Water cooling system

[Firey_chasm]

Hi, im building a new system but am far from an expert lol

I certainly havent touched any watercooling yet :/ but believe it is highly superior to fans.

So what im looking for is a relatively simple system but very effective.

My budget is just over £200 if you want it in terms of $ then just under $400

lower price ofc is more preferable

Now the reason why i need a prty good cooling system

this is what ill be running

AMD FX-55
Corsair 1GB DDR XMS3200XL Pro TwinX (2x512MB) CAS2 (MY-050-CS)
DFI LanParty NF4 SLI-DR (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-011-DF)
2xLeadtek GeForce 6800 GT 256MB DDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) (GX-049-LT)
Plextor PX-130A 16x50x DVD-ROM - (Black) Bulk (CD-026-PL)
OCZ PowerStream 520w ATX2.2 Power Supply (CA-011-OC)
Western Digital Raptor 36.7GB 10,000RPM SATA 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-007-WD)


the case is uncertain atm so if anyone has any adice for that im all ears although I do not wish to spend over £100 on it and preferably alot less than this as well

Thnx

Richard

 

[Perseus]

Nice rig. Take a look around here to get an idea of what you want. You should be be able to cobble together a fine WCer for less than $400. If you have any specific questions just ask.

In general you need:

1. A CPU block
2. Tubing + clamps for every connection
3. A pump
4. A dissipater of some type

Optionally:

1. Blocks for the other things you want to WC

Some other good sources for WC hardware:

Cooltechnica
SNT
SVC
FCPU

Great articles on specifics:

Overclockers

 

[Firey_chasm]

Thanx for those links ill go read through them tonight if I have time.

Iv glance around some pages this afternoon and was wondering how do systems like the following compare to other systems?
Zalman Reserator 1 Fanless Water Cooling System (WC-000-ZA)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/copy_of_copy_of_Others.html

im sry if these are very noob questions i admit i know nothing atm, good job iv got 2 months 2 learn b4 I go buying lol.

Right off to my java lab now

Richard

 

[rogerdugans]

Here is my first piece of advice:

It looks to me like your video cards have more processing power than any of my COMPUTERS, and probably cost a bit more- don't rush the water cooling system.
You have some expensive, hot-running stuff there and a water cooling system that is not up to the task will be a waste of time and money.

I would also ask if your plan is to water cool the video cards and chipset of the board; if so you will lose a bit of simplicity in the system but gain performance. (That performance can be reflected in low noise or lower temps, up to you.)

I am a cheap man, so in those situations where my little experiments have failed catastrophically (a few) and killed a system it has maybe cost me $150 for mobo and cpu and ram. I don't think you even HAVE anything that cheap in your system! lol.

Please note that I am NOT trying to scare you off water cooling, just suggesting that you take your time and be careful in the parts you choose and building the cooling system.

A Koolance or Zalman ain't gonna do it, methinks.

 

[AlanD911]

If you're looking for generic products that have been tested and reviewed with high results I would recommend the following.

CPU BLOCK: Swiftech MCW6002 (if you are running a low pressure pump).
Swiftech MCW6000 (if you are running a high pressure pump which is anything equal to or greater than 300 gph)
GPU BLOCK: DangerDen maze 4 there are new ones out there that are specially made for sli chips so look for those.
Pump: Swiftech MCP 600 v2.0 (good pump for the 6002 block)/
Swiftech MCP 650 inline 12v 330gph pump (good pump for the 6000 block since it flows much more than the 600)
Radiator: If you plan on cooling both the video cards I suggest getting the HW Labs Black Ice *BLACK XTREME-2. Or maybe getting an actual car radiator core (not sure about the specific years tho you should check those)
also you will need 1/2" tubing along with hose clamps and little things like that.

 

[Firey_chasm]

hmm rogerdugans you talk about my worry about water cooling just im aware that to get decent fan cooling requires quite a large amount of sound.

To make it simpler would I be able to combime the ThermalRight XP-120 for the cpu with a simple water cooling for the videocards?

Im not buying both the cards at once and when I 1st get the system I doubt very much I will o/c much. So If I use the ThernalRight for the processor and leave the card up to its own devices (ofc a well ventalated case) then when I get the 2nd video card get myself some water cooling.

would this simplify the system?

ALAND911 thnx for that list ill look into them in abit more depth

 

[rogerdugans]

Now is the time for me to tell you just how outdated I am.
My fastest chips are Athlon XP 2200s, my best video card just died (RIP) and was a GF4 Ti4400.

I have no clue what parts will work on the sli video cards, nor even how the cards would look in a system.
I have no idea how much heat they or the cpu will put out.
I haven't bought a water pump in two years.
I haven't bought a block in a year.

All this adds up to me being very little help on specifics for you, but there are others here who are more up to date.

I cruise through this section fairly often, so I'll try and chime in when I have something to add though.

 

[ZachM]

Here is a good shop for you.

www.coolercases.co.uk

I'm assuming since you are talking about prices in terms of pounds that ordering from a US store might not yeild the best shipping prices.

Cooler Cases offers big tube "American" style water cooling parts from the likes of Danger Den and D-tek.

 

[Sneaky]

i'm not sure fi you can get ahold of all of these parts over in the UK, but i'll list them anyways for now


D-Tek WhiteWater CPU Block (universal top) or Swiftech 6002-64 CPU block

2x Danger Den Maze4 GPU blocks (low-profile (SLI) acetal top)

Thermochill 120.2 or 120.3 (if you can find a place to put it)

D4 Laing Pump (possibly 2 in series due to the size of the loop)

15 feet Clearflex60 1/2" ID x 3/4" OD (1/8" wall) tubing

T & Y fittings (1/2") (Y only for whitewater)

hose clamps of sorts (i'd suggest SS worm drive clamps)

3x or 6x 120mm fans of your choice (possibly fan controller as well)


and for a case, if you wanted to fit the thermochill 120.3 into the case, i'd suggest the Lian-Li PC-70 or PC-75 full tower case - i personally have a PC-75B, its HUGE, and i have a BIXIII (similar to 120.3) mounted inside it - i love it, but i have a new case (cube) on its way to me for my next project