Water cooling options...

[IndianPimp99]

I just got finished making my first custom pc and was thinking about ugrading to a water cooled system. I wanted to get some opinions on makers and models. I'm looking for one that will cool my CPU, GPU, and HDD (2)

I've got a 3.0C gHz P4 on an ASUS P4C800 Deluxe board, with an ATI 7000 Radeon (soon to be 9700 Pro or 9800), and 2 Seagate SATA drives.

Also, I've got them all in a Lian Li case that has a HDD rack that can hold 5 drives. I've got the HDD in spots 2 and 4 so there is air flowing around both sides of them. I was wondering if I could flip one over and put the cooling block in the middle. Would this a) work? and b) be harmfull to the upside down drive?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

IndianPimp99

P.S. How do I put my system specs in the bottom of all my posts?

[youm0nt Veteran]

P.S. How do I put my system specs in the bottom of all my posts?

Go to "my controls" at the top and click on "Edit Signature" on the left.i would look into a watercooling kit by asetek or danger den.you could always make a "custom" water cooling system meaning buying water blocks,pumps,tubing,radiators seperately.how much do you want to spend?which lian li model case do you have?i dont think it is necessary to water cool your hard drive.ive only seen the koolance kit having the ability to cool HDs.

[IndianPimp99]

how much do you want to spend?which lian li model case do you have?

Not really on too much of a budget since I've got a job that pays fairly well right now, but I don't want to break the bank since I do have rent and bills to pay. Would two to three hundred be sufficient? I've got a Lian Li PC-82

[Groovedude]

I have seen a really good one reviewed by bit-tech as Excellent :).. it does cost ?250:((. you could probably pick up a different one.

Its Called: M4 Ultimate Plus. "I think" You can get it from the site below or you can get different water coolers.

http://www.coolercases.co.uk/

Maybe use Danger Den Water blocks:

http://www.coolercases.co.uk/water_blocks.htm

[Delsphynx]

I have the Innovatek water cooling kit, with Eheim pump. The waterblock for the CPU is the larger one (not the XFlow or FlatFlow models). If you google Innovatek you should be able to find a lot of reviews on it - and I highly doubt that you'll find a bad one out there. I have been using it for over a year now, and couldn't be happier with it.

Swiftech is also another vendor to search for in terms of water cooling.

I also really doubt you need to get HD cooling - they do have water blocks for those from different vendors, but I just don't see the purpose. Plus, that is a lot of tubing to run in your system, more connections that could leak, and more heat that the whole thing will generally have since there are more components being water cooled. CPU and GPU I think are the biggies that need to be worried about.

[Almighty1]

You could try a prebuilt from dangerden or D-Tek, but I think the best one for the price is this one is the best one for the money at this time. Just get whatever comes up as the default on screen, that is a really good starter kit.

http://www.aquastealth.com/product.asp?3=9

It comes with this waterblock, a great performer according to overclockers.com.

http://www.aquastealth.com/product.asp?0=204&1=220&3=11

It comes with this radiator, which is absolutely the best you can buy for the money.

http://www.aquastealth.com/product.asp?0=205&1=241&3=25

It comes with this pump, which has 265gph of flow rate (plenty for just about any setup) and comes with a resevior already on it (nice and simple).

http://www.aquastealth.com/product.asp?0=206&1=224&3=35

Cant beat 95 bucks.

Review of the Waterblock - http://www.overclockers.com/articles748/

The waterblock is (arguably) the most essential part of the kit. This is a VERY good model, especially since it is $45 alone.

The Radiator is essentially the same as this one, yet is painted black for appearance and has chrome 1/2" barbs instead of brass(which is fugly).

http://www.wc101.com/reviews/coolingworks/

I dont know much about the pump, but it is a maxijet which is good and 265gph is good for everything you will be doing with it. Having it in the water is also good because chances of cavitation are limited and it will run quieter and be easier to fill.

There is not a review of the entire system yet, but I'd say you cant go wrong

And yes, this system is basically a pro setup, but at the cost of the little wimpy/crappy thermaltake setup. Most watercoolers will have this kind of stuff in their rigs, only n00bs go with thermaltake stuff.

Also, it seems that using AquaFina bottled water is better than distilled water even though it costs more.

http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/show...ad/t-58347.html

Edited September 14, 2003 by Almighty1