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Thermaltake Armor+ Liquid Cooled

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Alrighty, got my taxes in and got WAY more than I ever have before (OVER 9000!! (Literally, lol)) and since the wifey is getting a new toy, I want to upgrade my PC in my sig a little.

I'm folding on my OC'd i7 920 24/7 and would like to go to water cooling for all PUs in my system (CPU & both GPUs). I've never dealt with any water cooling setups before, so any/all advice is welcome.

Since I'm a WC newb, I figured I would go with the simplest solution I could find, which is a case with the whole system already intact and ready for hookup so there's no confusion on what parts I need. The Armor+ LCS is the best candidate I've found so far. Since I already have the Armor+ mid tower, I know I like the styling in person and know what to expect on build quality (very good). I found this review of it here (more of an overview.. I wanted temp comparisons) and here that further convinced me it was a good buy.

I've found it on ForzenCPU for $380 + $14 for the 1366 bracket I need. They also have optional "professional sound dampening" material they install for $50, would that be any good? Seems like it might be a heat insulator though. I've found it on Directron for $335, which seems like a great deal, I just need to get the 1366 socket bracket separately somewhere.

My only Q for it is can I easily add my cards into the loop too? If so, what is the best route for the coolant (hit CPU first, then GPUs / coolest parts to hottest I'm assuming)? If anyone has any fist hand knowledge of this case or cooling system, I'd greatly appreciate any input on it. I've did a few quick searches on here with surprisingly no results for it. But I guess most people here are all DIY cooling guys as opposed to this "plug and play" setup, heh.

Thanks for any help in advance!
 
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you should go :

pump > vid card(s) > NB > CPU > res > rad > pump

thats how my last water build was set up.
 
Fiyaballz said:
you should go :

pump > vid card(s) > NB > CPU > res > rad > pump

thats how my last water build was set up.
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Cool, thanks for the help.

Now from what you can see of the system, would I be able to easily add two cards into the cooling loop? I just wanted to make sure it wouldn't be too hard to get the necessary parts to do this. All I would need is the extra tubing and waterblocks for the GPUs, right?
 
So this case sucks or what? I'm surprised out of the 100+ people in this section at at any one time, no one else has any comments or suggestions for me :(.
 
I have an older version of the Armor and I love it. It's a huge case, so there's lots of room inside to put what ever you need. The only thing that I don't like about it is that it weighs a bloody ton. Fortunately I don't move it very often but when I do, I wish I had a fork lift. I think that you should be able to add to the WC system without too much trouble. Just make sure that you get the right tubing, fittings, etc... Best of luck to you.
 
If your cooling the cpu and 2 video cards with just the water cooling system that comes with this your not going to get very good temps. now if you added a extra 120mm rear radiator to the loop you should be golden. in order like this radiator-cpu-extra radiator-gpu-pump. you might also talk with the guys at frozen cpu they can be very helpfull.
 
lehmann said:
If your cooling the cpu and 2 video cards with just the water cooling system that comes with this your not going to get very good temps. now if you added a extra 120mm rear radiator to the loop you should be golden. in order like this radiator-cpu-extra radiator-gpu-pump. you might also talk with the guys at frozen cpu they can be very helpfull.
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Sweet, thanks a lot for the tip, man. Hopefully I can get them to do that before they ship it or something so I don't have to mess with it. All I would need after that is the tubes and waterblocks for the cards, right? And that pump will be sufficient to drive through two rads?

Thanks again!
 
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