need advice for first time watercooling

[cnf]

hi

ok so i would like to try watercooling for the first time i would just like someone to recomend me some good kit at the mo i only want to cool my cpu but i would then like to cool my graphics card i should have about £200 to spend maybe more if i sell my motorbike the processor i will be cooling is a intel q8400 and grfx will be a gtx260 216sp eney advice is welcome thanks

 

[ivanho614]

What case do you have? Do you want the cooling (rad) internal or external? Are you overclocking?

But anyhow for a pump you can get a MCP350 pump with a decent res top for about £55-60. A triple rad may be okay depending on the fans and you OC so I would say a thermochill pa130.3 £67. then you need a cpu block so maybe a EK supreme HF or Heatkiller or even a Swiftech Apogee gtz price range is going to be for about £40-55. Then all you need now is tubing 7/16 id and barbs 1/2 inch. I didn't mention a gpu block because the core 216 isn't really all that hot. But honestly you need to tell me more specifics of what you want because then I can tailor parts depending on your situation.

 

[cnf]

well my processor is alredy oc'd to 3.1ghz but if i can get eney more out of it then yh ill oc more and i dont no what case it is atm my cuz gave me the case it dusent have a name on it but ive been looking at the nzxt gamma or the Coolermaster HAF 932 eneything more you need to no ? if so just let me no n sorry for not giving grate info kinda tired XD ran out of sleeping tables so i havent been sleep now for 2 days haha n thanks mate

 

[ivanho614]

Yeah you will defiantly want to goo with the HAF mainly because it is very easy to mount a 360 rad in the roof. And since your not sleeping take the time to google around for HAF 932 water cooling builds there are alot of them. Hope this helps

 

[cnf]

yh i have had a look around and i shall be deffo getting the HAF insted of the nzxt case so what settup should i look in to getting like wat pump n so on would a 360 rad be good enuff to cool gpu and cpu ? thanks for the help so far

 

[AMDFTW]

depending on how much you OC the card and the CPU you might be better of getting a dual loop but if ur not OCing crazy and are going to have general good air circulation a triple rad will suffice

 

[biscuitboy]

With the right fans a 360 rad will easily cool a CPU and GTX 260.

 

[cnf]

thanks for everyones comments n would yate loons be good enuff or Noctua's ? thanks

 

[biscuitboy]

Yep! Either are fine mate... Push pull is the most efficient config... So 6 fans total if poss... But tbh, 3 will do...

 

[cnf]

push pull only makes like 2 c diffrance tho right ?

 

[AMDFTW]

yer push pull will get expensive if ur using noctuas,ide just use a push

 

[Epicpccases]

Save on the three extra fans and get some fan filters, filters will allow more consistent performance over time. Push/pull will make almost no difference to temps just as increasing fan speed by 50% does almost nothing to temps. Anyone who has had a fan controller and a wc setup would know the extra noise doesnt mean extra performance.

 

[Dutt1113]

as far as where to get the stuff. Check out Petra's Tech Shop website. They seem to have the latest and greatest at decent prices.