Advice on Watercooling kit.

[AudiMan]

I really want to get into watercooling, and I think I will start off with just a kit.

Which kit do you recommend,, This one http://www.bigfootcomputers.com/Mer...&Product_Code=6600WACO&Category_Code=5100HARD

Or this one,, http://www.cpuwatercool.com/products/stdbasekit.html

Thanks. I really prefer to order from canada since it would end up costing a lot less money due to the duty that has to be paid at the border.

 

[CSaddict]

Heres my take on things. If you cant be bothered running around to differnet places or are unable to a kit is the way to go. All the stuff in that picture is normal stuff I picked up or ordered. That pump www.becooling.com has for 23.99. The resevoir is at homedepot in the electrical Isle for 6.96. That's a 15.00 tranny cooler at Autozone. The Hose is crap vinyl and its 3.00 for 10 feet at Homedepot. If you get a Maze 2 waterblock www.dangerden.com it doesn't need a holddown and its 42.00. Waterwetter is 3.00. 120mil fan is 15.00. Artic silver is say 8.00 at the most. You can get silicon hose at www.usplastic.com for 1.00 a foot. Do the math and then consider if your time is worth the money and then decide. Hope this was helpfull. I get about 115 for everything considering shipping if you went with vinyl hose. For silicone at 10 bucks

 

[AudiMan]

Are you using canadian or US currency?

 

[Tecumseh]

It really bugs me that you Canadian guys get ripped
off with "duties" and such when you order stuff from
the US. Wasn't NAFTA supposed to kill the stupid
stuff like this?

 

[CSaddict]

Sorry I was considering US money, but it's all relative.

 

[AudiMan]

I think my first water cooling parts will be a kit. After that I can get a feel for what parts can work with other parts and so on.

Just like how my very first computer was pre assembled. What a joke that is now.

 

[AudiMan]

So is a 200 GPH pump sufficient just to cool the CPU @ 2.1 Vcore with 5/8" fittings?

 

[CSaddict]

Your going to use 5/8? Wow thats big! I would think 1/2 ID hose would be enough.

 

[AudiMan]

Maybe they meant 3/8" fittings,,,,

Do you know where I can get a good hold down clamp? Like one that uses all three lugs on the socket?

This watercooling stuff is very expensive.

 

[Iron Hawk]

What waterblock are you going with? usualy the waterblock comes with the hardware needed to mount. if not contact the mfg. for what to use, because most blocks are different and use different holddown methods.