Need some help with first water cooling project:)

[CharlieCS]

HI, i want to make my first dip into world of water cooling and am totally lost , period, so i figure i need to hold it in my hands to understand it somewhat , am currently thinking about buying this ready water cooling kit http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835108105


but before i have i was wondering if there is a better solution like building one from parts and if i could do so with a budget of 200 $ shipping included and if someone would be kind enough to actually list the parts :)

[atomic ferret]

That is a good kit to cool your cpu. The only thing is if you want to eventually expand it, you will have to do a little modification. If you wanted to add your gpu, you would either have to buy all new parts or dismantle the pump/cpu block assembly and using the pump with an aftermarket top and buying a new cpu block and a gpu block and a new radiator. So pretty the much the only thing you can scrap is the rad and the pump, but you will have to buy new stuff.

However, if you just want to cool the cpu, the kit is very good and you will be happy with it.

[CharlieCS]

This is what am mostly worried about , that this kit wont retain value unlike self assembled kit would ,where u can add or replace parts rather easily, plus performance is in question also.

[Spawn-Inc]

thats a great water cooling kit to start with but i wouldn't EVER buy from newegg, at least with regards to water stuff.

someone else on the forum here got the same kit from new egg and it was busted and used. on neweggs defence i haven't heard if they are going to take it back.


the great thing about that kit is once you get hooked to water cooling and want to upgrade various things you can. the apogee block/drive can be taken apart and you can use the motor from the pump and buy an after market top and have a much better pump. one of the top 12v pumps actually. the top i refer to is the XSPC top which can also be had with a res.


This is what am mostly worried about , that this kit wont retain value unlike self assembled kit would ,where u can add or replace parts rather easily, plus performance is in question also.

as said it will since you can reuse the rad, and make the pump a better one later on. the only thing you really loose if the cpu block but its not a big deal.


Oh and for parts i would get them from any of the follow top three stores for water cooling.
Jab-Tech (http://www.jab-tech.com/)
Petra's Tech Shop (http://www.petrastechshop.com/)
Sidewinders Computers (http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/)

i've personally used the first 2 and love them both. they both have excellent Customer Support.

[Sarg]

As "atomic ferret" said, If you do end up wanting to make any real changes down the road, you will be pertty much spending twice the money if not more, that is if your bitten by the WCing bug, and as I have seen most always do. As I to was, I will be doing my first WCing project with my new build, and still learning my self and trying understand everything, I sugjest that do a little more research and go through some of past posts on what other people have already done. I'm not trying to talk out of anything, just take a little time and think about what you could end up doing later on if you deside to do more.

Sarg

[axis01]

This is what am mostly worried about , that this kit wont retain value unlike self assembled kit would ,where u can add or replace parts rather easily, plus performance is in question also.

Basically the pump/WB assembly is a MCP350 and a Swiftech GT together in one. The MCR 220QP is a nice rad too. If you want to upgrade the system, you'll need to disassemble the pump assembly, add a aftermarket top to the 350, get a new CPU WB and you're good to go. If you want to add anything to the loop, you'll need to add parts as needed. It's a good system for the price and is highly upgradeable. If you KNOW you're gonna upgrade in the near future, it would be best to break down and buy everything seperate. The one downside is the WB, as it's older technology and there are better blocks out there now. Even with that, it should keep your CPU cool with a very nice OC on it.

Axis