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I was thinking on buying a new water cooling system with a budget of $500-600. Here is what i was thinking on getting CPU cooler block:CPU-350AC (CPU), Acrylic [no nozzles]

http://www.koolance.com/water-coolin...product_id=755



Motherboard cooler (northbridge): CHC-125 (MB) [no nozzles]

http://www.koolance.com/water-coolin...product_id=663



GPU cooler: VID-487 (Radeon HD 4870) [no nozzles]

http://www.koolance.com/water-coolin...product_id=706


Liquid Cooler: Exos-2.5, Black [no nozzles] (all noziles: 10id)

http://www.koolance.com/water-coolin...product_id=668


Liquid: Liquid Coolant Bottle, High-Performance, 700mL (Colorless)

Tubing: Tubing, Blue UV-Reactive PVC, 1ft/30.5cm [ID: 10mm (3/8"); OD: 13mm (1/2")]

Nozzels: Nozzle Pair, G 1/4" Swivel Angled [For ID: 10mm (3/8")]

I have the Thermaltake Armor + MX. Does it all fit in it??

Also, should i use two loops or only one??
 
what cpu are you cooling?

you picked out good parts accept for the Exos unit. it has a crappy aluminum rad in it. mixing metals in a no no in water cooling.

also it is incredibly overpriced.

depending on what cpu your cooling a triple rad is best, but is hard to fit inside a amour +. i mounted both my triple rads externally.

and please don't make 2 threads about the same thing, ask a mod to delete the old one.
 
Sorry

Sorry about the second post, i thought it did not work. I am currently running the Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 3.16GHz (might upgrade to a quad core not sure).

Do you have any sugestions for a pump or radiator then??
 
I seen this somewhere before. Before posting did you ask a mod to move your post from the one you added too? Not your double post issue, hopefully we won't end up with double inportant info spread between two posts. Please make sure you ask the mods to fix the other posts.

Anyway, how much time have you spent on researching and learning about WC before your parts selection? I need to know, where you will understand why I chose xx parts for you or your flying blind. I don't know if your ready with final informed parts selection or just someone who walked into best buy wanting stuff.
It matters.
 
3 weeks

I have been looking at forums for 3+ weeks and trying to see what are some good pumps, rad, etc. But I failed to find a good all in one rad, pump, tempatrue water cooling system. Does anyone have any sugestions??
 
I'd recommend the XSPC RX line of radiators (RX240 for double and RX360 for triple) over Thermochills. You don't have to worry about neverending rinse cycles (the gunk in Thermochills seems to take forever to come out), shoddy paintjobs that chip really easily, non-standard threading, and super high prices. The RX radiators perform almost exactly the same as the Thermochills (better in some tests) and are cheaper. Go with them. For even cheaper but still awesome, get the MCR series of radiators from Swiftech. 90% of the performance of the other two series I mentioned for half the price.
 
ad05 said:
I have been looking at forums for 3+ weeks and trying to see what are some good pumps, rad, etc. But I failed to find a good all in one rad, pump, tempatrue water cooling system. Does anyone have any sugestions??
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you won't really find that unless its custom made. any you see that are like the koolance are generally not goot.


good pumps are
Swiftech MCP355 with EK-DDC Rev2 Xtop or XSPC Res top

or

Swiftech MCP655.

Rads:
Swiftech
thermochill
Feser
XSPC RX series
Black Ice GTX series
 
There are some nice kits out there. One of them might work. But we'd sure like to know what your planning to cool first.
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Fill in the blanks. You can make a sig like many of us have under the post we type.e

CPU and planned overclock
GPU
Case
Ambient room temps in the summer (in C please)
Noise tolerance

I can't do squat (nothing) for you till I know what you plan to cool. Then we can educate you in good parts and build methods.
 
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 3.16GHz (I plan to overclock)
GPU: Saphire HD 4870
Case: Thermaltake Armor + MX
Noise tolerance: The lower the better so around 20 DBa is good, 25 DBa is max. Hope u dont need to go that far up though.
Bought it just after summer so dont know the temps in summer.

And everyone thanks for making so manny posts so soon.
 
So far:


Rad:XSPC RX360 Triple 120mm Radiator (with 1/2 ID compression fittings)

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/8523/ex-rad-146/XSPC_RX360_Triple_120mm_Radiator.html


Pump: Swiftech MCP655 12 VDC Pump Liquid Cooling System (thinking of getting same nozzles as Rad: 1/2 ID compression fittings)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835108082

Motherboard cooler (northbridge): CHC-125 (MB) [no nozzles]

http://www.koolance.com/water-cooling/product_info.php?product_id=663



GPU cooler: VID-487 (Radeon HD 4870) [no nozzles]

http://www.koolance.com/water-cooling/product_info.php?product_id=706



CPU cooler block:CPU-350AC (CPU), Acrylic [no nozzles]

http://www.koolance.com/water-cooling/product_info.php?product_id=755


Nozzles: Nozzle Pair, G 1/4" Barb [For ID: 13mm (1/2")]

http://www.koolance.com/water-cooling/product_info.php?product_id=469



2X Nozzle Pair, G 1/4" Compression [For ID: 13mm (1/2")

http://www.koolance.com/water-cooling/product_info.php?product_id=399
 
its good but i wouldn't get the pump from newegg. also you can't change the fittings on the pump unless you get an aftermarket top which for the most part is a waste of money. the barbs on the pump are plenty good, i own 3 of'em and haven't had problems.
 
agreed that pump is a solid one with plenty good barbs on it
personally i would get the vario version of it http://www.petrastechshop.com/swmcin12pu.html
i find it way easyer to bleed on setting 2 vs setting 4 the fixed one is set to
also the vario has one more settin ( 5 ) that gives a tad extra flow if you have the need for it
 
Kk

I was wondering how many feet of tubing i should get for cpu, GPU, Northbridge cooling and if you can recomend me a tube.
 
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Usually people recommend getting at least 10' for any project. I used the 10' that came with my kit and I still have some extra tubing left over.

Keep in mind I only used w/c for my cpu and gpu.
 
You've received good advice so far.

I'd recommend doing a loop to cool your CPU first ... get a feel for the process, then you can add in the GPU - possibly the NB/mosfets if it's needed.
 
i agree that i got really good advice, but for me the whole point of liquid cooling is to get a quiter machine, and if i do not add the GPU, i will still need some fans on. However, if you really think its hard to build it, i might only do the cpu
 
ad05 said:
i agree that i got really good advice, but for me the whole point of liquid cooling is to get a quiter machine, and if i do not add the GPU, i will still need some fans on. However, if you really think its hard to build it, i might only do the cpu
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It's not hard, it's just a bit more complicated. I agree you will ultimately want to cool the GPU for noise reduction. Even when I have all the parts in front of me, I still start with the CPU loop. Makes it easier to setup and troubleshoot. If you know you're going to do the GPU, just make sure you take that into your planning.

Sometimes people don't want to do just one block first, because they are worried about having to take the loop apart and drain it. BUT ... it's always best to plan ahead for an easy way to drain the system as well. That way, it's a piece of cake to add a water block or clean the system later.

This is just my opinion ... and maybe I'm just cautious, but this works for me.
 
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