Spec Me A Kit

[Hyper]

Hey All,

I am currently using a Zalman Reserator to cool my cpu and graphics card.

I have just bought a Swiftech Apogee cpu block off Kemp so thats the cpu covered but I am wanting to sell the Zalman kit and build something a bit more custom in the case itself.

So can someone spec me a decent kit to cool my cpu, graphics card and maybe north bridge.

My case isnt the biggest in the world though:

http://www.aopen.nl/products/housing/Nouveau.htm

What do you think I could squeeze in there, currently has 2 HDD's and a DVD Rom.

Thanks alot, Sam

 

[Ham]

Youll have too be quick but heres a rad for you. at an even better price.

 

[jiffz]

http://www.aopen.nl/products/housing/Nouveau.htm

I dont know anything about watercooling so sorry for no input there, but WTF is that music on that site? It's a case get over it

 

[FarFarAway]

Well you have the Apogee (very soon we hope) so I would go for a Laing D5 (reliability and flow), though some would say different

As it's your GPU too you want a PA 120.3 for a RAD, but your case is tiny so perhaps you could fit a 120.2 to the back of your case

GPU = MCW60 - would fit most newer cards too so you have options

For the res I reckon those tube res look very cool and you may just be able to squeeze one in. If not then Alphacool do a sweet mini-res

Tubing is your choice but myself I prefer 1/2"

wowo just saw hams post - bargain of the week!

 

[Hyper]

Just measured up and there is no way I could fit a 24mm in the top of my case, only other solutions are a 24mm on the back or a 36mm on the top.

 

[Hyper]

Ok this is what I have come up with so far, I am planning on mounting a 240mm rad on the back of my case and having a 120mm rad my free cd bays.

So I would need the following:

http://www.watercoolinguk.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=37_71&products_id=462

http://www.watercoolinguk.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=35&products_id=336

http://specialtech.co.uk/spshop/customer/product.php?productid=1686&cat=541&page=1

http://specialtech.co.uk/spshop/customer/product.php?productid=2177&cat=543&page=1

Not sure on a pump yet and if I should have a reservoir.

Comments welcome.

 

[Sprite]

I second the MCW60 for GPU, very good block.

Also I wouldn't bother w/cing the NB.

You'll need a reservoir, I like the XPSC ones which fit in the 5.25" drive bays, have a blue LED as well.

 

[Pat123]

For a res i recomend the alphacool cape coolex 25, check my rig gallery for pics.

http://forum.overclock3d.net/showthread.php?t=10290

It looks nice and hold a fair bit of liquid and i have it mounted on the roof of my case.

Theres my input for what its worth. lol.

 

[Hyper]

It looks like something that women would play with

I am just looking for something small to sit inside my case

 

[Ham]

Micro rez?

 

[serialk11r]

Swiftech MCres micro

BTW Kempez, Laing reports that 4.3% of DDCs are breaking. 4.3 is high statistically but chances are, if you buy a DDC you will be fine. D5s break as well, just a week ago on XS someone's D5 broke and the majority of people there use DDC. The only pumps I would call reliable are iwaki and panworld, and even then, they still have a chance of breaking. IanY, a crazy guy on XS, says "don't trust the pump" and sticks like 7 pumps into his computer...

Oh and try to get a thermochill if you can, they're most effective. A thermochill PA120.2 keeps water temps at almost the same temps as an MCR320 or Coolrad 32t, BUT has almost 1/2 the restriction. And of course, PA120.3 mops the floor.

 

[GoldenTiger]

http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/swh2licokitr1.html is what I'm looking at personally, I'm using an X-Qpack which is a small-form-factor... I modded it to use normal ATX boards, so while space is tight, I think I can fit it mostly inside , I think it's about as small as you'll get for a well-performing kit.

 

[serialk11r]

http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/swh2licokitr1.html is what I'm looking at personally, I'm using an X-Qpack which is a small-form-factor... I modded it to use normal ATX boards, so while space is tight, I think I can fit it mostly inside , I think it's about as small as you'll get for a well-performing kit.

That will not bring you good performance no matter how much you wish it will or how much you want to think it will. The radiator is simply too small.