New To Watercooling: Need Advice

[Knight091]

Provided you find someone who wants a 2-3 year old watercooled card?
Who's gonna buy a w/c 7870 in 2 years time when 9xxx will be out?

Put it on eBay...lol. If someone can sale the worlds longest French frie on eBay for 300 USD. I think you can sale a used water cooled card...

 

[d1nky]

^^^ on those 7870s id suggest gettin waterblocks for the vrms, they get extremely hot!

unless the aftermarket sinks are huge with ample airflow itll be Ok but they do get hot.

thats just me tho.

oh and the AM3 mount for these xspc are crap they bend and flex easy. the block is good tho!

 

[RCoon]

These will be perfect:

http://www.arctic.ac/en/p/spare-parts/595/heatsink-accelero-hybrid.html

Put it on eBay...lol. If someone can sale the worlds longest French frie on eBay for 300 USD. I think you can sale a used water cooled card...

That was totally worth $300 of my very own. You're just jealous!

 

[Durvelle27]

These will be perfect:

http://www.arctic.ac/en/p/spare-parts/595/heatsink-accelero-hybrid.html



That was totally worth $300 of my very own. You're just jealous!

Bwahahaha longest frie


so that also means i need a fan blowing on them

 

[RCoon]

Bwahahaha longest frie


so that also means i need a fan blowing on them

The natural airflow in my case keeps them cool, depends how much you trust your airflow, mines really good.

 

[Durvelle27]

The natural airflow in my case keeps them cool, depends how much you trust your airflow, mines really good.

Its pretty good just needs one for 140mm fan in the front

 

[RCoon]

Its pretty good just needs one for 140mm fan in the front

I'd hedge my bets, with the 140 at the front and the air flow from the radiator(s), you could run the heatsinks passively. Your internal case temps will be very low, because heat wont be dumped inside from the CPU or VGA's anymore.

EDIT: I ran my GTX 780 VRM's and VRAM without any passive cooling for 2 days while I waited for my heatsinks. No problems.

 

[drdeathx]

What do you guys think of this CPU Block

http://www.ebay.com/itm/380676670386?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

Don't get it/ Get the Apogee XT or Apogee HD or XSPC Raza

 

[d1nky]

EDIT: I ran my GTX 780 VRM's and VRAM without any passive cooling for 2 days while I waited for my heatsinks. No problems

its slightly different when ya have a lot more volts, have the cards sandwiched together and these HD7*** vrms do get hotter than nvidias from what i know of.

 

[drdeathx]

This thread is way too long. Durvelle, if your going to do it the right way, take my advise and just build a loop for the CPU now and use the parts I recommended earlier. When you get more $, add on the loop for your GPU with a full cover waterblock.

I have never seen a thread go so long on something like this. It seems your blowing smoke and not doing anything. Do it right or don't do it.

 

[Durvelle27]

This thread is way too long. Durvelle, if your going to do it the right way, take my advise and just build a loop for the CPU now and use the parts I recommended earlier. When you get more $, add on the loop for your GPU with a full cover waterblock.

I have never seen a thread go so long on something like this. It seems your blowing smoke and not doing anything. Do it right or don't do it.

If you read any other post before this page you would see one of my GPU's does not support a Full Cover Waterblock and that most of the parts have already been gotten

 

[drdeathx]

Didn't see that but like mentioned. Build your loop for CPU 1st then cool GPU. IMO 7870 is not worthwhile to watercool anyhow. The performance gain aren't worth it.

 

[Durvelle27]

Didn't see that but like mentioned. Build your loop for CPU 1st then cool GPU. IMO 7870 is not worthwhile to watercool anyhow. The performance gain aren't worth it.

I thought about that also but its still worth having the Universal GPU Blocks for when i upgrade to the HD 9000 series.

But most of the stuff has been bought

Feser X-Changer Dual 240mm Extreme Performance Radiator
XSPC Acrylic Dual 5.25in. Reservoir
Swiftech MCP655
1/2" Barb Fittings
5/8" Barb Clamps
PrimoChill PrimoFlex Advanced LRT Tubing 7/16"ID x 5/8" OD - Clear
IandH Dead-Water Copper Sulfate Biocidal PC Coolant
Fluid XP+ Industrial Grade Deionized Water


but haven't gotten the CPU block yet as i'm still deciding on which one i want to get

 

[Durvelle27]

Could i use this for coloring


Water Dyes 150ml Blue

http://www.save-on-crafts.com/waterdyes1.html


or what else i could use.

 

[d1nky]

i doubt you could use that, it probably has some additives for the flowers lol

coolant or the dye specific for waterloops

http://www.frozencpu.com/cat/l3/g30...oling-Coolant_Additives-Fluid_Dyes-Page1.html

 

[Durvelle27]

i doubt you could use that, it probably has some additives for the flowers lol

coolant or the dye specific for waterloops

http://www.frozencpu.com/cat/l3/g30...oling-Coolant_Additives-Fluid_Dyes-Page1.html

Its just water dye no additives


and don't want to pay $10 just for some dye

 

[d1nky]

im not sure then if its neutral it may work. and i know your point, waste of money for dyes. especially if you end up draining or what have you. why not coloured hose?

 

[Durvelle27]

im not sure then if its neutral it may work. and i know your point, waste of money for dyes. especially if you end up draining or what have you. why not coloured hose?

Welp i was thinking of a colored hose but then i started wanting Blue LEDs and the Bay res is clear and shows the water and i think the flow of blue water would look sweet.

 

[d1nky]

when i had the clear hose in, you dont even see the water move LOL

only in the res ya see a surface ripple.

ask rcoon hes running white coolant maybe he sees it move.

 

[Durvelle27]

when i had the clear hose in, you dont even see the water move LOL

only in the res ya see a surface ripple.

ask rcoon hes running white coolant maybe he sees it move.

hes offline.

Want ppl to look at the res and see the blue water

 

[drdeathx]

Its just water dye no additives


and don't want to pay $10 just for some dye

Do not use Dyes or dyed water. It gunks the blocks(s) up.....

 

[Durvelle27]

Do not use Dyes or dyed water. It gunks the blocks(s) up.....

been reading around see alot of sites saying food coloring is safe

 

[Durvelle27]

What thermal compound would you guys recommend or does it not matter. I currently have been using XIGMATEK PTI-G4512 thermal grease with gold grade thermal matrix filler particles.

 

[Nordic]

What thermal compound would you guys recommend or does it not matter. I currently have been using XIGMATEK PTI-G4512 thermal grease with gold grade thermal matrix filler particles.

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/geek_tested_17_thermal_pastes_face?page=0,1

 

[Durvelle27]

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/geek_tested_17_thermal_pastes_face?page=0,1

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But a few parts arrived today