My Water Cooling System!!!!!

[Aman]

All right so i decided to ditch the kit and gave it a shot. Thank to Van he gave me a great site link and i found this great cooling products. Please read below.


Item Name SubTotal
1 Swiftech STORM Rev 2 Universal High Performance block
79.95
1 Swiftech MCW60-B VGA Cooler

Add 8-pack of MC14 BGA Ramsinks: Yes (+18.95) 60.55
1 Swiftech MCRES-MICRO Reservoir
24.95
1 Swiftech MCP655 12v DC Pump
69.95
1 Tygon 1/2in. ID 5/8in. OD Ultra Soft Vinyl Tubing #R1000

Choose your length: 15 feet(+32.90) 35.25
20 Breeze Miniature Hose Clamp 7/16 in. to 25/32 in.
7.20
1 Black Ice Xtreme II Dual 120mm - Black

Choose your fittings: x2 1/2in. ID barbs (+1.00) 53.95
Subtotal: 331.80
Shipping: 20.25
Tax: 0.00
Total: 352.05

Let me give you links for each of the products now

http://store.yahoo.com/sidewindercomputers/brmihocl7int1.html

http://store.yahoo.com/sidewindercomputers/swstunhipebl.html

http://store.yahoo.com/sidewindercomputers/swmcvgacowim.html


http://store.yahoo.com/sidewindercomputers/swmcre1.html

http://store.yahoo.com/sidewindercomputers/swmc12vdcpu.html

http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/ty3id1ulsovi.html

http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/blicextiidu1.html


Updated the rad and tubing to 1/2" Can someone please check if my tubing fits with the clamps and everything else looks good. also notice i only have 1 gpu cooler now is become im buying nvidia 1gb video card.



Don't be afraid to post your comments and if there is better tubing please tell because i would rather spend few extra dollars on tubing than having leaks.

[crfracer290]

Go with a MCP355 with an alphacool top if you are going to go all out like that. Also Thermochill PA rads are top of the line and perform nice with all types of fans.

Everything else looks top notch!

[ctrl_alt_del_]

and drop the reservoir... t-line is the way to go! Good component selection BTW.

[crfracer290]

and drop the reservoir... t-line is the way to go! Good component selection BTW.

No no, keep the res, its really easy to fill when mounted in a good spot and it looks super sweet. It wont help temps but the cost is not much more than a tline with a fillerport.

[Aman]

i don't know if i want 55 or the one i have right now. I'll let more people give their opinions. By looking at it 655 looks heavy duty and is pretty quiet.

[crfracer290]

Yea the 655 is a super nice pump, just the 355 with a modded top will give better performance with a restrictive loop like you have.

[Aman]

I'm not modding anything though. I don't want to drill in my case or anything. Also does it improve cooling by having loops?

[crfracer290]

No, you dont have to mod anything, you can buy a modded top and just replace the one already. Like this http://www.petrastechshop.com/peddcudeddcp.html

And the term loop refers to the whole water cooling system...no, making rollercoaster like loops in your system do not help, you want you system to be as short as possible.

[Aman]

:( I was already getting created with loops. I still don't know. It won't make a huge difference and i'd rather have 655.

[Seven]

Very very nice.

CRFracer290 makes some great suggestions as well, the alphacool top on the MC355 will do wonders with a STORM, it's actually better because of the lack of flow drop.

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[Aman]

How big of a difference? Remeber im not overclocking.

[ctrl_alt_del_]

OK a few questions:

You are picking the best watercooling parts and yet, not going to overclock?

You are getting a BIP2 (large rad) and you are concerned about mod/cutting you case?

I still stick with my t-line opinion - anything made out of acrylic on the loop spells disaster. All you need is a faulty res spilling water all inside your case.


If you are not going to overclock at all - I would just stick with high end air and invest on better components for your system. Just my $0.02 worth. It can be even more silent than water.

[Moto7451]

Go for an Apogeee, MCP355, BIP, Yate Loon/otherquiet fan setup if you don't plan on overclocking but want water cooling. Air cooling sounds like a better idea however.

[crfracer290]

Theres not a whole lot of point in getting a expensive setup when you going to being running stock volts. If you just want to "cool" factor of a watercooling then you dont need a highend block like the storm.

