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- Nov 1, 2003
Hello,
I very badly want to make the jump from air to water cooling. As of now, I have what is supposedly the "best" air cooling around, yet it is just not cool enough or quiet enough for me. I'm looking for 100% stable operation with temps not going over the mid 40's, the only catch is, at 3.5ghz. So, I have a couple of questions. Sorry if they're stupid, but I've done many hours of research, so please humor me if they are . I need to stay on a $300 budget. I'm going for over the top here, short of TEC.
1. I plan on getting the D-Tek Customs FlowmasterXT kit with the options for the Ehiem 1250 and LRWW block. I also will get the DangerDen Maze4 GPU block. I know that kit's parts all have the same tubing diameter, but i'm not sure if the D-Tek kits are 1/2 ID or OD (as the DangerDen is 1/2 ID). Basically, will everything work with the tubing included in the kit? Could someone please clarify this for me?
2. Is the Ehiem 1250 a good enough pump for this setup? It seems to have decent head and good GPH, but nothing compared to the Iwaki's.
3. The radiator included with the FlowmasterXT kit is a heatercore, right? From what I have gathered, this is the best performing radiator/heatercore on the market, is this true?
4. Will the Bay-Rez included with the FlowmasterXT kit bleed the bubbles from the loop or should I go with something such as the Innovatek Tank-O-Matic?
5. Also, space wise, will my case work (personal URL, not advertising or stealing bandwith...http://members.cox.net/jmdandrow/my pc.htm)?
Where should I mount the heatercore? I'm thinking for the pump to mount it to the bottom in fromt of the HD cage. I can remove that if needed. So please give me some tips on how to work in this constained area.
Specs of my system are:
Intel p4 2.4c @ 3.40ghz "costa rica" Thermalright sp-94/smartfan 2 cooled
ABIT IC7
512mb Corsair XMS pc3500 @ 456mhz 2.8v 2-3-3-7
ATI Radeon 9700 PRO @385/350 Zalman zm80c-hp cooled
Antec 430 watt TruePower
72x Kenwood CD-ROM
48x24x50x CenDyne Burner
Thanks in advance, I really want to do this and have it done by Christmas. Tried numerous other forums, but this looks to be the best yet. Sorry for the length, and thanks for taking the time to read this.
I very badly want to make the jump from air to water cooling. As of now, I have what is supposedly the "best" air cooling around, yet it is just not cool enough or quiet enough for me. I'm looking for 100% stable operation with temps not going over the mid 40's, the only catch is, at 3.5ghz. So, I have a couple of questions. Sorry if they're stupid, but I've done many hours of research, so please humor me if they are . I need to stay on a $300 budget. I'm going for over the top here, short of TEC.
1. I plan on getting the D-Tek Customs FlowmasterXT kit with the options for the Ehiem 1250 and LRWW block. I also will get the DangerDen Maze4 GPU block. I know that kit's parts all have the same tubing diameter, but i'm not sure if the D-Tek kits are 1/2 ID or OD (as the DangerDen is 1/2 ID). Basically, will everything work with the tubing included in the kit? Could someone please clarify this for me?
2. Is the Ehiem 1250 a good enough pump for this setup? It seems to have decent head and good GPH, but nothing compared to the Iwaki's.
3. The radiator included with the FlowmasterXT kit is a heatercore, right? From what I have gathered, this is the best performing radiator/heatercore on the market, is this true?
4. Will the Bay-Rez included with the FlowmasterXT kit bleed the bubbles from the loop or should I go with something such as the Innovatek Tank-O-Matic?
5. Also, space wise, will my case work (personal URL, not advertising or stealing bandwith...http://members.cox.net/jmdandrow/my pc.htm)?
Where should I mount the heatercore? I'm thinking for the pump to mount it to the bottom in fromt of the HD cage. I can remove that if needed. So please give me some tips on how to work in this constained area.
Specs of my system are:
Intel p4 2.4c @ 3.40ghz "costa rica" Thermalright sp-94/smartfan 2 cooled
ABIT IC7
512mb Corsair XMS pc3500 @ 456mhz 2.8v 2-3-3-7
ATI Radeon 9700 PRO @385/350 Zalman zm80c-hp cooled
Antec 430 watt TruePower
72x Kenwood CD-ROM
48x24x50x CenDyne Burner
Thanks in advance, I really want to do this and have it done by Christmas. Tried numerous other forums, but this looks to be the best yet. Sorry for the length, and thanks for taking the time to read this.
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