ive gone from stock air, to aftermarket air, to high powered air, to pre-built water kit. now its time to take the next (baby) step and make my first full bore water cooling set-up.
yes ive read and am reading the stickies. trying to glean all the information i can from all over the internet, and that includes the helpful people here.
first question is where should i be looking at stuff, so far im on to danger den and frozen cpu to start to get ideas.
* List why you want to watercool. more power, safer temps to get that next mhz
* List your budget. not quite sure, $500 should be sufficient if I had to pick a number
* List what tools you have or have access and how profficient you are with them. i live and work on a farm, dremel? i have a full chest of air tools! tools/handiness not a problem. water cooling know how might be.
* List what kind of encloser (case) you have. And whether you are willing to cut it up. coolerMaster cosmos. moderate modifications are fine by me. id rather keep away from frankencase though.
* List what computer parts you have:
CPU: Intel Xe3110 (e8400)
GPU: 2x EVGA 8800GTS SC in SLi
MAIN: EVGA 780i
PSU: PCP&C 750
RAM: 2GB Corsair XMS2 800 (if this gets in my way down the road its gone)
ETC: soundblaster card, so i need to keep a PCI slot open, which should be easy with water
I want top of the line gear. Im going to do my homework and get stuff that will get the job done. The only thing i know at this point is i wasnt a full coverage block for the GPUs. Im not a big fan of glue on heatsinks for the ram there, so if it can be avoided all the better.
So far i like the looks of the Swiftech Stealth VGA block for the 8800s. (edit, these may not be the best for SLi?, if so the DD or the EK may be a better choice)
I also like the Apogee GT/GTX cpu block. But then what do I know.
Its hard to gauge things by reviews, cause what works for one person doesnt work for the next. So if youve got any ideas on what gear works well and any tips on how to not kill everything, I would be much obliged.
yes ive read and am reading the stickies. trying to glean all the information i can from all over the internet, and that includes the helpful people here.
first question is where should i be looking at stuff, so far im on to danger den and frozen cpu to start to get ideas.
* List why you want to watercool. more power, safer temps to get that next mhz
* List your budget. not quite sure, $500 should be sufficient if I had to pick a number
* List what tools you have or have access and how profficient you are with them. i live and work on a farm, dremel? i have a full chest of air tools! tools/handiness not a problem. water cooling know how might be.
* List what kind of encloser (case) you have. And whether you are willing to cut it up. coolerMaster cosmos. moderate modifications are fine by me. id rather keep away from frankencase though.
* List what computer parts you have:
CPU: Intel Xe3110 (e8400)
GPU: 2x EVGA 8800GTS SC in SLi
MAIN: EVGA 780i
PSU: PCP&C 750
RAM: 2GB Corsair XMS2 800 (if this gets in my way down the road its gone)
ETC: soundblaster card, so i need to keep a PCI slot open, which should be easy with water
I want top of the line gear. Im going to do my homework and get stuff that will get the job done. The only thing i know at this point is i wasnt a full coverage block for the GPUs. Im not a big fan of glue on heatsinks for the ram there, so if it can be avoided all the better.
So far i like the looks of the Swiftech Stealth VGA block for the 8800s. (edit, these may not be the best for SLi?, if so the DD or the EK may be a better choice)
I also like the Apogee GT/GTX cpu block. But then what do I know.
Its hard to gauge things by reviews, cause what works for one person doesnt work for the next. So if youve got any ideas on what gear works well and any tips on how to not kill everything, I would be much obliged.
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