so i've recently built my first true gaming rig. i mean i've built others before, but everything was pretty much just aftermarket upgrades with stock settings and no BIOS tweaking. with this one, i want to take my first steps into overclocking. but before i go asking about oc'ing anything, i want to first take care of cooling my system.
i was originally planning to go with a custom CooLIT system for my rig, but since their 4800 series solutions won't be available til October 1st, i'm clueless as to what the price range will be. so i thought i'd make a Plan B: water-cooling. i've read up on the basics of wc'ing and i'm ready to get my hands dirty (or wet). unfortunately, good wc products are hard to find in Canada so i need some help in finding a one-stop-wc-shop that ships up here. all i want is a compact system that will cool my CF'd 4850s and my Q6600. my budget's US$500 including taxes and shipping.
any and all help would be greatly appreciated. thanks.
p.s. if it'll help, my overall goal is to have my cpu running @ 3.0GHz+ with temps for both cpu and vidcards each @ 40C idle and 60C full load. i know i can probably achieve these with air and some tweaking, but i'm looking for cooling efficiency and near-silence here.
i was originally planning to go with a custom CooLIT system for my rig, but since their 4800 series solutions won't be available til October 1st, i'm clueless as to what the price range will be. so i thought i'd make a Plan B: water-cooling. i've read up on the basics of wc'ing and i'm ready to get my hands dirty (or wet). unfortunately, good wc products are hard to find in Canada so i need some help in finding a one-stop-wc-shop that ships up here. all i want is a compact system that will cool my CF'd 4850s and my Q6600. my budget's US$500 including taxes and shipping.
any and all help would be greatly appreciated. thanks.
p.s. if it'll help, my overall goal is to have my cpu running @ 3.0GHz+ with temps for both cpu and vidcards each @ 40C idle and 60C full load. i know i can probably achieve these with air and some tweaking, but i'm looking for cooling efficiency and near-silence here.
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