Starting off with a new rig and cooling choice

[myslik]

Hello I'm new to the forums and watercooling too for that matter.

I'd like to watercool my rig for performance and to keep it fairly quiet. The setup I'm cooling is in this thread: http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?p=5103751&posted=1#post5103751

The case is a CM Stacker and I'd like to keep it the way it is.

I have a small ish budget around 100 - 150 maybe something around there.

-Paul

 

[Gunlance]

what do you want to watercool? THe cpu alone? or maybe cpu and gfx?

150 might be a little tight depending on what you want to cool.

 

[myslik]

The cpu GFX and the memory? I don't know too much about watercooling but that's what I'm technically going to be overclocking so I figure Ill cool that ? :s

-Paul

_ going to sleep will answer tomorrow

 

[Clockwork_Apple]

Just cool the CPU and graphics card, memory blocks are very restrictive so most people use a seperate dedicated loop for them.

A low CFM 80mm or a line of 60mm fans is more than adequate to cool even the most over-volted memory

 

[Denbob99]

I don't think $150 will adequately cool a CPU and GFX card. Between a decent pump, rad (240mm at least for those components), blocks and fans you're looking at slightly more than that, atleast in the UK you are.

 

[WonderingSoul]

Well, to be honest you can build a decent CPU line up for $150..

DTEK Whitewater: 30
Via Aqua 2300 pump: 30
Swiftech MCR220 rad: 45
About 10' of masterkleer: $5
10 stainless hose barb clamps (get em at any hardware store): $5

That's 115 about. Probably about 130 for everything shipped.

You could also go for an MCP655 for another $45 more... Or spend the $45 on a GPU block.

 

[myslik]

Alright I think I'll cool just my cpu, Would using air cooling along with it for the other components be fine? or what

 

[WonderingSoul]

Alright I think I'll cool just my cpu, Would using air cooling along with it for the other components be fine? or what

Air cooling for the GPU and chipsets is fine. Since CPU temps are the most imporant... (unless you are running a rediculous SLI/Crossfire setup)

 

[myslik]

Where exactly would I put all this stuff inside of my case? Just put the waterpump in an open drive spot?

 

[WonderingSoul]

Here is how I have mine set up:

Pump is on the bottom of the case and routed a Y-fitting with the res and output of the rad.

 

[Gunlance]

Let your creativity go crazy and put them anywhere.

 

[Charr]

How are the Dual rads working in that setup?

 

[WonderingSoul]

Not very well as you can see

Since the loop isn't done.

 

[Gunlance]

Not very well as you can see

Since the loop isn't done.

LOL yeah. I'm 99 percent done now. But you get the idea.