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I have read the stickies through and through. I'm knowledgeable in the physics of heat transfer (engineering FTW). I didn't see (or missed) an actual diagram for a water cooled setup. I'm thinking about CPU/GPU cooling only, so it'd be simple. Being a visual person, a diagram would help me understand some basic things like filling, draining, and the need/placement of connectors. I'd rather not buy a kit, so I need to have the instructions memorized, per say.
Next question, do they make a GPU cooler (memory too, preferably) for the All In Wonder X1800? I've looked around. Most either make no mention of the AIW series or say it isn't compatible.
Last question. I'm not exactly the cutting edge type, more of the best bang for your buck type. With such a simple setup, how much of a cooling difference will I see with the best parts and the second best? I figure since my max heat generated is comparably low to some of you (only 1 CPU/GPU...no chipset, etc) that I can get away with using some lower tier components and get the same or similar results.
I'm currently thinking about these core parts:
Swiftech MCP655
Swiftech Apogee
BlackIce Extreme 3 (mainly for the looks, that thing is a beast)
I'm also thinking about one of those nifty TJ07s from the other thread so I can internally house all of this stuff. My current case is just a little crammed on space.
Is this overkill? I'd also like this same setup to last quite a while (maybe through my next CPU upgrade or two), so that's definitely a consideration.
Thanks in advance.
Next question, do they make a GPU cooler (memory too, preferably) for the All In Wonder X1800? I've looked around. Most either make no mention of the AIW series or say it isn't compatible.
Last question. I'm not exactly the cutting edge type, more of the best bang for your buck type. With such a simple setup, how much of a cooling difference will I see with the best parts and the second best? I figure since my max heat generated is comparably low to some of you (only 1 CPU/GPU...no chipset, etc) that I can get away with using some lower tier components and get the same or similar results.
I'm currently thinking about these core parts:
Swiftech MCP655
Swiftech Apogee
BlackIce Extreme 3 (mainly for the looks, that thing is a beast)
I'm also thinking about one of those nifty TJ07s from the other thread so I can internally house all of this stuff. My current case is just a little crammed on space.
Is this overkill? I'd also like this same setup to last quite a while (maybe through my next CPU upgrade or two), so that's definitely a consideration.
Thanks in advance.