Watercooling

**Cromewell** · 07-04-2005, 06:12 PM

Basically this is what I am looking at:

WaterChill CPU Cooler Antartica Socket T CPU01/AT
WaterChill Control CTU01
WaterChill Pump SACEM SL35 (has a reservoir)
WaterChill Radiator RDT02 DYO 120mm 1/2" (or possibly WaterChill DUAL Radiator RDT02 DYO 120mm 1/2" but the single is rated for 440W of heat dissipation)
1/2" tubing

Since watercooling is far from my specialty I thought I'd get everyone's opinion. My budget is a couple hundred CDN (I'm not looking for a hardcore setup, just something entry level that I can slowly upgrade as necessary). I may add the VGA block but I have to look around some more to make sure it will fit my PCIe 6600GT.
I have:
P4 530
P5GD1
6600GT

**dragon2309** · 07-04-2005, 06:17 PM

waterchiil is one of the leading makes so you got a good start already. Resevoir is a handy little thing that you will appreciate when it comes to refilling the system. Everything looks good.

**Cromewell** · 07-04-2005, 06:48 PM

Yeah all the compents got good reviews indivudally but I figured it would be a good idea to ask around anyway, non-professional reviewers might get different experiences.

joelkyr · 07-04-2005, 07:38 PM

Nice selection of WC hardware you got there, in my opinion, you would get more savings($$) if you DIY(buying different components. Asetek are best known for there Phase Change and not WC, and i would advise if you would look into other brands like swiftech, corsair(swiftech but rebranded), or dangerden, and if ever you would get a Rad, go for the dual if you gonna run 3 blocks and also skip reservoir for it restricts flowrate, use a "T" instead.

Here are some sites that i know

http://www.e-compuvision.com/shop/index.php
http://www.criticool.com/

aramp1 · 07-04-2005, 07:49 PM

Hey Chromewell, where do you plan on getting the parts?

**Cromewell** · 07-04-2005, 07:56 PM

I wont be using 3 blocks, at most it will be 2 would you still say think the dual is necessary/worth it (I know it would be the minimum for a 3 block, but for 2?) and where would I use a Tee in the system?

I will be getting them where ever I can find them the cheapest (which wont be newegg if they even carry what I decide on)

joelkyr · 07-04-2005, 09:46 PM

Yes i would say dual 120mm RAD is OK to better maximize cooling, now if your going to get the pump with reservoir from asetek, "T" wont be needed, usually, "T" is place before the pump and it should be the highest point of the loop. If you need link for WC supplies, i can post it later for your WC hardware search.

**Cromewell** · 07-04-2005, 11:48 PM

ok thanks for the help

**Cromewell** · 07-05-2005, 01:47 AM

Seems I can get a much better price for the waterchill setup than any other hybrid of swiftech or anything else that I can find by about $50CDN plus I don't get charged PST

edit: and free shipping

. The reviews for all the stuff I've looked at seem to be about the same so thanks for the input and giving me some choices I wouldn't have had

07-04-2005, 06:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
Cromewell Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Age: 25 Posts: 10,112	Watercooling Basically this is what I am looking at: WaterChill CPU Cooler Antartica Socket T CPU01/AT WaterChill Control CTU01 WaterChill Pump SACEM SL35 (has a reservoir) WaterChill Radiator RDT02 DYO 120mm 1/2" (or possibly WaterChill DUAL Radiator RDT02 DYO 120mm 1/2" but the single is rated for 440W of heat dissipation) 1/2" tubing Since watercooling is far from my specialty I thought I'd get everyone's opinion. My budget is a couple hundred CDN (I'm not looking for a hardcore setup, just something entry level that I can slowly upgrade as necessary). I may add the VGA block but I have to look around some more to make sure it will fit my PCIe 6600GT. I have: P4 530 P5GD1 6600GT __________________ You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with 'til ya understand who's in ruttin' command here. I must plug a couple comics because they are good :D: www.ctrlaltdel-online.com www.userfriendly.org

07-04-2005, 06:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
dragon2309 P.I Dragon Join Date: May 2005 Location: KENT, UK Age: 19 Posts: 8,342	waterchiil is one of the leading makes so you got a good start already. Resevoir is a handy little thing that you will appreciate when it comes to refilling the system. Everything looks good. __________________ Intel Core2Duo E6600 @ 3.1Ghz - (__CPU__) eVGA 680i SLi - (__MOB__) 4Gb Corsair Dominator DDR2-800 (4x1024Mb) - (__RAM__) 250Gb Western Digital SATAII 7200rpm - (__HDD__) nVidia BFG 8800GTS OC 320Mb - (__GFX__) LG DVD+/-RW 18x DVD-RAM - (__OPT__) Triple Boot - [XP Pro] + [Vista Ultimate] + [Ubuntu 7.10] - (__OS__) [3DMARK'03 :: 25,587] --- [3DMARK'05 :: 13,989] --- [3DMARK'06 :: 8791] - (__BENCHMARKS__) dragon2309.co.uk - a little slice of geek

