NuclearWinterX
06-17-06, 07:15 PM
I'm planning on doing my first build near the end of the Summer. This machine is going to be extremely high-end, and will mainly be used for high-end gaming. It consists of..... (part titles taken from Newegg.com)
ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
AMD Athlon 64 FX62 Windsor 2000MHz HT Socket AM2 Processor Model ADAFX62CSBOX - Retail
(2x) CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model TWIN2X2048-8500C5 - Retail
(2x) XFX PV-T71F-YDE9 GeForce 7900 GTX EXTREME (675MHz) 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail (Quad SLI when quad SLI mobos become available on retail)
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card - Retail
ASUS 90-C1CHFA-HUAY1 PhysX Processing Unit 128MB GDDR3 PCI PhysX P1 Ghost Recon Edition Physics Card - Retail
(2x) Western Digital Raptor X WD1500AHFD 150GB 10,000 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM
ASUS CD Burner Black E-IDE/ATAPI Model CRW-5232A4/CAB_BLK - OEM
ASUS Black ATAPI/E-IDE DVD-ROM Drive with DVD-RAM Read support Model DVD-E616A2 BK - Retail
PC Power & Cooling Turbo-Cool 1KW-Quad SLI T1KW-4E EPS12V 1000Watts Power Supply - Retail (I don't know how I will fit this gigantic thing in a case)
As you can see, this is quite a build. I Realize that this system is going to get very warm inside and I'm going to go with water cooling. Previously, I was going to go with a brand name kit such as Koolance or Thermaltake due to the fact that they are pretty much straightforward in assembling and whatnot due to the fact that this is my first time building a PC. I now realize I want to assemble my own water cooling kit from different parts (most of the brand name kits were only 1/4 and I think I want a little more flowage, if that is a word). I am basically a n00b when it comes to selecting water cooling parts individually. I'd appreciate some help in getting me on track with some parts that would more than sufficiently cool this future rig (Dangerden, Swiftech, etc.). Keep in mind that I'm going to want a custom kit that will keep this machine very cool and will do a top notch job at keeping the temperatures way down. I also plan on cooling the video cards (SLI, eventually quad SLI), the hard drives, and the motherboard's chipset. My second problem is that after searching around the net for a while, I am unable to find a proper case to house all this stuff in. If I find a cool case, it is either way too big or it lacks 120mm fans which will be necessary for the water cooling radiator. I'm actually very interested in cube-shaped cases likes the ones from www.Mountainmods.com. The U2-UFO, however, is just way too big for my taste. I was thinking about getting the Twice7 model but that actually looks like it may be a little too small for a water cooling kit. If anyone could also suggest any cases that would be sufficient for all of these parts and water cooling, especially a cube-shaped case, I would highly appreciate it!
ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
AMD Athlon 64 FX62 Windsor 2000MHz HT Socket AM2 Processor Model ADAFX62CSBOX - Retail
(2x) CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model TWIN2X2048-8500C5 - Retail
(2x) XFX PV-T71F-YDE9 GeForce 7900 GTX EXTREME (675MHz) 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail (Quad SLI when quad SLI mobos become available on retail)
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card - Retail
ASUS 90-C1CHFA-HUAY1 PhysX Processing Unit 128MB GDDR3 PCI PhysX P1 Ghost Recon Edition Physics Card - Retail
(2x) Western Digital Raptor X WD1500AHFD 150GB 10,000 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM
ASUS CD Burner Black E-IDE/ATAPI Model CRW-5232A4/CAB_BLK - OEM
ASUS Black ATAPI/E-IDE DVD-ROM Drive with DVD-RAM Read support Model DVD-E616A2 BK - Retail
PC Power & Cooling Turbo-Cool 1KW-Quad SLI T1KW-4E EPS12V 1000Watts Power Supply - Retail (I don't know how I will fit this gigantic thing in a case)
As you can see, this is quite a build. I Realize that this system is going to get very warm inside and I'm going to go with water cooling. Previously, I was going to go with a brand name kit such as Koolance or Thermaltake due to the fact that they are pretty much straightforward in assembling and whatnot due to the fact that this is my first time building a PC. I now realize I want to assemble my own water cooling kit from different parts (most of the brand name kits were only 1/4 and I think I want a little more flowage, if that is a word). I am basically a n00b when it comes to selecting water cooling parts individually. I'd appreciate some help in getting me on track with some parts that would more than sufficiently cool this future rig (Dangerden, Swiftech, etc.). Keep in mind that I'm going to want a custom kit that will keep this machine very cool and will do a top notch job at keeping the temperatures way down. I also plan on cooling the video cards (SLI, eventually quad SLI), the hard drives, and the motherboard's chipset. My second problem is that after searching around the net for a while, I am unable to find a proper case to house all this stuff in. If I find a cool case, it is either way too big or it lacks 120mm fans which will be necessary for the water cooling radiator. I'm actually very interested in cube-shaped cases likes the ones from www.Mountainmods.com. The U2-UFO, however, is just way too big for my taste. I was thinking about getting the Twice7 model but that actually looks like it may be a little too small for a water cooling kit. If anyone could also suggest any cases that would be sufficient for all of these parts and water cooling, especially a cube-shaped case, I would highly appreciate it!