am building a new watercooling pc and need advice on set up

DarkWhisper · 14 May 2010 at 15:26

Am thinking of instead of having all the rads rez pumps in the case i would go for a all in one unit. are these any good.

Blackwhite · 14 May 2010 at 16:50

What is your buget?
This above is noisy

DarkWhisper · 14 May 2010 at 18:18

well am looking for something like this so depends on whats out there. ive only sean these.
Or would i get better cooling with another custom set up again?

iamtheoneneo · 14 May 2010 at 22:06

always go custom - all these prebuilt stuff is all nice and good but if you want max performance (which is the whole point of watercooling) its always better to go custom which you can add to in the future (and trust me you do)

whats that supposed to do , go on top of the pc?
might as well just buy a 240/260 rad and fixture points and do it yourself - in short that looks like an EPIC waste of money.

PaulyD · 15 May 2010 at 01:33

always custom it dude

DarkWhisper · 15 May 2010 at 05:54

Just was loking a something that was easyer to fit and did same job. but Think i will stay with custom loop.
here what ive picked for running on the rampage III with a I7 930

Heatkiller CPU Waterblock Revision 3
Swiftech Laing D5 Vario MCP655
Bitspower G1/4" Matt Black 1/2" Fitting
ThermoChill PA120.3/Feser Xchanger 360... Dont know which one yet

and not sure if i wana put this on http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-069-EK&groupid=962&catid=1521&subcat=

Amidar · 15 May 2010 at 10:27

Radiator wise go for a Thermochill PA120.3 or an XSPC RX360,i wouldn't bother with the Feser rad as they no longer sell radiators & they are hard to find because of this.

http://www.tfc-xchanger.com/

HW91 · 15 May 2010 at 10:58

would look for an AC (read connects to the mains) pump IMO, easier to test because you don't need to unplug everything or use another PSU.

for the CPU block it might be worth going for an EK supreme HF

DarkWhisper · 15 May 2010 at 12:44

like the look of the heatkiller better

MikeTimbers · 15 May 2010 at 12:56

HW91 said:
would look for an AC (read connects to the mains) pump IMO, easier to test because you don't need to unplug everything or use another PSU.

for the CPU block it might be worth going for an EK supreme HF

Got to say this is a good call. As someone who started out with an Eheim 1250, a heatercore and an original WhiteWater, I'd forgotten some of the benefits of AC pumps until I did an old-school build out of the old parts and being able to turn on the pump with no risk to the PC is great. For testing, it really does de-risk the testing process.

Geckovich · 15 May 2010 at 15:24

MikeTimbers said:
Got to say this is a good call. As someone who started out with an Eheim 1250, a heatercore and an original WhiteWater, I'd forgotten some of the benefits of AC pumps until I did an old-school build out of the old parts and being able to turn on the pump with no risk to the PC is great. For testing, it really does de-risk the testing process.

Surely by the same merit you also run the risk of turning on the PC and forgetting to turn on the pump?

HW91 · 15 May 2010 at 19:24

Geckovich said:
Surely by the same merit you also run the risk of turning on the PC and forgetting to turn on the pump?

wouldn't be a problem if you use a UPS, and if the temps get too high the PC shuts down anyway

MikeTimbers · 15 May 2010 at 20:42

HW91 said:
wouldn't be a problem if you use a UPS, and if the temps get too high the PC shuts down anyway

Once tested, you can get relays that turn on the pump when the PC is on or simply exercise the grey matter. I have one like this and it's very easy to remember because I never turn it off!