Water Cooling or Fan: Overclocking

[pelikan]

Originally posted by: Zebo
You can get into Good water cooling for $80

Dtek customs WB $25
Via aqua 1300 pump $18
86 Chevette heater core $20
7ft 1/2" tube from HD $3.50
1 or 2 120mm fans $10

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This is absolutely correct. The only other things you will need are hose clamps (cheap) and antifreeze (or other corrosion/biological growth inhibitor).

 

[Zebo]

never used hose camp.. 2 systems wc

 

[keichan82]

this is a newbie question...
i just looked at pelikan's water cooling system, it extends all the way outside the house.. does all water cooling require that? i live in an apartment and hose and stuff is not possible. please explain..
thanks

 

[pelikan]

No. That system was pretty outrageous. I did that to get low water temps and because I like to build stuff. A regular watercooling setup fits in your case.

 

[scaryclownsarefun]

once you go into watercooling the only feasable option is to do it your self. i am working on this system that uses a bunch of car radiators to build the case. the main problem with most watercooling systems is that the radiator is so small. if you have a 120MM radiator, then it will only dissipate as much heat as a 120MM heatsink. and plus, home made watercooling is cheap, my friend made his for $32.60. as for heatblocks, just use large chunks of copper you can buy at the scrap yard... its all pretty simple.

 

[keichan82]

any good watercooling kit out there?

 

[stardust]

Pelikan, I've tried both the T-line and a Rez and the Rez does give me better load temps even over a long period of time. 38degrees versus 44, ambient was 24 on those two days. I guess more water circulating in the system may have helped. I have a 120mm fan pushing air through the rad at full speed. The case has 3 other fans running full speed moving air around.

 

[pelikan]

A 6C drop in temps is a lot, that's great. However, it is impossible for the extra water in a res to give lower temps. Its a matter of physics. You must have had air in your system, or some other problem, when you had a t-line.

 

[RealityTime]

Koolance EXOS is a good solution. Going to need to get a heatsink as well though.

kit:

http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=11-155-987&depa=0

heatsink:

http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=11-155-986&depa=0

gpu heatsink:

http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=35-127-002&depa=0

 

[keichan82]

anybody have any experience with koolance?

 

[Zebo]

Swiftech makes the best kits, period.

 

[keichan82]

are these the only thing i need for water cooling?
are these swiftech products ok?
if not, any other suggestion?
thermaltake or zalman?

http://www.coolerguys.com/840556037248.html
http://www.coolerguys.com/840556037255.html

thanks

 

[keichan82]

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[pelikan]

Originally posted by: keichan82
are these the only thing i need for water cooling?
are these swiftech products ok?
if not, any other suggestion?
thermaltake or zalman?

http://www.coolerguys.com/840556037248.html
http://www.coolerguys.com/840556037255.html

thanks

Yes, that will do it. Nice choices.