Custom WC setup...look good?

DrAwesomePhD · 07-22-04, 03:39 PM

Alright, im trying to make a custom watercooling setup. Ive tried a bunch to get the best setup possible, because i dont plan on upgrading this....until something breaks :P. So here it goes, i have never setup any watercooling systems, so if there is anything that looks wierd, might be difficult to install, etc. please tell me... here it goes.

Water Block (Whitewater)
Pump
Reseviour
Radiator
Shroud
Fans (yes i know they are expensive someone else is paying hehe)
Tubing (i dont know how much i need....)
And some arctic silver which im too lazy to get thelink for.

That is my current setup. I am looking for effectiveness, but also silence. So if there is anything anyone could suggest, please do. I am planning on getting a VGA cooler, but not now...too much money upgrading already. When i get a better vid card i will get VGA block as well.

Really appreciate it.

Cyrix_2k · 07-22-04, 04:07 PM

How 'bout adding a fna controller into the mix... Also, get either a DD 12v pump (Laing D4) or the swiftech MCP600 if you want silence AND performance. For the heater-core, buy a fedco 2-342.

fhanderson · 07-22-04, 06:48 PM

The mag 3 is a very strong pump and will work well with the heatercore you picked. The mag 3 is a little noisy, nothing like a tornado but louder than a normal case fan.

Cyrix_2k · 07-22-04, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by fhanderson

The mag 3 is a very strong pump and will work well with the heatercore you picked. The mag 3 is a little noisy, nothing like a tornado but louder than a normal case fan.

But he's looking for silence... My MCP600 can be heard over my fans quite well, but then again I have NO case fans, one fan for my rad, and two fans for my PSU. Every fan is hooked to my fan controller and is able to be turned off completely. My hard drive (40gb Maxtor Dimondmax9) uses the fluid drive technology and nearly silent. I personally feel that if he wants silence, like me, a Mag3 would be a bad choice.

fhanderson · 07-22-04, 07:25 PM

That's exactly why I told him that the Mag 3 was noisy.

Cyrix_2k · 07-22-04, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by fhanderson

That's exactly why I told him that the Mag 3 was noisy.

Cool, misunderstanding.

jenkx · 07-22-04, 08:28 PM

[QUOTE=Cyrix_2k]My MCP600 can be heard over my fans quite well...QUOTE]

Thats funny, I can't hear my MCP 600 even when I get right next to it. It is very quiet.

Cyrix_2k · 07-22-04, 08:31 PM

[QUOTE=jenkx]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cyrix_2k

My MCP600 can be heard over my fans quite well...QUOTE]

Thats funny, I can't hear my MCP 600 even when I get right next to it. It is very quiet.

I've only had it running for ~72 hours now... So the bearings are still breaking in.

Korndog · 07-22-04, 08:46 PM

mag 3 isn't loud. This is a common misunderstanding..
it simply vibrates a lot, and this causes sound. Prevent vibrations, and you will prevent noise.

Cyrix_2k · 07-22-04, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Korndog

mag 3 isn't loud. This is a common misunderstanding..
it simply vibrates a lot, and this causes sound. Prevent vibrations, and you will prevent noise.

I've never heard the mag3 so I'm only able to judge it by what others have said.

Senater_Cache · 07-23-04, 06:18 AM

Get the DD 12v (D4) its quiet (as quiet if not quieter than the MCP600) It is also more powerful than the MCP600. It is comparable to an Iwaki MD-15.
You can buy it at DangerDen, voyeurmods or you can wait a bit and get it from swiftech (under the name MCP650).

Definetely go MCP600 or D4 !! you wont regret it.

SenC.

07-22-04, 03:39 PM	Thread Starter #1
DrAwesomePhD New Member Join Date: Jul 2004	Custom WC setup...look good? Alright, im trying to make a custom watercooling setup. Ive tried a bunch to get the best setup possible, because i dont plan on upgrading this....until something breaks :P. So here it goes, i have never setup any watercooling systems, so if there is anything that looks wierd, might be difficult to install, etc. please tell me... here it goes. Water Block (Whitewater) Pump Reseviour Radiator Shroud Fans (yes i know they are expensive someone else is paying hehe) Tubing (i dont know how much i need....) And some arctic silver which im too lazy to get thelink for. That is my current setup. I am looking for effectiveness, but also silence. So if there is anything anyone could suggest, please do. I am planning on getting a VGA cooler, but not now...too much money upgrading already. When i get a better vid card i will get VGA block as well. Really appreciate it.
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Cyrix_2k Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: College Park, MD (School) - Westminster, MD (home)	How 'bout adding a fna controller into the mix... Also, get either a DD 12v pump (Laing D4) or the swiftech MCP600 if you want silence AND performance. For the heater-core, buy a fedco 2-342. __________________ ASRock Z68 Extreme 3 Gen3 2500k @ 4.9ghz Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO vCore 1.287 \|Idle: 33°c \| Full load: 68°c 16gb Corsair XMS 3 \| Sapphire 6950 2GB UNLOCKED F O L D For Team 32!! Black belt Ubercloxx0r Audio Technica ATH-A900's "yet another issue with the R-series. If I actually use it on my lap, I can feel my sperm count dropping."
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fhanderson Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Parma, OH	The mag 3 is a very strong pump and will work well with the heatercore you picked. The mag 3 is a little noisy, nothing like a tornado but louder than a normal case fan. __________________ 1.2G Celeron at 1740 Asus TUSL2-C P4 650, 4.42G DFI LP 875-PT OCZ PC 4200 P 930D at 4.2G P5WD2 P OCZ DDR2 667
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fhanderson Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Parma, OH	That's exactly why I told him that the Mag 3 was noisy. __________________ 1.2G Celeron at 1740 Asus TUSL2-C P4 650, 4.42G DFI LP 875-PT OCZ PC 4200 P 930D at 4.2G P5WD2 P OCZ DDR2 667
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jenkx Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: West Coast	[QUOTE=Cyrix_2k]My MCP600 can be heard over my fans quite well...QUOTE] Thats funny, I can't hear my MCP 600 even when I get right next to it. It is very quiet.
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07-22-04, 08:46 PM	#9
Korndog Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: California	mag 3 isn't loud. This is a common misunderstanding.. it simply vibrates a lot, and this causes sound. Prevent vibrations, and you will prevent noise.
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Senater_Cache Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Gainesville, FL / Frankfurt Germany	Get the DD 12v (D4) its quiet (as quiet if not quieter than the MCP600) It is also more powerful than the MCP600. It is comparable to an Iwaki MD-15. You can buy it at DangerDen, voyeurmods or you can wait a bit and get it from swiftech (under the name MCP650). Definetely go MCP600 or D4 !! you wont regret it. SenC. __________________ XP-M 2500+ @ 221 x 13 \| 1.65v Abit NF7 \| Mantarays XT OCZ PC3200 EL PE \| 2.5-3-3-7 9800pro XT PCB with Silencer3 @ XT-spec D4 \| MCW6200 \| 2-302 \| Sanyo Denki \| custom AntecCase ~--------------------~~---------------------~ upcoming: XEON 3060 \| eVGA_122_NF68 \| 7900GTO \| Crucial 10th Anny. D9GMH \| DDC-2 PetrasTop \| MCR320+Denkis \| STORM \| Stacker Heatware \| Senater_Cache
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