New case for my mate, need a little info before buying :)

ghost · 12-18-2005, 01:30 AM

Ive built a PC with the same specs as my SIG apart from he has a 7800GT and its not OC`d.

He wants a new case and watercooling ! I suggested a THERMALTAKE one. But i have never installed a watercooling unit before.

Can you guys give me some tips/info on what i will need and what problems i could run in to.

Cheers ppl for your time

lowcar100 · 12-18-2005, 05:27 AM

I recall reading that water cooling is not necessary, air will do fine. Also if you are installing it and you built his pc I doubt he will know how to maintain a water-cooling unit and what to look for.

You may want to talk him into either saving his money or putting it towards performance.

sirmixalot42691 · 12-24-2005, 06:13 AM

My friend built his computer with a water cooling system and it's relatively quiet and looks cool, but it leaks and one time it killed his video card.

**Praetor** · 12-26-2005, 10:42 AM

Are you looking for a all in one solution (at which point i'd say look at koolance, thus avoiding the stupidity of thermaltake) or do you want to build watercooling box (thus allowing more flexibility)

12-18-2005, 01:30 AM	#1 (permalink)
ghost Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,025	New case for my mate, need a little info before buying :) Ive built a PC with the same specs as my SIG apart from he has a 7800GT and its not OC`d. He wants a new case and watercooling ! I suggested a THERMALTAKE one. But i have never installed a watercooling unit before. Can you guys give me some tips/info on what i will need and what problems i could run in to. Cheers ppl for your time __________________ ASUS A8N SLi Deluxe Corsair 2GB DDR XMS3200XL Pro TwinX (4x512MB) AMD Athlon 64 X2 939 4600+ @ 2.6 Ghz ATi Radeon HD 3850 @ 680/844 80GB SATA HDD/200GB PATA HDD 1x DVDRW DL 485W PSU, Alpha watercooling

12-18-2005, 05:27 AM	#2 (permalink)
lowcar100 Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Kent, Washington Age: 19 Posts: 499	I recall reading that water cooling is not necessary, air will do fine. Also if you are installing it and you built his pc I doubt he will know how to maintain a water-cooling unit and what to look for. You may want to talk him into either saving his money or putting it towards performance. __________________ Computers:family\|\|mine CPU:P4 2.6GHz\|\|AMD 3800+ X2 Motherboard:ASUS P4SD-LA\|\|MSI K8n Neo4 Platinum RAM:256MB x2 DDR\|\|Corsair XMS 2x 1GB DDR GPU:GeForce 5200 128MB\|\|GeForce 7900GT 256MB PCI-E PSU:250W Off brand\|\|ASPIRE ATX 520W HDD:120GB Ultra DMA\|\|WD 250GB 7200RPM 16MB Case:Retarded\|\|Sunbeam Transformer (Black)

12-26-2005, 10:42 AM	#4 (permalink)
Praetor Administrator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canada Age: 25 Posts: 19,954	Are you looking for a all in one solution (at which point i'd say look at koolance, thus avoiding the stupidity of thermaltake) or do you want to build watercooling box (thus allowing more flexibility) __________________ ASUS P5K Premium WiFi-AP, Q6600@3.7 / ASUS P5ND, E6400@3.8 4GB OCz Platinum XTC 8500 / 4GB CorsairXMS2 6400 5x500GB Seagate 7200.10 / 2x500 Seagate 7200.10 OCz 8800GTX 768MB @ 630/800 / 2x Galaxy 8800GT SLI

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12-24-2005, 06:13 AM	#3 (permalink)
sirmixalot42691 Silver Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Seattle, WA Age: 18 Posts: 221	My friend built his computer with a water cooling system and it's relatively quiet and looks cool, but it leaks and one time it killed his video card.