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Hi all. This will be my first water cooling project. I just wanted to throw this by everyone before I buy. The reason I am buying this is becuase I just realised that windows is clocking down my overclocks because of the processors heat. Basically making my overclocks useless... :/

Anyways

Swiftech MCP655 12v DC Pump $79.95
http://store.yahoo.com/sidewindercomputers/swmc12vdcpu.html
FuZion Extreme Performance CPU $59.95
http://store.yahoo.com/sidewindercomputers/fuexpecpubl.html
Swiftech MCW30 Chipset Cooler $26.95
http://store.yahoo.com/sidewindercomputers/swmcchco1.html
Swiftech MCR-320 Quiet Power $49.95
http://store.yahoo.com/sidewindercomputers/swmcqupo3xbl.html
Scythe SFF21D 33.5 CFM S-FLEX 120mm Quiet FAN by Sony x3 $44.85
http://store.yahoo.com/sidewindercomputers/scsfs12qufan.html
Swiftech MCW60-R Retail VGA Waterblock with Nvidia 8800 G80 Adapter Kit (and ram sinks) $58.45
http://store.yahoo.com/sidewindercomputers/swmcvgacowim.html

My question now is tubing and fittings. The pump has 1/2 fittings so I am guessing I should stick with 1/2 inner diamiter hoses and fittings.

This is the hosing I am thinking about purchasing.
Tygon R3603 1/2in. ID 5/8in. OD Laboratory Tubing # AAC00036 $11.70
http://store.yahoo.com/sidewindercomputers/ty1id5odlatu.html

The radiator is going to come with 2 swiftech high flow high flow bspp to 1/2 ID barbs for $4.00 so I don't think I need to worry about that.

The rest I don't know what I need. Is it going to be a bad idea to have my videocard, cpu, and chipset all in the same loop? All I want to do is keep everything under 60c.

The water-block AND the chipset cooler ships with 1/2" and 3/8" barbs in the US, and an extra pair of 1/4" fittings for Europe, guaranteeing compatibility with any liquid cooling circuit. So I don't need to worry about the video card or chipset cooler fittings....

Anything I am missing? maybe hose clamps and such?

Any help would be great. Thanks.

Looks pretty good. Just some things I would change:

-Get this tubing instead of your choice. 7/16'' ID tubing allows for a tighter fit with 1/2'' barbs, but you will have to soften the tubing by submerging them in boiling water in order to actually fit the tubing over the barb.
-You can also get 3 Yate Loon low/medium speeds instead of the Scythe. I doubt there will be much of a difference but you will save like $30+.
-I would just drop the mcw30. You can get a HR-05 instead and reduce the restriction, heat, and fuss involved with sticking in the nb water block.
-You don't need hose clamps with 7/16'' ID tubing as zip ties work fine but you can get them anyway, I do. 1/2'' definitely get some clamps to go with though.
-AFAIK, Petra's still gives that 6% discount if you purchase a part by part kit from their shop. You might not have considered that when you were calculating the prices and such.

I have a very similar water cooling system with many of the same components. I would suggest you get some of swiftech's Coolsleeves as well. They are a life saver when it comes to multiple waterblocks. It is very helpful when you need to keep your loop kink-free. Good luck with that setup!

AngryArtichoke said:

I have a very similar water cooling system with many of the same components. I would suggest you get some of swiftech's Coolsleeves as well. They are a life saver when it comes to multiple waterblocks. It is very helpful when you need to keep your loop kink-free. Good luck with that setup!

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zip ties work too.

Thanks very much for the help everyone. The HR-05 looks pretty attractive with its cheap price. I was wondering what cooling the chipset helps? hehe Obviously it brings the temp of the chipset down a bit, but why is the chipset getting hot? The chipset only gets hot when the fsb is turned up? Cooling it down would help make the overclock more stable? Able to run more V through the chipset?

I thought I was happy with 3.2 ghz but like I said above I wasn't really getting that. I can't wait to really get the performance I thought I had before.

Also I have a EVGA GeForce 8800GTS 320MB, and I am not sure what I should do. If I should get an all in one cooler, or if I need to get a just gpu cooler, and also get some special ram sinks?

Thanks.

TweakGames said:

Thanks very much for the help everyone. The HR-05 looks pretty attractive with its cheap price. I was wondering what cooling the chipset helps? hehe Obviously it brings the temp of the chipset down a bit, but why is the chipset getting hot? The chipset only gets hot when the fsb is turned up? Cooling it down would help make the overclock more stable? Able to run more V through the chipset?

I thought I was happy with 3.2 ghz but like I said above I wasn't really getting that. I can't wait to really get the performance I thought I had before.

Also I have a EVGA GeForce 8800GTS 320MB, and I am not sure what I should do. If I should get an all in one cooler, or if I need to get a just gpu cooler, and also get some special ram sinks?

Thanks.

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I cool my chipset for two reasons. The first is that I have a 680i, which gets very hot, even without OCing. Your CPU overclocking is very dependant on how high of a FSB clock you can achieve. Secondly, its much more quiet.

I would assume an all-in-one cooler would dissipate heat better because its all connected to the same water block, but don't quote me on that. There is a significant price difference, however. I leave my 320 on the air it has. It's very quiet and still OC's nicely. Perhaps you might consider investing in SLI, if possible, rather than squeezing out a lil more juice of a midrange video card.

AngryArtichoke said:

Perhaps you might consider investing in SLI, if possible, rather than squeezing out a lil more juice of a midrange video card.

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I am confused. You would rather I buy 2 new 8800 gtx cards to use in SLI instead of spending money to cool my gts. I think a gts is considered a high midrange ..

I am happy with the graphics card and computer running stock, I can only get more happy getting any more performance out of it.

I agree with dropping the MCW30 for sure. As for tubing, I would get the Masterkleer 7/16ID 5/8OD, is great, and CHEAP.


I don't really like the MCW60 + kit as the mosfets probably get way too hot for those little ramsinks. I like the D-Tek UniSink but it's out of stock. The other option would be to just pick up the EK full cover block.