got the itch...kit advice

[retrogreq]

ok, so last night, i decided to play with my OC...and i was very quickly and easily able to stabilize a 4.5ghz OC at 1.48v...only problem was that it was running at 74degrees full load, so today, i wanna buy a WC system :O dont wanna dump a bunch of money into a multi-loop setup, just want a good CPU block/rad...

so i quickly looked over newegg and found these 2 kits..
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835106077
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835108105

the Swiftech system looks like it would be the one i would go with...BUT i was wondering other peoples opinions/experiences with them


ehh?

[corruption]

If you get any kit, the swiftech would be the better out of the two. Stay away from Thermaltake water-cooling kits. (I'm not a fan of them if you can't tell.) I would personally build a custom kit, but the swiftech kit should be okay. I prefer a separate pump, rather than the pump-on-block unit that they're using, but if space is a concern you might want to go with it.

-just my 2c :)

[JLK03F150]

I have an older version of the Swiftech H2O-220 APEX kit (original Apogee block), and I've been very happy with it. Invest in a good system & you'll be able to use it for many years. There might be better deals than microcenter, just posted the link for reference.
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0302445

[hokiealumnus]

Definitely no to the Thermaltake kit. Preferrably no to the Swiftech kit. If you must go kit, go with this Swiftech kit (http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/swh2edukit.html). It's basically decent individual parts thrown in a box together. Alternatively, you could always build your own kit.

EDIT - Previous poster and I were typing at the same time. The linked kit from Sidewinder is $20 cheaper than Mircocenter, but they are out of stock. Jab-Tech's is $15 less (http://jab-tech.com/Swiftech-H20-22-Apex-Ultima-Liquid-Cooling-Kit-pr-4324.html) but out of stock.

[Spawn-Inc]

thermaltake is garbage :)

go with the APEX ULTIMA kit IF you are set on a kit. otherwise buy separate parts.

[retrogreq]

im kinda working with less than 200 dollars to spend, so i think im going to order this (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835108105)tomorrow

[hokiealumnus]

Broken link. What is "this"?