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First watercooling rig by me, evaluate my plan.

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Spawne32

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Ok well lets start with a list of the goods ive selected, the ones that have DONE next to them means ive purchased it already.

-CPU-
Intel® Core 2 Duo E6300 Conroe Processor 1.86GHz, 1066FSB, LGA775, 2MB Cache Retail ***Free Shipping*** $186.90 ZIPZOOMFLY

-MOTHERBOARD-
GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail $132.99

-RAM-
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail $184.99

-HARDDRIVE-
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 (Perpendicular Recording) ST3250820AS 250GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM $72.99 DIRECTRON

-VIDEO-
EVGA 320-P2-N811-AR GeForce 8800GTS 320MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail $299.99

-AUDIO-
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card - Retail $65.99
Klipsch Promedia GMX A-2.1 78 watts 2.1 Speaker - Retail $139.99

-CD/DVD-
LG Black 18X DVD/CD-ROM 2MB Cache IDE Super-Multi Burner - OEM $28.99

-PSU-
Ultra / X-Connect V-Series ( XVS) / 700-Watt / ATX / Dual 80mm Fans / 20/24-Pin / Modular Power Supply $94.95 http://www.performance-pcs.com

-COOLING/AIR-
Sunbeam 5.25" Chromatic Windmill Full Function Fan Controller - DONE.
Noctua 120mm Fan NF-S12-1200 - DONE.
Delta 120x25mm Triple Blade Low Speed EFB1212L $14.95 http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/de12trbllows.html
Noise Pax Sound Dampening Material $12.95 http://www.performance-pcs.com

-COOLING/WATER-
Arctic Silver Arctic CERAMIQUE 2.5g $3.99 JABTECH
Swiftech MCRES-Micro $15.95 JABTECH
Swiftech MCR-220 Radiator - Black 1/2" Barbs $40.00 JABTECH
Swiftech MCP350™ 12 VDC Pump $64.95 JABTECH
Laing DDC Alphacool attachment - 13904 1/2" barbs $32.95 JABTECH
D-tek FuZion CPU Water Block $64.95 JABTECH
Swiftech MCW30 Chipset cooler $26.95 JABTECH
Tygon 1/2in. ID 5/8in. OD Laboratory Tubing #R3603 CLEAR $1.95/ft http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/
Swiftech Coolsleeves 625 Clear 40" length $2.60 http://www.swiftnets.com/
Pentosin G11 Coolant Additive (Blue) - 2oz. $2.99
Petra'sTech "PT_Nuke" Concentrated Biocide (10mL) $2.50
Lian-Li 3.5" Black LCD Thermometer (Cº) $13.00 FROZENCPU
EK 1/2" ID fitting G1/4 $2.56x2 http://ekwaterblocks.com/
Alphacool TEMP Thermosensor G1/4" fitting $12.95x2 http://www.performance-pcs.com

-CASE-
Lian Li PC-A05B Black Aluminum Mini-Tower Case - DONE.

-OTHER-
3/8" Black Heatshrink tubing $1.49x2 JABTECH
24pin power supply starter with jump wire $2.99 JABTECH
Danger Den Filling Syringe $2.25
Single device ide cable BLACK 10" $2.89 JABTECH

So basically heres what i got, i have a mini tower Lian Li PC-A05 case in black, fits ATX boards which is fantastic, ive got a 7 channel fan controller, and 3 temp probes on the controller and 2 temp probes on the lian li thermal monitor. Im gona use the chromatic windmill temp probes to monitor air temps at various points in the case, and im gona use the lian li thermal monitor to monitor water temps at 2 points in the loop, before and after the rad. Heres some diagrams...

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Now your saying to yourself, spawne, but why do you want hot air from your rad being blown into the case? Well after about a month of discussion on XS this is about the most ideal way i can do it, but if you care to suggest otherwise feel free to give input...Now heres some pics of "Stormshadow"'s rig who i based my design off of.

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for the temp probes i mentioned i will be using somthing similar to this...
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So what do you think so far, alot of this is still in the planning stage so your input counts, because i havent yet purchased all the parts. With the exception of the fan controller, case and noctua 1200rpm case fans.
 
Looks good! I haven't used temperature probes before, but I wouldn't pay $12 for a temperature readout LCD. It looks like you have the right idea basing your setup on another one someone else has built!
 
Springbok said:
Looks good! I haven't used temperature probes before, but I wouldn't pay $12 for a temperature readout LCD. It looks like you have the right idea basing your setup on another one someone else has built!

well im payin 12 for the probes because i want it to look sexy sexy know what im sayin? :bday:
 
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