Any One Help Me Please?

BigRazer93

BigRazer93

BigRazer93

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Hey, I just found out that the new ati 5870 x2 wont be released till november so mother said "why not get your water cooling you wanted?"
I have some idears on what to buy but not enough, wondering if any one could post products that would be good (Non kits prefered please)

What i want is really, somthing that supports socket 775 and socket 1377(Core i7)
Also, I'm thinking of getting 4890's crossfire so mabey somthing that can handle 2 gpu's with watercooling to.
Price Range: nothing over £200 please :P

Atm, i have an antec 900 case but will be getting Coolermaster Haf 932.

Any help please?
 
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I don't think it's going to be in November, they usually wait a bit for the x2 cards. And why don't you wait for 1156, you might find that's more to your liking than 1377.
 
For £200 you are'nt going to get a new custom water cooling setup for a CPU and 2x GPU's. Second hand parts from the members market or the bay would be your best bet.
 
You will need a decent radiator such as the Thermochill PA120.3. That's £65 for the new version. A decent pump such as the Laing DDC or D5 which is another £46-69 depending on which version to get. Ek Supreme or D-Tek Fuzion for the cpu which are £40 and £46 respectively or you could get the best block which is the Heatkiller 3.0 but that's £55. Most blocks will need an additional purchase of a socket 1366 mounting kit. Core only blocks for the gpu's (that's what i have done) such as the EK Supreme GPU are £35 each but at least you will be able to use them on future gard upgrades unlike full cover blocks which only fit a single card. Then you have your tubing, 7/16" over 1/2" barbs is the way to go as it makes for a tight fit. Then you have your coolant which is around £4 for a 5 ltr bottle of distilled water or £7.99 for Feser 1/£9.99 for Primochill. You will also need a reservoir which is another £15.99-£30 depending on your choice.

Sorry to sound negative but it is expensive initially. Select the right components though and they will last you many years and through several upgrades.
 
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You will need a decent radiator such as the Thermochill PA120.3. That's £65 for the new version. A decent pump such as the Laing DDC or D5 which is another £46-69 depending on which version to get. Ek Supreme or D-Tek Fuzion for the cpu which are £40 and £46 respectively or you could get the best block which is the Heatkiller 3.0 but that's £55. Most blocks will need an additional purchase of a socket 1366 mounting kit. Core only blocks for the gpu's (that's what i have done) such as the EK Supreme GPU are £35 each but at least you will be able to use them on future gard upgrades unlike full cover blocks which only fit a single card. Then you have your tubing, 7/16" over 1/2" barbs is the way to go as it makes for a tight fit. Then you have your coolant which is around £4 for a 5 ltr bottle of distilled water or £7.99 for Feser 1/£9.99 for Primochill. You will also need a reservoir which is another £15.99-£30 depending on your choice.

Sorry to sound negative but it is expensive initially. Select the right components though and they will last you many years and through several upgrades.
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Does sound rather exspensive lol, is their any decent kits out their then?
 
At the minute I would stick with th H50 for the price you cant get much better really I would say! Tried Pricing up something to match it and couldnt beat it in anyway!!
 
Yeah iv'e had a look at kits and i seen one that is excellent for £195 :) but im just going 2 stick with h50 and get a graphic card i want thanks for all your help people :)
 
Can put the cpu under water for a couple of hundred. Can probably put the cards under as well, but its going to feature second hand. Kits are not the answer, though there are some swiftech ones which will work well enough and allow upgrading.

I would stick with air over the h50. Much less to go wrong, and the h50 is still very new.
 
Aye, however it is still surprising that it appears so good. I don't trust it. Pump, block and radiator for £50 makes me wonder what corners were cut to bring it to market at this price.

I will not consider buying one until it has an established lifespan of at least a year before parts fail on it. I'm not sure if I expect leaks or the pump to fail, but I will be surprised if these prove to be reliable.

This does not imply I consider watercooling unreliable, just that I don't trust this all in one system. Since I do trust a TRUE, and the price and performance are similar, I would use air.
 
£300 would probably do if insisting on everything being new and not wanting to go below ambient, but I'm sure I'm missing your point Wayne?
 
There is no point I am just asking a question! ;)

I've never got into water-cooling and therefore know very little about whats involved and the cost.

In these days of credit crunch I am always impressed by what people are prepared to pay for top kit! . . . I know some people that are over the moon to have an entire PC for £300 let alone paying that for just the cooling system! :D

Watercooled machines do look good though, pity about the price! :cool:
 
Ahh ok. I'd have thought after 6 years here you'd have fallen prey to it :)

The cost varies wildly, people change it quite a lot so much can be had second hand. My blocks and radiators are second hand, fans I used with air anyway. The only 'new' part is a pump since they're susceptible to prior abuse, and it's bad when they fail. Even then its cost easily over a hundred (so far).

It's the sound of air cooling which got to me, not the appearance of water cooling attracting me. I don't think computers need to be pretty, but I like it to run fast and make little noise. Fast/quiet/cheap... pick two. Money could probably be better spent on hardware, I wanted an upgrade and didn't want i7. I hope you try it some day :)
 
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