Water Cooling Kits

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funkysnair

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FairDoos said:
Hmm i am just going to sack watercooling until i get a better understanding of it and the money thanks for the help though you have been great! :D:D:D:D:D
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no prob m8....

i have liquid cooling, i have the tubes your on about "1/2...

maybe you need to think about the fact " do you need it?"

i got mine cheap, and i overclock my cpu to 3.4ghz at 20oC idle!!
 
FairDoos

FairDoos

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funkysnair said:
no prob m8....

i have liquid cooling, i have the tubes your on about "1/2...

maybe you need to think about the fact " do you need it?"

i got mine cheap, and i overclock my cpu to 3.4ghz at 20oC idle!!
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Woww nice! Im not to sure i was thinking of OC my Phenom but the thing is my mum got my a Tuniq Tower for mah birthdays so i could use that?
 
FairDoos

FairDoos

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Right then ive decided i might just have a go :D

Is this good for my first try? all i want to do is cool my CPU

Alphacool Nexxxos HP Pro CPU Waterblock
Black Ice X-Flow GTX Radiator
XSPC Bay Reservoir
D-Tek DB-1 (DD-CPX1) 12V DC Pump
1/2" Clear/UV Blue High Flex Hose (XSPC)
Zinc Plated Jubilee/Wormdrive Clip 12mm to 20mm
Feser One UV Reactive Coolant 1 Litre (Blue)

Can anyone suggest anything better? Please do! :)

And these are just test sites btw im not actually ordering from these sites im going to find where ever is cheapest :D

THANKKSSSS! :D
 
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funkysnair

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wouldnt go fot the acrylic cpu block, there is the possibility of cracks (happened to me)

i have this one and i get really good temps
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-000-DT&groupid=701&catid=193&subcat=1034

also get some anti kink coils for you tubing, only cost a few more £'s and they stop the kinks when your tubing is bent

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-002-PM&groupid=701&catid=193&subcat=1048

for me that water cooling setup would be a good start but stay away from them acrylic water blocks
 
FairDoos

FairDoos

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funkysnair said:
wouldnt go fot the acrylic cpu block, there is the possibility of cracks (happened to me)

i have this one and i get really good temps
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-000-DT&groupid=701&catid=193&subcat=1034

also get some anti kink coils for you tubing, only cost a few more £'s and they stop the kinks when your tubing is bent

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-002-PM&groupid=701&catid=193&subcat=1048

for me that water cooling setup would be a good start but stay away from them acrylic water blocks
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Thanks for the heads up :D
 
FairDoos

FairDoos

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just a noob said:
that pump is terrible, use this one: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-005-SW&groupid=701&catid=193&subcat=1042 you'll also net much better temps with one of these rads oh, and skip the feser, its a total waste of money, if you like the color, just get colored tubing, it'll last way longer(color)
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Bearing in mind im only cooling my CPU So why would i ned such a huge radiator? Could i settle for a x2 120mm radiator?

AKA: XSPC RS240 Radiator
 
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erebusting

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what about if I am going to cool my CPU (i7 920) and also my Northbridge (the mobo I want comes with a watercooler block for the NB -gigabyte extreme x58 )...what size radiator would you guys suggest? (I only want to use one if possible) also the case I am thinking of getting is the Cooler Master HAF if that helps anything......
I would not want to spend over $200 if possible...and I will also be using all the fans that come with the case as well as 1 extra maybe -(is that useless?).....
is there a kit I should buy -maybe I would have to get a separate cpu block ? (but when I think of it maybe it would be better to build myself if I need to do that?)
my friend has this:
http://www.gamejava.com/gigabyte-ghwiu02-galaxy-water-cooling-system-p-1825.html
not sure if I should do the same as him....


keep in mind, I am completely new to watercooling....
 
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Archangel

Archangel

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funkysnair said:
no prob m8....

i have liquid cooling, i have the tubes your on about "1/2...

maybe you need to think about the fact " do you need it?"

i got mine cheap, and i overclock my cpu to 3.4ghz at 20oC idle!!
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same here. Using the Stock watercooler that came with the case. (Thermaltake Kandalf LCS ) Q6600 on 3.6GHz and its at room temp idle. (using a 360mm Radiator. at least, i think its called like that.. since it has 3 120mm fans on it. )
 
just a noob

just a noob

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erebusting said:
what about if I am going to cool my CPU (i7 920) and also my Northbridge (the mobo I want comes with a watercooler block for the NB -gigabyte extreme x58 )...what size radiator would you guys suggest? (I only want to use one if possible) also the case I am thinking of getting is the Cooler Master HAF if that helps anything......
I would not want to spend over $200 if possible...and I will also be using all the fans that come with the case as well as 1 extra maybe -(is that useless?).....
is there a kit I should buy -maybe I would have to get a separate cpu block ? (but when I think of it maybe it would be better to build myself if I need to do that?)
my friend has this:
http://www.gamejava.com/gigabyte-ghwiu02-galaxy-water-cooling-system-p-1825.html
not sure if I should do the same as him....


keep in mind, I am completely new to watercooling....
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i'm guessing thats a gigabyte watercooling kit, avoid it like the plague, mixed metals=corrosion=temperature increases and possibly dead pump. anyway, i would avoid cooling the nb with the stock solution, seems to me its just plated steel or something. heres the list: cpu block $60 radiator $50 pump $70 tubing $3/foot
 
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erebusting

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just a noob said:
i'm guessing thats a gigabyte watercooling kit, avoid it like the plague, mixed metals=corrosion=temperature increases and possibly dead pump. anyway, i would avoid cooling the nb with the stock solution, seems to me its just plated steel or something. heres the list: cpu block $60 radiator $50 pump $70 tubing $3/foot
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well first of all thanks very much!..second of all -the cpu block you posted is for socket 775, but I will need socket 1366....?.
and lastly -so you suggest me just to basically forget about cooling the northbridge (maybe just leave it up to the air cooling ?).....is that right?-so maybe just have it cool the cpu only?...what about graphics cards?(I supposed I can always modify my system to cool a graphics card though, right?)...
 
just a noob

just a noob

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unless your up for hacking apart the stock motherboard cooler(bad idea if you have to rma) there isn't a solution for the gigabyte board(as far as i know)
 
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erebusting

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just a noob said:
unless your up for hacking apart the stock motherboard cooler(bad idea if you have to rma) there isn't a solution for the gigabyte board(as far as i know)
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I would just use the stock watercooling block on it (the one that comes with the motherboard)...but I thought you recomended against it?....
 
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