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I want to water cool because I'm tired of hearing the roar of my 5 fans in my Antec 900 case screaming at full blast. I want a quiter and more efficient means of cooling....water cooling. I know the basic parts of water cooling, but what I don't know is what are the best parts for my system. I have an Antec 900 case and a Q6600. I want to cool my cpu, my gpu, and maybe my northbridge. For the time being, my budget is about 300-400 USD.
 
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Popular GPU blocks are the Danger Den Maze 4 and Maze 5, and the Swiftech mcw60.

I use the MCW30 chipset cooler for my northbridge.
 
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Spawn-Inc said:
what video card?

i think this setup will suit you fine is within your budget.

1x Swiftech MCW60 VGA cooler = 43.99
1x Swiftech MCP655 Pump = 69.99
1x D-tek FuZion = 59.99
1x Swiftech MCR 320 rad 44.99
1x Swiftech MicroRes = 16.99
1x Swiftech HydrX = 2.99
10x ClearFLEX 60 Tubing 1/2" ID / 5/8" OD = 7.50
3x YATE LOON 120mm Case Fan = 9.45
if you want the chipset cooler then this too
1x Swiftech MCW30 = 24.99

total = $280.88
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The 1/2" Id 5/8" OD tubing doesn't take bends very well. Kinks up too easily.

go for the 1/2" ID 3/4" OD tubing if you elect to use 1/2" ID tubing.
 
most people will want tygon anyhow but for me it's not worth the extra cash. sa long as the tubing doesn't split i'm fine with the "lower end" stuff.

i fixed my first post with 3/4.
 
Spawn-Inc said:
most people will want tygon anyhow but for me it's not worth the extra cash. sa long as the tubing doesn't split i'm fine with the "lower end" stuff.

i fixed my first post with 3/4.
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Tygon isn't all it's hyped up to be. In fact i'll be redoing my guide to tubing sticky shortly. Tygon actually has a nasty tendency to stain when using glycol based addatives that we comoonly use (read anitfreeze).

Given it's costs, 3x that of CF60, it's not worth the money.

Also 1/2" Id isn't the end all. Cathar put together a great post which is sticked up top which really lays out just how little difference there is performance wise between the different tubing sizes.
 
Spawn-Inc said:
what video card?

i think this setup will suit you fine is within your budget.

1x Swiftech MCW60 VGA cooler = 43.99
1x Swiftech MCP655 Pump = 69.99
1x D-tek FuZion = 59.99
1x Swiftech MCR 320 rad 44.99
1x Swiftech MicroRes = 16.99
1x Swiftech HydrX = 2.99
10x ClearFLEX 60 Tubing 1/2" ID / 3/4" OD = 8.90
3x YATE LOON 120mm Case Fan = 9.45
if you want the chipset cooler then this too
1x Swiftech MCW30 = 24.99

total = $282.28
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is the thermochill 120.3 worth the extra money over the MCR320 in this setup?
 
if you want a huge oc or are a huge oc'er and want to use lower cfm fans and have the cash i would say get it over the swiftech one. but other than those 3 reasons i think the swiftech one is just as good, as i understand it the top rad is thermochill and second to that is swiftech.
 
Spawn-Inc said:
if you want a huge oc or are a huge oc'er and want to use lower cfm fans and have the cash i would say get it over the swiftech one. but other than those 3 reasons i think the swiftech one is just as good, as i understand it the top rad is thermochill and second to that is swiftech.
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if lower CFM fans would mean a quieter rig at the same performance, then it might be worth it in my case.. hmmm
thanks :soda:
 
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