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- Jan 29, 2004
Hey guys, this is my first post on this board (obvious) and I hear you're the experts at this stuff. I'm looking to convert my air-cooled setup to a much more quiter water cooled setup.
I am currently running a P4 3.0 O/C'ed to a 3.4 on an ABIT IC7-MAX3 board. I am currently using a panaflo fan on a swiftech mcx-4000 heatsink and am getting very cool temperatures. Usually idle around 38 and never see it go over 54
I am looking for a watercooled setup that will give me similar temperatures at a much better sound level. My case is extremely loud and the overall setup is rediculously loud. I cannot leave it on at night and sleep.
I know at the same time I cannot expect a water cooled system to be as silent as a pin drop because of the radiator and fan on the radiator, but I'm hoping I can get a little quieter of a system out of it.
I have NEVER done any research in watercooling before, I did browse over the website to the watercooling section but I was blown away by the number of waterblocks and pumps and tubing that I didn't know where to start.
So i'm looking for a little guidance. I'm completely getting rid of my case, so i'll need a new case also.
So basically i'm looking for some suggestions on watercooling products (does not have to be a full kit, i don't mind mixing and matching to get the overall best performance and quietness) and a suggestion on a case to place it in.
I'd appreciate any suggestions and help, thanks alot guys
George
I am currently running a P4 3.0 O/C'ed to a 3.4 on an ABIT IC7-MAX3 board. I am currently using a panaflo fan on a swiftech mcx-4000 heatsink and am getting very cool temperatures. Usually idle around 38 and never see it go over 54
I am looking for a watercooled setup that will give me similar temperatures at a much better sound level. My case is extremely loud and the overall setup is rediculously loud. I cannot leave it on at night and sleep.
I know at the same time I cannot expect a water cooled system to be as silent as a pin drop because of the radiator and fan on the radiator, but I'm hoping I can get a little quieter of a system out of it.
I have NEVER done any research in watercooling before, I did browse over the website to the watercooling section but I was blown away by the number of waterblocks and pumps and tubing that I didn't know where to start.
So i'm looking for a little guidance. I'm completely getting rid of my case, so i'll need a new case also.
So basically i'm looking for some suggestions on watercooling products (does not have to be a full kit, i don't mind mixing and matching to get the overall best performance and quietness) and a suggestion on a case to place it in.
I'd appreciate any suggestions and help, thanks alot guys
George