- Joined
- Jul 29, 2005
- Location
- Ashburn, VA
I've decided to bite the bullet and join the water cooling crowd. Both my friend and myself are jumping in to the scene together. Better cooling, higher overclocks and quieter operation are my goals with this build. As the title states this is my first water cooling attempt and my apprehension to having never done this before along with putting water next to my precious computer parts was my biggest fear.
I had tossed around the idea to break in to water cooling first by getting a kit, but nothing out there satisfied my desires. Nothing really appealed to my need for cooling the CPU / GPU with room for customization besides buying a full bore kit and I could piece one together for same price and get exactly what I wanted.
Have been doing a lot of research, article reading, thread browsing in many different forums and have come to the conclusion that building a customized DIY water cooling project is the best. I will be using my Thermaltake Armor case and so far the following parts are ordered:
Swiftech Apogee Waterblock
Swiftech MCW60-B VGA Water Block
Swiftech MC14 BGA RAMsinks
CoolRad-32T Triple 120mm Radiator
6x 120mm Panaflow 12L1A Fans
Via Aqua 1300 Pump
10' ClearFlex 60 1/2ID x 5/8OD Tubing
Danger Den Fillport Black
1/2 inch Tee Connector
12x Stainless Steel Hose Clamp
I plan on using a T setup for filling the system in a flow configuration I have seen from Thorlian in a thread. T > Pump > Radiator > VGA > CPU > T. Also plan on modifying the Via Aqua 1300 to make it quieter by locking the impeller and sealing the two halves with epoxy to prevent leaking. Purposely got a large radiator that is overkill for the system in hopes that it can give me quieter operation. Going to be populating the radiator with all 6 fans in a push / pull setup and vary the voltage to them to give me performance or quietness. Hoping that the fans in a push / pull setup will lower the pressure of the air passing through the radiator and thus keep the fan noise lower.
After I get the system setup and running, I will also attempt to strip my CPU naked in hopes I can crank it higher. Its doing 2800MHz @ stock voltage now but gets pretty warm. Any attempts to take it higher results in too much heat or lockups. Will also take my card further as well.
Well thats about it for now, any thoughts would be appreciated on the project.
I had tossed around the idea to break in to water cooling first by getting a kit, but nothing out there satisfied my desires. Nothing really appealed to my need for cooling the CPU / GPU with room for customization besides buying a full bore kit and I could piece one together for same price and get exactly what I wanted.
Have been doing a lot of research, article reading, thread browsing in many different forums and have come to the conclusion that building a customized DIY water cooling project is the best. I will be using my Thermaltake Armor case and so far the following parts are ordered:
Swiftech Apogee Waterblock
Swiftech MCW60-B VGA Water Block
Swiftech MC14 BGA RAMsinks
CoolRad-32T Triple 120mm Radiator
6x 120mm Panaflow 12L1A Fans
Via Aqua 1300 Pump
10' ClearFlex 60 1/2ID x 5/8OD Tubing
Danger Den Fillport Black
1/2 inch Tee Connector
12x Stainless Steel Hose Clamp
I plan on using a T setup for filling the system in a flow configuration I have seen from Thorlian in a thread. T > Pump > Radiator > VGA > CPU > T. Also plan on modifying the Via Aqua 1300 to make it quieter by locking the impeller and sealing the two halves with epoxy to prevent leaking. Purposely got a large radiator that is overkill for the system in hopes that it can give me quieter operation. Going to be populating the radiator with all 6 fans in a push / pull setup and vary the voltage to them to give me performance or quietness. Hoping that the fans in a push / pull setup will lower the pressure of the air passing through the radiator and thus keep the fan noise lower.
After I get the system setup and running, I will also attempt to strip my CPU naked in hopes I can crank it higher. Its doing 2800MHz @ stock voltage now but gets pretty warm. Any attempts to take it higher results in too much heat or lockups. Will also take my card further as well.
Well thats about it for now, any thoughts would be appreciated on the project.