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Vertigo1 · Jul 16, 2003

Looking to get into water cooling. I really want to start with a kit, just so I have everything I need for a simple system, but want something I can expand and upgrade later, so not a sealed system like the Hydrocool.

Been looking at the Maze 4 Specialist kit from here:

http://www.coolercases.co.uk/water_cooling_kits.htm

Does anyone have any opinions on this? The individual components seem to be pretty decent, i.e. Maze 4 block, Black Ice Pro rad and Eheim pump.

[reborn] · Jul 16, 2003

It looks good to me, but I wouldn't suggest blowing all that money on the kit. Building your own cooling system is alot cheaper and alot more fun. But if you got the spare cash laying around go for it.

rmonster · Jul 16, 2003

If you're going for a kit instead of getting individual components, it looks like a pretty good bundle.

I noticed that they offered to customize the kit upon request... I'd look into upgrading the pump from a 1048 to a 1250 for the extra ₤10, the extra output will be worth it, especially if you decide to add extra cooling blocks (northbridge, gpu) later.

Nice vendor, btw. Too bad for me they're overseas, shipping charges would kill any savings

rugbyroy · Jul 16, 2003

We need a sticky telling n00bies NOT to buy silly,overpriced kits that usually suck and build their own system.

Gautam · Jul 16, 2003

Its a kit, not a ready made system. All it does is consolidate lots of good products into one order. I'd suggest considering a heatercore instead of the BIX Pro. Other than that, its very solid.

therudyq3 · Jul 16, 2003

rugbyroy said:
We need a sticky telling n00bies NOT to buy silly,overpriced kits that usually suck and build their own system.

Since he's new to water cooling...read this guide here....
guide

Vertigo1 · Jul 16, 2003

Thanks for all the replies.

As has been pointed out, it's not so much a "kit" from a single supplier, as a collection of good components sold as a kit from an independent retailer.

As for getting the individual components cheaper than the kit, bear in mind that we poor souls in the UK pay through the nose for everything, so I doubt I'd save much if anything.

With regards to heatercores, I've read mention of these in numerous places on here, but haven't the faintest idea what it's all about or how they differ from standard rads.

rugbyroy · Jul 17, 2003

Heater cores are similar to rads, but cheaper as you can buy them at your nearest auto parts store. You have to construct your own shroud for it, but that's not difficult. Sorry about my previous comment. It was a long day and I wasn't in too much of a good mood to give out the same advice that I see being given out all the time. Good luck with your system. =)

Kbird · Jul 17, 2003

I'm a noob and absolutely not going to buy a kit, you can do it just might take a little longer. I've got a few parts and working on my shroud at the moment.

Toysrme · Jul 17, 2003

Gautam

We need elder members to read more than the word kit.

It's only a kit in the name. It's just 3rd party compnents sold together...

rugbyroy · Jul 17, 2003

Even so, it doesn't force the person buying it to really think.. If they just buy a precongealed "kit" regardless of parts they won't necessarily know which components are good. In researching watercooling to attain a good system you learn so much invaluable information. I cannot stress enough the importance of knowledge.

Yuriman · Jul 17, 2003

Many computer radiators have tubes with fins soldered/pressed onto them. A heatercore, on the other hand, has no tubes. It has channels inside the individual fins that water passes through, and is therefore more efficent because of the tenfold surface area. I was quite suprised when I got my chevette hc, I had no idea.

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