07-04-2005, 06:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
Cromewell Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Age: 25 Posts: 10,112	Yeah all the compents got good reviews indivudally but I figured it would be a good idea to ask around anyway, non-professional reviewers might get different experiences. __________________ You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with 'til ya understand who's in ruttin' command here. I must plug a couple comics because they are good :D: www.ctrlaltdel-online.com www.userfriendly.org

07-04-2005, 07:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
joelkyr Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Age: 33 Posts: 344	Nice selection of WC hardware you got there, in my opinion, you would get more savings($$) if you DIY(buying different components. Asetek are best known for there Phase Change and not WC, and i would advise if you would look into other brands like swiftech, corsair(swiftech but rebranded), or dangerden, and if ever you would get a Rad, go for the dual if you gonna run 3 blocks and also skip reservoir for it restricts flowrate, use a "T" instead. Here are some sites that i know http://www.e-compuvision.com/shop/index.php http://www.criticool.com/ __________________ MOBO: ASUS P4C800E DELUXE CPU: P4 3.4HT @ 3.918ghz COOLING: Vapochill PE / MCW20-P /MCW50 /MCP650/ BIX RAM: TWINX1024-4400C25 CORSAIR HDD: MAXTOR 120GB/8MB OS: XP PRO SC: TURTLE BEACH SANTA CRUZ 5.1 PSU: OCZ Modstream 520W

07-04-2005, 07:49 PM	#5 (permalink)
aramp1 Silver Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Age: 33 Posts: 205	Hey Chromewell, where do you plan on getting the parts? __________________ ARAMP1 Gigabyte GA-8GPNXP Duo Motherboard Intel LGA 775 P4 640 3.2GHz Processor Corsair WMS Extreme DDR PC-3200 Memory Leadtek NVIDIA GeForce 6800 256 MB Video Western Digital Raptor 74GB 10K RPM Harddrive Plextor PX-716SA/SW 16X Dual Layer DVD+/-RW Mitsui USB digital card reader/floppy

07-04-2005, 07:56 PM	#6 (permalink)
Cromewell Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Age: 25 Posts: 10,112	I wont be using 3 blocks, at most it will be 2 would you still say think the dual is necessary/worth it (I know it would be the minimum for a 3 block, but for 2?) and where would I use a Tee in the system? I will be getting them where ever I can find them the cheapest (which wont be newegg if they even carry what I decide on) __________________ You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with 'til ya understand who's in ruttin' command here. I must plug a couple comics because they are good :D: www.ctrlaltdel-online.com www.userfriendly.org Last edited by Cromewell; 07-04-2005 at 07:59 PM.

07-04-2005, 09:46 PM	#7 (permalink)
joelkyr Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Age: 33 Posts: 344	Yes i would say dual 120mm RAD is OK to better maximize cooling, now if your going to get the pump with reservoir from asetek, "T" wont be needed, usually, "T" is place before the pump and it should be the highest point of the loop. If you need link for WC supplies, i can post it later for your WC hardware search. __________________ MOBO: ASUS P4C800E DELUXE CPU: P4 3.4HT @ 3.918ghz COOLING: Vapochill PE / MCW20-P /MCW50 /MCP650/ BIX RAM: TWINX1024-4400C25 CORSAIR HDD: MAXTOR 120GB/8MB OS: XP PRO SC: TURTLE BEACH SANTA CRUZ 5.1 PSU: OCZ Modstream 520W

07-04-2005, 11:48 PM	#8 (permalink)
Cromewell Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Age: 25 Posts: 10,112	ok thanks for the help __________________ You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with 'til ya understand who's in ruttin' command here. I must plug a couple comics because they are good :D: www.ctrlaltdel-online.com www.userfriendly.org

07-05-2005, 01:47 AM	#9 (permalink)
Cromewell Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Age: 25 Posts: 10,112	Seems I can get a much better price for the waterchill setup than any other hybrid of swiftech or anything else that I can find by about $50CDN plus I don't get charged PST edit: and free shipping. The reviews for all the stuff I've looked at seem to be about the same so thanks for the input and giving me some choices I wouldn't have had __________________ You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with 'til ya understand who's in ruttin' command here. I must plug a couple comics because they are good :D: www.ctrlaltdel-online.com www.userfriendly.org Last edited by Cromewell; 07-05-2005 at 01:53 AM.

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