What do you think?

jordanrobinson said:
So, I've finalised this build and this is what it's going to be. I don't have enough cash for it yet so I better start saving.

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I wouldn't do liquid cooling.... Liquid + electrical parts = bad if it springs a leak.... :/ Maintenance I have heard is a PITA

Right now running a Phenom II x4 955 BE I am running at 29 degrees C and that is ALL stock cooling, I am running maya with realflow, WMP and FireFox all at the same time, and that isn't even on artic silver thermal cooling paste even that is the stock stuff that came with the CPU and a stock heatsink and fan :/
 
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Kitsune said:
I wouldn't do liquid cooling.... Liquid + electrical parts = bad if it springs a leak.... :/ Maintenance I have heard is a PITA
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MAintance on the sealed units is a negative. the coolant is good for the length of the product. Thus, SEALED unit.

Watercooling is over the top if you are not planning on massive OCs, were talking like 1.5+ GHz on an Intel k or .9+ GHz on a AMD. Otherwise, go for it.
 
Watercooling is a piece of cake and doesn't really require much maintenance at all if it's done properly. I wouldn't recommend it for a first build though.

BTW, Arctic Silver isn't much good. You want something like MX4
 
Spesh said:
Watercooling is a piece of cake and doesn't really require much maintenance at all if it's done properly. I wouldn't recommend it for a first build though.

BTW, Arctic Silver isn't much good. You want something like MX4
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Hmm I have ALWAYS used Arctic silver, for 6 bucks I personally have seen a big difference in cooling temps. :/ But then again I have never tried anything else never heard of MX4.... I have also always been warned of the dangers of liquid cooling... But now that I have the money to afford any damages, I am getting interested in trying it out.... :good:
 
water cooling currently is no where near as dangerous for the average user as it used to be. Full loops have plenty that can go wrong. Closed loop systems though are easy. Just like mounting a system fan and standard HSF.

AS5 is the industry standard. And having used a cheaper product, Im willing to wager, Ill end up getting it too.
 
Don't get water cooling kits, they aren't much better then a solid aftermarket HSF. Go custom.
 
jordanrobinson said:
So, I've finalised this build and this is what it's going to be. I don't have enough cash for it yet so I better start saving.

http://secure.newegg.ca/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=18670926
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then this is kind of pointless, over the next 4-6 months we will be seeing many new things, the suspects atm are going to be both the GTX600 and HD7000 series of graphics cards (haven't heard much lately but last i heard at least one was said to show up before the end of the year), the intel ivy bridge cpu and the new motherboard chipsets to go with it, then there is a second batch of bulldozer cpus, and who knows what else, so planning a build for a few months from now is pointless. Also if you had planned on buying periodically then this also applies as the new things will be faster for the same price, so you may be stuck with a slower hotter part because the motherboard you bought doesn't support something.
 
wolfeking said:
water cooling currently is no where near as dangerous for the average user as it used to be. Full loops have plenty that can go wrong. Closed loop systems though are easy. Just like mounting a system fan and standard HSF.

AS5 is the industry standard. And having used a cheaper product, Im willing to wager, Ill end up getting it too.
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jonnyp11 said:
then this is kind of pointless, over the next 4-6 months we will be seeing many new things, the suspects atm are going to be both the GTX600 and HD7000 series of graphics cards (haven't heard much lately but last i heard at least one was said to show up before the end of the year), the intel ivy bridge cpu and the new motherboard chipsets to go with it, then there is a second batch of bulldozer cpus, and who knows what else, so planning a build for a few months from now is pointless. Also if you had planned on buying periodically then this also applies as the new things will be faster for the same price, so you may be stuck with a slower hotter part because the motherboard you bought doesn't support something.
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^ True this I have considered talking about my builds that I haven't got the money for, but it is only more of a tease than reality at the time :/

@Wolfeking: I have always had good experiences with AS5 so Imma stick with it for my compound :D
 
Thanks for the feedback. One more question though, is it worth it to get water cooling or just plain air cooling really because all I was realy planning to go to was 4.5GHz with the CPU I get?
 
Ok, so instead of custom watercooling, I just decided instead to get the Noctua NH-D14 because it can out preform almost any air coolers on the market right now and a lot of the water cooled ones. I also decided to get 3 blue LED 120mm fans and 1 blue LED front fan. 2 top 120mm exhaust fans, 1 rear
120mm exhaust fan, and 1 200mm intake fan for the front.
 
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jordanrobinson said:
Ok, so instead of custom watercooling, I just decided instead to get the Noctua NH-D14 because it can out preform almost any air coolers on the market right now and a lot of the water cooled ones. I also decided to get 3 blue LED 120mm fans and 1 blue LED front fan. 2 top 120mm exhaust fans, 1 rear
120mm exhaust fan, and 1 200mm intake fan for the front.
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I use blue Aerocool Shark fans on my radiators because they have good CFM. I do run them with a fan controller though, as on full whack they can be quite loud.
 
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