Apogee Drive

vasqualo · 22 Sep 2008 at 22:01

Hi , i have the leftovers of a swiftech all in one apogee drive watercool kit...
I have added a twin rad/res combo unit and intend to cool the following
CPU-NB-Gx2 9800 quad sli.... i have connected all tubing to rad and waterblocks etc but nothing has gone into the pc yet as i want to be sure first.

The question- is the setup described a bit overkill for the apogee drive to handle ? and would it be better to start from scratch and buy all separate components for a more efficient loop??? If so then can you advise of the best individual components.... The reasoning behind my original setup idea was to make best use of the components that i already have...

lastly i havent yet but as i intend to add waterblocks to the gpus, what is the likely worth in terms of performance??? When a gpu card comes out that significantly puts this in the shade i will upgrade, is this card here or on the horizon??? In other words, for the time and energy that i will be putting into adding these two gpus to the loop, would it be worth upgrading and maybe putting two gtx 280+'s in sli instead???

thanks

shadowscotland · 23 Sep 2008 at 12:28

More information needed.

What cpu?
What NB?
What twin rad/res combo unit?
Aka list your parts - you may have one or two gems that can be reused.

In general SLI watercooling need quality kit (limited space and high temps being the issues) but i'll leave the detail to them that build gaming rigs.
A budget may also help - as it could get expensive with full cover blocks.

MikeTimbers · 23 Sep 2008 at 12:45

I wouldn't use an Apogee Drive to cool a cpu let alone all that lot.

wolvers · 23 Sep 2008 at 12:57

MikeTimbers said:
I wouldn't use an Apogee Drive to cool a cpu let alone all that lot.

I do, and it works perfectly well. I have had a gpu block and another rad in the loop too and that was fine too. All were overclocked and running nice and cool.

Having said that, a quad plus two gx2s and a NB would definitely be too much for it. You need two separate loops for that.

MikeTimbers · 23 Sep 2008 at 13:06

When it's working I'm sure it's perfectly adequate; it's the appalling quality record that would worry me.

wolvers · 23 Sep 2008 at 13:18

That's a very good point. I've sealed the base to the pump on mine as i was worried about it leaking.

vasqualo · 23 Sep 2008 at 17:25

Thanks guys, i have a rampage extreme qx 9650, with the swiftech single rad/res and double rad res also, apogee drive, a triple swiftech radiator..
Cpu currently Oclocked to 4.2 ghz on a coolit freezeone elite but i wanted an effective way of cooling everything. I may go for the 4870 crossfire setup in the future too if it proves to be a significant performance boost. Current case is a cosmos s but had to remove the large side fan to accommodate the elite..
i have the lian li huge case on wheels (forgot part name) Pc39b i think <on order, you know the one where they attached two cases together side by side??? The open plan layout downstairs (home) will allow me to move it to different locations of the house easily...
Just looking at configuring the best possible loop while using some of the leftovers from previous rigs, maybe keep the elite for the cpu while ordering a pump and using the rest of the equipment to cool the nb, gpu etc??
The best pump to order performance wise i guess might not be listed on this site?? nevertheless what would you suggest?