In the near future I want to watercool my MSM2 rig. I will be overclocking it on air then I will be going for water cooling setup. The problem is what do I go for,ie what components to get,the best place to fit them and so on. Im open to all suggestions. Budget is about £250. My setup is in my signature.
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AaronCooper
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Depends on what you want to cool..
Pump = MCP655 (D5) or MCP355
Rad = Depends on what size you want firstly.
Waterblock = HeatKiller 3.0
Res = Swiftech Micro Res's are nice, but any res will do.
£250 budget seems about bang on the mark for a high end CPU loop, however if you with to cool your NB/mosfets and GPU, i recommend you look into buying parts off people, i've done that and saved myself over £100.
Pump = MCP655 (D5) or MCP355
Rad = Depends on what size you want firstly.
Waterblock = HeatKiller 3.0
Res = Swiftech Micro Res's are nice, but any res will do.
£250 budget seems about bang on the mark for a high end CPU loop, however if you with to cool your NB/mosfets and GPU, i recommend you look into buying parts off people, i've done that and saved myself over £100.
AaronCooper
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Well to save yourself some money i recommend you buy TTL's D5 vario in the FS&W section mate, they are £70 new + P&P and he's got one for £40 shipped, so i'd grab that before it's sold.
Also lasher is selling a Thermochill PA 120.3 for £45, they are £65 new + P&P.
Already you will have saved yourself £50 and still have top quality parts.
Also lasher is selling a Thermochill PA 120.3 for £45, they are £65 new + P&P.
Already you will have saved yourself £50 and still have top quality parts.
gpu wise hunt for used blocks, these are going to set you back 70-100 for the pair used anyways mate, you really havnt got much of a budget for dual gpu's aswell.
Aaron is right tho you will need lashers pa120.3 if he still has it for that lot
Aaron is right tho you will need lashers pa120.3 if he still has it for that lot
AaronCooper
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Yeah that would work, i still recommend buying the pump and rad i mentioned, going to be needed anyhow.
Tbh tony Id buy the big rad now, then just add the gpu blocks in later, thats the only saving worth making atm, otherwise youll be constantly selling and loosing money
well 100% need a good 360mm rad, and a decent pump matey. if you cut corners just get air coolers an save money.
Water should be done properly or dont bother is what i meant dude. Get the best you can even if it takes a bit longer to get it all the results are far worth it.
a good quality 240mm rad, but if you are adding both the GPU's later then you need a 360mm rad. This also means that it could be very difficult to get the rad in the case tbh. So it would either be roof / back (looks gash) or get a different case.
pump all depends on how many blocks. If you are going gpu later Id be buying the pump that you will use then so you dont have something else to upgrade, so a ddc pro/ultra or D5 would be fine.
Reservoirs make next to no dif, its all looks and what works in your system tbh
The 300 isnt the best water case out there, but with some effort it is possible.
pump all depends on how many blocks. If you are going gpu later Id be buying the pump that you will use then so you dont have something else to upgrade, so a ddc pro/ultra or D5 would be fine.
Reservoirs make next to no dif, its all looks and what works in your system tbh
The 300 isnt the best water case out there, but with some effort it is possible.
I Hunta x
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i was planning on wc my 300 aswell soon, if you cut/drill the hdd bays out you can mount a 120.2 rad in the front near enough perfectly.
i was planning on going for a laing ddc top with the 1T pro, a dtec fuzion v2 and a thermochill PA 120.2 total is around 185 on wcuk but that was a quick throw together of what had good reviews, probably a cheaper option for near identical performance.
i was planning on going for a laing ddc top with the 1T pro, a dtec fuzion v2 and a thermochill PA 120.2 total is around 185 on wcuk but that was a quick throw together of what had good reviews, probably a cheaper option for near identical performance.
120.2 wont be enough for 2x gpus and a clocked cpu hunta.
