DragonFire
New member
Greetings,
I'm looking to build my first custom water loop, and was interested in feedback. I am planning on CPU only for now, as air cooling can handle maximum voltage on my GPU, and I will likely upgrade soon.
I am not particularly noise-sensitive (within reason), and am more interested in maximum overclocks than a silent system.
I plan on mounting the rad externally for now, as my case cannot hope to fit it. I am considering a case upgrade (perhaps the Caselabs Merlin SM8), but that doesn't really fit in my budget right now.
I know the rad is probably overkill for a single CPU, but does it reach the point where increased size makes no difference at all?
Is a single set of NF-A14s (1500rpm) enough to handle an 80mm thick rad? Are faster fans or push/pull necessary?
Other comments/ways to save money without sacrificing performance?
Thanks.
Here are my current system specs:
AMD Phenom II 965 at 4ghz (1.548v)/2.83ghz NB (1.4v)
Noctua NH-D14
Asus Sabertooth 990FX
Gigabyte Windforce HD7950 at 1235mhz core (1.3v)/1800mhz memory
2x4 GB Gskill Ares RAM at 1575mhz/7-8-7-33 timings
Seasonic M12II 620w PSU
Corsair 300r
Watercooling Parts:
Swiftech MCP655 pump
http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=19862&vpn=MCP655&manufacture=Swiftech
XSPC Dual 5.25" Bay Reservoir
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/1...er_Black.html?tl=g30c97s152&id=aiwnswn8#blank
Heatkiller CPU Rev3.0 939/AM2/AM3 Ni-BL
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/1..._14051.html?tl=g30c323s1117&id=aiwnswn8#blank
Noctua NF-A14 PWM 140mm Fan x3
http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=82803&vpn=NF-A14 PWM&manufacture=Noctua
Alphacool NexXxoS Monsta Triple 140mm Radiator
http://www.aquatuning.us/product_in...-420mm.html/XTCsid/m4jdirdt2nu2aja1qvemfdc2t0
I'm looking to build my first custom water loop, and was interested in feedback. I am planning on CPU only for now, as air cooling can handle maximum voltage on my GPU, and I will likely upgrade soon.
I am not particularly noise-sensitive (within reason), and am more interested in maximum overclocks than a silent system.
I plan on mounting the rad externally for now, as my case cannot hope to fit it. I am considering a case upgrade (perhaps the Caselabs Merlin SM8), but that doesn't really fit in my budget right now.
I know the rad is probably overkill for a single CPU, but does it reach the point where increased size makes no difference at all?
Is a single set of NF-A14s (1500rpm) enough to handle an 80mm thick rad? Are faster fans or push/pull necessary?
Other comments/ways to save money without sacrificing performance?
Thanks.
Here are my current system specs:
AMD Phenom II 965 at 4ghz (1.548v)/2.83ghz NB (1.4v)
Noctua NH-D14
Asus Sabertooth 990FX
Gigabyte Windforce HD7950 at 1235mhz core (1.3v)/1800mhz memory
2x4 GB Gskill Ares RAM at 1575mhz/7-8-7-33 timings
Seasonic M12II 620w PSU
Corsair 300r
Watercooling Parts:
Swiftech MCP655 pump
http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=19862&vpn=MCP655&manufacture=Swiftech
XSPC Dual 5.25" Bay Reservoir
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/1...er_Black.html?tl=g30c97s152&id=aiwnswn8#blank
Heatkiller CPU Rev3.0 939/AM2/AM3 Ni-BL
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/1..._14051.html?tl=g30c323s1117&id=aiwnswn8#blank
Noctua NF-A14 PWM 140mm Fan x3
http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=82803&vpn=NF-A14 PWM&manufacture=Noctua
Alphacool NexXxoS Monsta Triple 140mm Radiator
http://www.aquatuning.us/product_in...-420mm.html/XTCsid/m4jdirdt2nu2aja1qvemfdc2t0