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Processor | i5 2500K @ 4.6 1.397 |
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Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3P-B3 |
Cooling | GELID Tranquillo with sickleflow 1800RPM |
Memory | 8GB G.Skill 1600Mhz CL9 |
Video Card(s) | AMD Radeon 6950 unlocked to 6970 |
Storage | 120GB Intel 320 SSD |
Power Supply | OCZ Fatal1ty 550W Modular PSU |
Software | Windows 8 |
Hi there,
I'm about to venture out and replace the air that cools my important components with water! Though I do have some things that need clearing up.
Firstly I need to make you aware of what I'm cooling so that you have a better understanding of what I'm going to cool and it is as follows;
Amd Phenom II X4 10 @ 3.65
2 x Palit GTX 460 overclocked in SLI
*Possibly* the gpu ram with water cooling, otherwise I'll just stick ramsinks on
So I've done some brief reading on water cooling and found out that I'm going to need;
Cpu waterblock
2 x GPU waterblock
Radiator
Resorvoir
Pump
Piping
Fittings for the GPU blocks
Maybe some ramsinks and some sort of heatsink to cool the VRM
Am I missing anything?
I understand the waterblocks and I'm almost sure about the fittings and piping and I don't understand anything about pumps, resorvoir or radiator.
Fittings, Are barbs the small connectors that allow the pipe to be connected to the water block? In that case my Cpu waterblock comes with 3/8" barbs and some 3/8" piping has been purchased. I've also got some 3/8" barbs for the GPU waterblocks so I should be fine!?
About the 3/8" piping what does 3/8" mean? 3 eighth of an inch in width?
Now about the radiator, does it need to have a fan attached to it? (Not that I'm worried about that or the noise) Also what radiator would you recommend, I don't want to buy something thats going to be an overkill. I was looking at these two:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-003-BX&groupid=962&catid=1523&subcat=
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-004-BX&groupid=962&catid=1523&subcat=
I noticed that one is 120 and the other is 240, I don't want to go on the notion that the bigger the number the better but what does that mean?
Also I was thinking of pairing it with with this pump/rad combo, especially since it uses a dvd drive space: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-007-XS&groupid=962&catid=1845&subcat=
What about the liquid used and maintenence. I'm sure I've heard somewhere that you can get non conductive stuff but I'm not sure.
What do you guys think?, if theres any simple but crucial advice that I need I'm willing to hear it. One bit of advice that I've heard is to do leak testing.
Thanks
I'm about to venture out and replace the air that cools my important components with water! Though I do have some things that need clearing up.
Firstly I need to make you aware of what I'm cooling so that you have a better understanding of what I'm going to cool and it is as follows;
Amd Phenom II X4 10 @ 3.65
2 x Palit GTX 460 overclocked in SLI
*Possibly* the gpu ram with water cooling, otherwise I'll just stick ramsinks on
So I've done some brief reading on water cooling and found out that I'm going to need;
Cpu waterblock
2 x GPU waterblock
Radiator
Resorvoir
Pump
Piping
Fittings for the GPU blocks
Maybe some ramsinks and some sort of heatsink to cool the VRM
Am I missing anything?
I understand the waterblocks and I'm almost sure about the fittings and piping and I don't understand anything about pumps, resorvoir or radiator.
Fittings, Are barbs the small connectors that allow the pipe to be connected to the water block? In that case my Cpu waterblock comes with 3/8" barbs and some 3/8" piping has been purchased. I've also got some 3/8" barbs for the GPU waterblocks so I should be fine!?
About the 3/8" piping what does 3/8" mean? 3 eighth of an inch in width?
Now about the radiator, does it need to have a fan attached to it? (Not that I'm worried about that or the noise) Also what radiator would you recommend, I don't want to buy something thats going to be an overkill. I was looking at these two:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-003-BX&groupid=962&catid=1523&subcat=
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-004-BX&groupid=962&catid=1523&subcat=
I noticed that one is 120 and the other is 240, I don't want to go on the notion that the bigger the number the better but what does that mean?
Also I was thinking of pairing it with with this pump/rad combo, especially since it uses a dvd drive space: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-007-XS&groupid=962&catid=1845&subcat=
What about the liquid used and maintenence. I'm sure I've heard somewhere that you can get non conductive stuff but I'm not sure.
What do you guys think?, if theres any simple but crucial advice that I need I'm willing to hear it. One bit of advice that I've heard is to do leak testing.
Thanks