So you’ve been looking around the forums for guide on how to water cool in a budget, well you’ve come to the right place
Water cooling can give you great benefits over air cooling so we’re going to put together a little price list.
The parts
Water blocks:
The most common water blocks are the;
Apogee GT - $47
White-water - $30
Radiators:
BIPII – $33.95
Swiftech MCR220 – $39.95
Heatercore - If you go to your local autostore and ask for a heatercore I think the most common one has the part number 2-302 and is for a boneville(correct me if i'm wrong)
Fans:
For Radiators
Yate Loon Medium Speed - $4.95
For Heatercores:
You need some high pressure/push pull fans as heatercores are pretty thick you will also need a shroud(you can make one out of tupperware)
Pumps:
Via Aqua AC – $17.50 ß with this you need to plug it into your wall socket before turning it in on.
Laing D5 - $69.99 ß one of the mostly used DC pumps but comes at a premium
Via Aqua 1800 - $24.99 <- Step up from the 1300 also AC.
Tubing:
10 ft MasterKleer - $4.99
Fittings:
All these can be obtained at your local hardware store:
Tee Fitting
Steel Worm Drive Clamps
T-Line Cap (You can buy this from petras@$1.75 but you could make one from a cork.)
Additives:
PT-Nuke $2.50
Distilled Water
Anti-Freeze (CAUTION: Anti-Freeze solutions containing ethyl-glycol can kill small animals and harm you if consumed, if you don’t want the risk try getting some with Propylene-Glycol instead)
PS. If you buy a full kit from petra's you get a 6% discount off your purchase,
You can work out the price on your own with whichever parts you decide to use.
If you have any revisions to this go ahead and post them up.
Water cooling can give you great benefits over air cooling so we’re going to put together a little price list.
The parts
Water blocks:
The most common water blocks are the;
Apogee GT - $47
White-water - $30
Radiators:
BIPII – $33.95
Swiftech MCR220 – $39.95
Heatercore - If you go to your local autostore and ask for a heatercore I think the most common one has the part number 2-302 and is for a boneville(correct me if i'm wrong)
Fans:
For Radiators
Yate Loon Medium Speed - $4.95
For Heatercores:
You need some high pressure/push pull fans as heatercores are pretty thick you will also need a shroud(you can make one out of tupperware)
Pumps:
Via Aqua AC – $17.50 ß with this you need to plug it into your wall socket before turning it in on.
Laing D5 - $69.99 ß one of the mostly used DC pumps but comes at a premium
Via Aqua 1800 - $24.99 <- Step up from the 1300 also AC.
Tubing:
10 ft MasterKleer - $4.99
Fittings:
All these can be obtained at your local hardware store:
Tee Fitting
Steel Worm Drive Clamps
T-Line Cap (You can buy this from petras@$1.75 but you could make one from a cork.)
Additives:
PT-Nuke $2.50
Distilled Water
Anti-Freeze (CAUTION: Anti-Freeze solutions containing ethyl-glycol can kill small animals and harm you if consumed, if you don’t want the risk try getting some with Propylene-Glycol instead)
PS. If you buy a full kit from petra's you get a 6% discount off your purchase,
You can work out the price on your own with whichever parts you decide to use.
If you have any revisions to this go ahead and post them up.
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