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termin@tor
04-14-04, 07:31 PM
I'm planning on building a completely water cooled PC by the end of this year. I want to wait out till all the new stuff comes out (S939 for A64, BTX Standard, new graphics cards, PCI-E, etc.) so I am planning on building this machine by the end of this year (hopefully :) )

Ok, here are what my parts would most likely be. I know things might change till the end of the year, but I just want to hear some comments from you guys on what I should get and should be looking at. I don't have water blocks added to this setup because I simply don't know what kind will be needed for the newer graphics cards and motherboards.
Here we go:

-Swiftech MCP600 12V DC pump- $79.95
(http://store.pcpowerzone.com/swmc12vdcpu.html)

-Typhoon-Quad- $29.95
Drive Bay Reservoir (it's nice to use up those CD drive bays that just sit there, unused gathering dust ;) It would be sweet to have 2 optical drives, fan controller and watercooling there. Looks nice too!)
(http://store.pcpowerzone.com/drbaymocore.html)

-Danger Den Black Ice Xtreme Radiator- $65
(http://store.pcpowerzone.com/blackicextreme.html)

-10 feet (how much would be enough for a full-tower case, radiator, pump, tank, cpu, gpu, and chipset water blocks?) of 1/2" Tygon R-3603 Tubing- it's 29 bucks for 10 feet!!
(http://store.pcpowerzone.com/1tyrtu.html)

-10x Adjustable Plastic Hose Clamp- $7.50 for 10
(http://store.pcpowerzone.com/adplashoscla.html)

-Red Line WaterWetter- $4.99
(http://store.pcpowerzone.com/redlinwat.html)

-Enermax Adjustable Speed 120mm Cooling fan, Model "UC-12FAB-B" -RETAIL- $12.05
(http://secure.newegg.com/app/shoppingcart.asp?DEPA=1&submit=ADD&item=11-999-012)

-Mini-Cool shroud for Black Ice Radiators- $9.99
(http://www.cooltechnica.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=Mini-Coolshroud-BLK)


Total Co$t: $238.43

This leaves a good 100 bucks for water blocks.

Any comments, suggestions, or help would be greatly appreciated.

matttheniceguy
04-18-04, 01:27 AM
you can probably get the hoses and clamps and water wetter from a hardware or automotive store for cheaper. You might find a oump for less at an aquarium store as well.

Aside from being able to find lower prices, all the parts look pretty good.

solo
04-18-04, 01:32 AM
go to autozone and get a caprice or a chevette heatercore for like 20$

much better deal and performer for the price.
instead of the mcp, get a danner mag3, or a eheim,
the swiftech is horribly overpriced IMO

ZachM
04-18-04, 02:50 AM
Drop that tubing. Instead go to MC Master (http://www.mcmaster.com/asp/DisplCtlgPage.asp?ReqTyp=CATALOG&CtlgPgNbr=85&CtlgEdition=&sesnextrep=410865135489954&ScreenWidth=1280&McMMainWidth=1068#.) and order your tubing there. The same Clearflex they sell at D-Tek for $1.50 a foot MC Master sells for $.65. I also heard from someone here that it was $5 for overnight shipping. That's a total of about $10 for 10 feet of clearflex shipped.

Go with a heatercore radiator. You can get one at Autozone and mod it yourself or get one that's already fitted with barbs from a place like D-Tek for a bit more money. Either way they are cheaper than the Black Ice, and perform better. The only disadvantage is their larger size if you need to fit one in a small case. The extra size gives them a performance boost though.