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- Papillion, Nebraska
Hi everyone,
I've been following water cooling for years - reading articles and product reviews, etc., so I'm very familiar with the process and the concepts, I've just never pulled the trigger and water cooled a machine. I'm now ready to do that, and I'm boggled by the dizzying array of products out there. I'm hoping someone here can give me a personal recommendation for a product or two.
In an effort to follow the rules and avoid a random rant about the Search feature , I'm answering the questions of the sticky of how to ask basic questions:
* List why you want to watercool. Is it noise, preformance, abit of both.
My first priority is noise. I have a home studio that I record in. I would like my machine to be as quiet as possible (within reason). I used to overclock a lot but lately I just push my machines a little bit. Since I'm a gamer and a software developer, I would like to squeeze as much performance out of my system I can once water cooled.
* List your budget. From small to large, watercooling parts can be selected to fit your budget.
I could spend around $300-$400 for the right solution.
* List what tools you have or have access and how profficient you are with them.
I'm very familiar with building machines, using tools, dremels, etc. However, I am also very busy and a tad lazy, so I'm not interested in getting into too much case modding these days.
* List what kind of encloser (case) you have. And whether you are willing to cut it up.
I have a large rack-mount enclosure. It's made of some pretty tough steel and I would rather not mess with cutting it, but I am open to the idea if the results are worth the effort.
* List what computer parts you have (basics like CPU, motherboard) or will be getting for your watercooled monster.
I have a 3.4 GHZ Pentium 4 (I think it's a Prescott but not sure), 2 GIGs of RAM, and I just ordered a Sapphire x1950Pro AGP that I would like to water cool in addition to the CPU.
I think that about covers it. If there are other specific questions, please let me know and I'll get you answers.
Thanks guys! I really look forward to your advice!
James
I've been following water cooling for years - reading articles and product reviews, etc., so I'm very familiar with the process and the concepts, I've just never pulled the trigger and water cooled a machine. I'm now ready to do that, and I'm boggled by the dizzying array of products out there. I'm hoping someone here can give me a personal recommendation for a product or two.
In an effort to follow the rules and avoid a random rant about the Search feature , I'm answering the questions of the sticky of how to ask basic questions:
* List why you want to watercool. Is it noise, preformance, abit of both.
My first priority is noise. I have a home studio that I record in. I would like my machine to be as quiet as possible (within reason). I used to overclock a lot but lately I just push my machines a little bit. Since I'm a gamer and a software developer, I would like to squeeze as much performance out of my system I can once water cooled.
* List your budget. From small to large, watercooling parts can be selected to fit your budget.
I could spend around $300-$400 for the right solution.
* List what tools you have or have access and how profficient you are with them.
I'm very familiar with building machines, using tools, dremels, etc. However, I am also very busy and a tad lazy, so I'm not interested in getting into too much case modding these days.
* List what kind of encloser (case) you have. And whether you are willing to cut it up.
I have a large rack-mount enclosure. It's made of some pretty tough steel and I would rather not mess with cutting it, but I am open to the idea if the results are worth the effort.
* List what computer parts you have (basics like CPU, motherboard) or will be getting for your watercooled monster.
I have a 3.4 GHZ Pentium 4 (I think it's a Prescott but not sure), 2 GIGs of RAM, and I just ordered a Sapphire x1950Pro AGP that I would like to water cool in addition to the CPU.
I think that about covers it. If there are other specific questions, please let me know and I'll get you answers.
Thanks guys! I really look forward to your advice!
James