MATX Watercooling Project

[RagingGuardian]

I'm looking for ideas for building an inexpensive practical watercooling setup for my matx rig. I hate to hearing my obnoxious hsf and besides I just want an excuse to try something new. Here's what I had in mind.

Hydor L20 Pump
Swiftech 5000A Block
Dtek 120JR (if it can fit) or BIX Micro Radiator.

I'm not too sure about the Rad right now because my choices are limited because of size and I want everything to mount internally. I heard the BIX Micro sux at cooling but I see Swiftech has a similar sized Rad in their WC kit. I'm also undecided about whether I should use 3/8" or 1/2" ID tubing. Again I'm aiming for a setup that's very small and ultimate performance is not my goal.

I'm looking for input from the WC gurus of this forum. Your input is greatly appreciated.

 

[noxipoo]

I'm no guru, but I haven't heard much about that pump, look into the L30 if you can afford it. You can measure your case and see if that dtek radiator will fit. Not sure if very small will work for WCing since the radiator needs to be a certain size else it won't cool much.

what is your budget anyway?

 

[RagingGuardian]

Sorry but it's supposed to be the Hydor L20 which is the little bro of the L30. I checked and I can indeed fit the JR120 Rad. I don't want to spend more than $120~$150 on this setup.