe. The SLI lanparty board even comes with a lot of extras for LANs.

As for the watercooling, dont get a resevoir, and stick to nothing larger than 3/8" tubing. The heaviest thing in a watercooling system is the water in the loop, not the blocks. Therefore reducing the amount of water by not using a res, and not using excessively large tubing will help. NOTE: It is not needed to go the other extreme and use excessively small tubing either. I would recommend sticking to the middle road and using 3/8" (10mm) or 8mm tubing. It depends upon which waterblocks you decide to use, and the case.

I would say get the STORM waterblock simply because the thing means business when it comes to cooling, and looks like it does as well. Going to a lanparty and saying "Look at all the shiny plexi topped copper in my system and this VFD screen that I gave up buying an XBOX360 for" is all well and good. Personally I prefer saying "Look at this highest performing waterblock commercially available, allowing me to get the highest overclock so I can better frag your ass" works a lot better ;)
 
get the DFI nf4-DAGF. It's $89 shipped at monarchcomputer.com . I got it. 1 PCI-E 16x slot.

Don't WC the northbridge, waste of time.

If yuo are budget constrained, get the D5/TDX pump/CPU waterblock combo at dangerdenstore.com , the Maze4 GPU block, a Black Ice Pro II radiator, some 120mm Panaflo medium fans, and a T-line and something to stop up the tube with (or a fillport). O, and 3/8" ID Tygon.

If you want to spend a little more, get the Swiftech Storm waterblock (not available on DD) and the D5/MCP 655 (same pump, different names. The DD and Swiftech names, respectively). Will cost you about $150 instead of $110 though. Everything else the same.

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O, and a Venice 3500+ is unneccesary if watercooling. You will reach the same speed with a 3200+, maybe even a 3000+ (at least, the 3000 will be within about 100mhz of the max OC). The 3000+ can be had for $120 here:
http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=A64-3000BP

With either of the above watercooling setups, I practically guarantee you will hit 2.7ghz on the 3000+.
 
I wish people would quit repeating what they have heard and stop telling people that watercooling NB's are a waste of time. :( If you have a SLI rig your NB gets quite hot and it helps cool it immensely by using a water block. :)
 
He's not looking to build an SLI rig, hence the desire to find a single 16x PCI-E mobo.
 
If it hasn't been mentioned yet:

Go for tubing that is one or two sizes smaller than your barbs. I built my system with 1/2" barbs and 7/16" tubing and there is absoultely no way it can leak at the fittings, it's simply too tight. The downside of this is that you will probably have to cut the tubing if you want to remove it, but at least you won't have to worry about any leaks. Tygon makes your life easier in this department. Tygon R1000 or R3603 are both good, but R1000 is only available in 1/2" and 3/8" ID. R3603 can be had in the 7/16" ID size.
 
LOL...with the Venice, he should beable to hit 2.7 on good quality air.............. :eek: But I guess he want's water, can't blame him on that one. I'd go with the Swifty parts sort of like the APEX kit out the DDC pump and rez if you're looking to save weight. Add their new 240 radiator and all 3/8 fittings and you're good to go, good performance and weight savings to boot and about half the cost of a Aqua system................... :cool:
Forgot to mention to get the DFI LanParty UT NF4 Ultra D if you don't want SLI, but any of the DFI boards will do a good job for you with a Venice core CPU.
 
Bio-Hazard said:
LOL...with the Venice, he should beable to hit 2.7 on good quality air..............
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Well, I believe he mean 3 ghz or above. :)

Edit: wat's an advantage of thermoelectric plate?
 
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