First of all, hello everyone!
I've been lurking around here for a few weeks now, I'm finally happy with my current setup and watercooling seems the next natural step.
With this being my first watercooling build I'm obviously nervous about choosing the right parts and setup.
So, here's what I've got to cool:
Corsair 800D
Intel i7 920 (currently @ 3.2GHz - wouldn't really want to OC it too much more seeing as I don't know what I'm doing ;D)
Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R
ATI Sapphire 5850 in Crossfire
And here's what I'm looking at so far:
http://www.watercoolinguk.co.uk/p/EK-Supreme-HighFlow-CPU-Block-Acetal-77511561366AM3_323.html
EK-Supreme HighFlow CPU Block - Acetal 775/1156/1366/AM3
http://www.watercoolinguk.co.uk/p/ThermoChill-PA1203-360-Radiator-15mm_769.html
ThermoChill PA120.3 - 360 Radiator
http://www.watercoolinguk.co.uk/p/EK-FC5850-5850-CF-Acetal_951.html
EK-FC5850 5850 CF - Acetal
http://www.watercoolinguk.co.uk/p/Black-Ice-GT-Stealth-120-Radiator_152.html
Black Ice GT Stealth 120 Radiator
http://www.watercoolinguk.co.uk/p/XSPC-Single-Bay-Reservoir-Multi-Fascia_1187.html
XSPC Single Bay Reservoir
http://www.watercoolinguk.co.uk/p/1...355wWatercool-DDC-Pump-Top-LT-Acetal_934.html
12V Laing DDC-1T+ Ultra 18W (MCP355)w/Watercool DDC Pump Top LT - Acetal
In this sort of configuration:
(Sorry for that pic )
I'm not very confident in chopping up the case to make a dual rad fit in the bottom, like other projects have done, so I'd like to keep modding to a minimum.
The concerns:
That there won't be enough heat dissipation :< ;
What sort of pump should I be looking at?
Will 2 pumps in series help?
Will the single radiator be useful or is it just un-needed?
Would parallel loops help at all?
This is just an idea that popped into my head - is it good, bad or just plain awful .
I hope to achieve: cooler temps; quietness - although this isn't a huge concern for me, when the 5850's pick up speed it soon gets incredibly irritating, especially with it sitting on my desk - as long as its quieter than 2 5850s @ 50% speed that'll be nice.
If you got this far, thanks very much for reading!
If you could post your thoughts I'd be very appreciative.
Cheers,
Pete
I've been lurking around here for a few weeks now, I'm finally happy with my current setup and watercooling seems the next natural step.
With this being my first watercooling build I'm obviously nervous about choosing the right parts and setup.
So, here's what I've got to cool:
Corsair 800D
Intel i7 920 (currently @ 3.2GHz - wouldn't really want to OC it too much more seeing as I don't know what I'm doing ;D)
Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R
ATI Sapphire 5850 in Crossfire
And here's what I'm looking at so far:
http://www.watercoolinguk.co.uk/p/EK-Supreme-HighFlow-CPU-Block-Acetal-77511561366AM3_323.html
EK-Supreme HighFlow CPU Block - Acetal 775/1156/1366/AM3
http://www.watercoolinguk.co.uk/p/ThermoChill-PA1203-360-Radiator-15mm_769.html
ThermoChill PA120.3 - 360 Radiator
http://www.watercoolinguk.co.uk/p/EK-FC5850-5850-CF-Acetal_951.html
EK-FC5850 5850 CF - Acetal
http://www.watercoolinguk.co.uk/p/Black-Ice-GT-Stealth-120-Radiator_152.html
Black Ice GT Stealth 120 Radiator
http://www.watercoolinguk.co.uk/p/XSPC-Single-Bay-Reservoir-Multi-Fascia_1187.html
XSPC Single Bay Reservoir
http://www.watercoolinguk.co.uk/p/1...355wWatercool-DDC-Pump-Top-LT-Acetal_934.html
12V Laing DDC-1T+ Ultra 18W (MCP355)w/Watercool DDC Pump Top LT - Acetal
In this sort of configuration:
(Sorry for that pic )
I'm not very confident in chopping up the case to make a dual rad fit in the bottom, like other projects have done, so I'd like to keep modding to a minimum.
The concerns:
That there won't be enough heat dissipation :< ;
What sort of pump should I be looking at?
Will 2 pumps in series help?
Will the single radiator be useful or is it just un-needed?
Would parallel loops help at all?
This is just an idea that popped into my head - is it good, bad or just plain awful .
I hope to achieve: cooler temps; quietness - although this isn't a huge concern for me, when the 5850's pick up speed it soon gets incredibly irritating, especially with it sitting on my desk - as long as its quieter than 2 5850s @ 50% speed that'll be nice.
If you got this far, thanks very much for reading!
If you could post your thoughts I'd be very appreciative.
Cheers,
Pete