[Aman]

No see im not going to overclock it yet but i will eventually.

[Aman]

OK a few questions:

You are picking the best watercooling parts and yet, not going to overclock?

You are getting a BIP2 (large rad) and you are concerned about mod/cutting you case?

I still stick with my t-line opinion - anything made out of acrylic on the loop spells disaster. All you need is a faulty res spilling water all inside your case.


If you are not going to overclock at all - I would just stick with high end air and invest on better components for your system. Just my $0.02 worth. It can be even more silent than water.

For the raidiator i will use 2 drive bays on front of thermaltake armor.

[Captain Helghas]

Aman,
The BIPII takes up seven drive bays, or 6 if it's really cramped, on the armor.

Concerning others comments: Reservoirs are easier on the maintainance. Remember that he's not that advanced and can easily fill a res back to the fill line. That and the debate between t-line and reservoirs are really just up to personal opinion.

The MCW350 with a modded top is a better solution than the 655. I've not seen the performance of the 355. I'll have to look that up. However, at stock, the 655 is a better performer. Without the 1/2" line, the 350 just doesn't have the pressure.

Aman, with that setup, you'll find that overclocking won't hurt your system at all.

[Aman]

Well TT armor has 10 i can give up 7.

[Captain Helghas]

It's got 11.

[ObiwanShinobi]

and drop the reservoir... t-line is the way to go! Good component selection BTW.
Why drop the res? Dropping a res seems stupid? If you want a T line, just do what I did. Use both a res and a T line. T line for easy draining. Res for looks, bleeding and filling.

[ObiwanShinobi]

Well TT armor has 10 i can give up 7.
It has 11 and thats what I thought. But now I have to get a UFO which is going to cost me like 300+ bucks because I need front bay slots for card readers, hard drives, dvd drives. Ect ect.

[Aman]

I don't even know what a t-line is. 0_o

Also Mr.Van is it easy to set up the res on the drive bays?

Also how can i test for leaks with 7/16 tubing and 1/2 fittings and clamps. I don't thing it will ever come off..

[Captain Helghas]

Yesh it's easy. Just mount the Res where ever you decide, and connect the tubing. There are a couple of good ways to mount it.

In order to do leak testing, connect the loop, connect only the pump and a fan to the PSU, then short the PSU with a paper clip. Test for a minimum of 24 hours to detect leaks. Clean up spills and correct if there is a leak and re-leaktest.

[speed bump]

As for radiators the Black Ice GT is a better rad than the pro and the Swiftech MCR-220 is a better rad than either of those.

For fans I'll go with the boring Yate loon 120mm fans everyone seems to like.

Also rather than just trying to put in your case without modding, you should check out petrastechshop or ask captain slug here in the forums about modding your case for you.

[Aman]

I'm gona put in scythe f-slex fans

My.Van i know that but you said with my tubind it wil never come off. So how am i suppose to put it into the comp after i leak test?

[SiGfever]

The 655 will work fine with a Storm. Keep the Micro-Res as it will be a lot easier to fill and bleed your system. I would go with the Swiftech MCR220 rad instead of the BI series.

Your setup will be nice and you Will be able to overclock when you are ready. I had the D5 (MCP655), Storm rev2, Maze4 Acetal and a BIPro II on a Preshot and was able to overclock that dog. If you want total performance go with a ThermoChill PA120.2 rad. :beer:

[Springbok]

I'd recommend getting the black radiator instead of the blue one, I've had both in my black TT Armor and the blue didn't look as good. Don't forget a black DVD drive :bang head
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v146/Linkz0r/P8120083.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v146/Linkz0r/front.jpg

[Aman]

Ah thanks for that. You saved me lot of ugliness. :)

[crfracer290]

Well with the drive bay cover on you cant really see the rad much. The MCR220 is better than the BP series for quiet, but of course thermochill PA beats all.

[Aman]

Well basically i changed the tubing to soft 1/2 and i took out the sleeves and changed the radiator black.except i can't show to you right now

also the black radiator is out of stock. :(

[Aman]

also to springbok

just to make sure you have 4 front bays left after the rad right?