PLEASE HELP ME I WILL LOVE YOU LONG TIME!!!!
ok so i posted earlier about my parts and i got them.. below is what my new rig contains.. i also am deciding to OC so i decided to WC... first off, i know NOTHING about watercooling.. i have read and done some work but i cannot tell what is good from bad.. i cannot tell what i need and do not need.. and i cannot tell what is appropriate and what will work properly.
MY SETUP:
Pentium LGA775 550
Asus P5AD2 premium
Corsair XMS pro pc5400 2x512 4-4-4-12
Asus Radeon X700 Pro vid card
Thermaltake 480W butterfly PSU
2 x 74gb WD raptors (raid0)
2 x 200gb Seagate Barracuda Sata
all in a Lian-li pc65 case
PURPOSE:
i want to OC from 3.4 to like 3.9~4.1
from what i've read it's moderate~low-heavy OCing so i need to WC?
well, i decided to b/c it's the only thing i can think of w/o going crazy and ripping things apart. i don't want a heavy super-inconvenient setup.. i just thought that since i have the parts, y not? so i'm gonna shell out like $400 for my WC SETUP... Now, i can already tell that a lot of people might not think this is good, but i was thinking of getting the Koolance Aluminum EXOS WC setup.. mainly b/c it looks nice and will match my Silver Lianli case BIG PLUS..
so i went on over to http://www.xoxide.com/koalex.html and added everything up:
Koolance EXOS al. Cooling Kit: $187
(901)CPU-300 H06 Cpu cooler : $55
(915)Cpu adaptor rails w/ spacer: $16
(906)Mobo Cooler 180-L06: $38
(906)Vid Card Cooler 180-L06: $38
(910)Koolance EXOS straps: $9
$342.43
fits my budget but i dunno if it's good or not.. i don't want something bulky or one with all these pumps everywhere.. but at the same time i do not want something that my system will not work well with.. i distinctly remember reading something about air pockets and leaking?! will i have to fill and refill this piece every so often?? will it leak??! i don't know any1 that has watercooling so it's hard to ask.. the one kid i did know recommended this so i'm just following up... does any1 have any input? is this a good choice? i understand it's not worth the money but i don't mind as long as it gets the job done: cooling enough so i can OC to 3.9~4.1 from my 3.4.... also, how loud does this thing get? i want to apologize for my lack of knowledge in this area.. i must frustrate all you experts hearing some1 like me talk in the forums.. but trust me, it frustrates me a lot more not knowing!!! well, my disclaimer is at the bottom for fear that y'all would leave b4 hearing my problem. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE i have no clue what to do.. i have no where to turn to.. finally, if there is a cooling setup that
1.) looks HOT!!!
2.) works well for me
3.) is about $400 or les
4.) moderately quiet
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO TELL ME!!!! ANY ADVICE AND CRITICISM WILL BE THANKFULLY ACCEPTED.. NO FLAMES PLZ.. THANKS AGAIN YOU GUYS AT OCFORUMS ARE THE BEST! THAT'S WHY I'M HERE!!!!!!
ok so i posted earlier about my parts and i got them.. below is what my new rig contains.. i also am deciding to OC so i decided to WC... first off, i know NOTHING about watercooling.. i have read and done some work but i cannot tell what is good from bad.. i cannot tell what i need and do not need.. and i cannot tell what is appropriate and what will work properly.
MY SETUP:
Pentium LGA775 550
Asus P5AD2 premium
Corsair XMS pro pc5400 2x512 4-4-4-12
Asus Radeon X700 Pro vid card
Thermaltake 480W butterfly PSU
2 x 74gb WD raptors (raid0)
2 x 200gb Seagate Barracuda Sata
all in a Lian-li pc65 case
PURPOSE:
i want to OC from 3.4 to like 3.9~4.1
from what i've read it's moderate~low-heavy OCing so i need to WC?
well, i decided to b/c it's the only thing i can think of w/o going crazy and ripping things apart. i don't want a heavy super-inconvenient setup.. i just thought that since i have the parts, y not? so i'm gonna shell out like $400 for my WC SETUP... Now, i can already tell that a lot of people might not think this is good, but i was thinking of getting the Koolance Aluminum EXOS WC setup.. mainly b/c it looks nice and will match my Silver Lianli case BIG PLUS..
so i went on over to http://www.xoxide.com/koalex.html and added everything up:
Koolance EXOS al. Cooling Kit: $187
(901)CPU-300 H06 Cpu cooler : $55
(915)Cpu adaptor rails w/ spacer: $16
(906)Mobo Cooler 180-L06: $38
(906)Vid Card Cooler 180-L06: $38
(910)Koolance EXOS straps: $9
$342.43
fits my budget but i dunno if it's good or not.. i don't want something bulky or one with all these pumps everywhere.. but at the same time i do not want something that my system will not work well with.. i distinctly remember reading something about air pockets and leaking?! will i have to fill and refill this piece every so often?? will it leak??! i don't know any1 that has watercooling so it's hard to ask.. the one kid i did know recommended this so i'm just following up... does any1 have any input? is this a good choice? i understand it's not worth the money but i don't mind as long as it gets the job done: cooling enough so i can OC to 3.9~4.1 from my 3.4.... also, how loud does this thing get? i want to apologize for my lack of knowledge in this area.. i must frustrate all you experts hearing some1 like me talk in the forums.. but trust me, it frustrates me a lot more not knowing!!! well, my disclaimer is at the bottom for fear that y'all would leave b4 hearing my problem. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE i have no clue what to do.. i have no where to turn to.. finally, if there is a cooling setup that
1.) looks HOT!!!
2.) works well for me
3.) is about $400 or les
4.) moderately quiet
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO TELL ME!!!! ANY ADVICE AND CRITICISM WILL BE THANKFULLY ACCEPTED.. NO FLAMES PLZ.. THANKS AGAIN YOU GUYS AT OCFORUMS ARE THE BEST! THAT'S WHY I'M HERE!!!!!!