What you think?

[Socks]

Im going to be buying a complete watercooling setup with the help of Ham and Llwyd (2 of the moderators on here) but Iv just been sat here and id like an opinion...

What do you think about this :-

I currently have an X1950XT graphics card and will be upgrading soon, (2 months or so)

Is it worth buying a watercooling block for my card, buying one in advance for my next card (im still undecided on my card, waiting for refreshers to come along) or just not buying anything now and waiting till I get my card?

And what card would you guy recommend me buying? ( I know im in the wrong section for asking that but seens as im here i thought id ask )

Cheers guys

 

[ionicle]

get your loop sorted, THEN when you get your new card, get some more tubing, and a new block and add it in later, until then, keep your GPU on air, would be my sugestion, saves un-necesery expendeture

 

[Ham]

Or buy a universal one such as the Swifty one i cant think of the name for right now. That'd cost a lot in ramsinks in the long run, but vs a full cover block every new card it'd be cheaper.

If i were you id wait to see which card comes next though.

 

[Socks]

rofl

Cheers guys. Its nice to get some feedback on certain things.

Just one more thing... Im completely new to watercooling...as Ham knows (cheers for answering my ridiculous questions btw ha ha ha) so i was wondering what type of coolant should i be using? i know theres hundreds of different ones . The sort of things i need to know are :

Does a UV one with anti mould ( i think thats it) additivies act different to a normal clear one ?

 

[llwyd]

The 'all in' coolants like Feser 1 may offer a minute improvement in cooling but its extremely negligible. The same product will also be non corrosive / non reactive (good) and 'non conductive' (is the pope jewish)

The alternative to pre made coolants is to nip down to halfords, pick up a gallon of de-ionised water, buy some additives (like PT Nuke) and mix it yourself.

 

[Aqua-Pc's]

I would recommend planning your loop "to have" a GPU block in i.e make sure your chosen rad can handle what you want to cool but don’t actually buy the block until you have the card in your hand or at least ordered.

As for a decent card to by the 8800GT its looking to be a good bet atm