Final pick for watercooling setup

[snakegb]

Hi all,

Here is hopfully my final pick for my water cooling setup
This is what am cooling :-
Asus Maximus Formula (with 3/8) watercooler on board
intel Q6600 2.4 @ 3.6 (hope)
4x1mb Crucial Ballistix Tracer 5-5-5-15
Powercolor 3870 512MB
620W Corsair PSU
320GB WD Sata
2 dvd wr

Here is the water cooling bits
XSPC X2O Delta
XSPC Dual 750 Bay Reservoir & Pump
EK HD 3870 GPU Water Block
Alphacool NexXxoS Xtreme lll Rev2 Triple Radiator
8 X EK 3/8" Hose fitting
XSPC 3/8" High Flexibility PVC Tubing - 3m
Fluid - water & Anti-Freeze

Would just like to know :-
1) is a 620w psu good enough
2) will the X20 Delta fit on the m/b as i read maximus is quite tight
3) have I made any bad errors in my cooling bits that ive matched

Thanks

 

[Monkey Puzzle]

1) Yes, easily.
2) Don't know - why not go for a different block?
3) I presume from your list of components you have enough money to go for high end components - any reason for going for the XSPC bits? The best blocks for quads are the D-Tek fusion or EK supreme, or Swiftech apogee GTX. Not sure about that radiator - the Thermochill PA120.3 radiator is the best radiator for relatively quiet fans, but pricey and bulky. Don't know about that res/pump combo - looks quite nice and convenient but I don't how well it performs.

Oh, and ATI/AMD are supposed to be bringing out the next generation of cards next month if you can wait....

 

[***F1ZZY***]

As above, XSPC make some great w/c gear, but the parts you have chosen from them are not their strongest performers.

I assume that you have opted for 3/8 to match to the NB on your mobo. Bear in mind that CPU, NB and GFX will be quite restrictive.

XSPC X2O Delta - OK performer but consider the Fuzion
XSPC Dual 750 Bay Reservoir & Pump - I would really think about changing this to a stronger pump, possibly a DDC and XSPC DDC res
EK HD 3870 GPU Water Block - Good, but so is the XSPC RAzor
Alphacool NexXxoS Xtreme lll Rev2 Triple Radiator - If you can fit thermochill and can afford, do so. XSPC RS series look like a good alternative too
8 X EK 3/8" Hose fitting OK
XSPC 3/8" High Flexibility PVC Tubing - 3m OK
Fluid - water & Anti-Freeze Distilled plus some anti-algae stuff might be better.

I don't know for sure if the XSPC delta block will fit your mobo, but the Fuzion with the pro-mount is certainly the least obtrusive out there.

 

[HeX]

The X20 Delta is only 2C shy of a DTek Fuzion in tests and £10 cheaper.

 

[snakegb]

As above, XSPC make some great w/c gear, but the parts you have chosen from them are not their strongest performers.

I assume that you have opted for 3/8 to match to the NB on your mobo. Bear in mind that CPU, NB and GFX will be quite restrictive.

XSPC X2O Delta - OK performer but consider the Fuzion
XSPC Dual 750 Bay Reservoir & Pump - I would really think about changing this to a stronger pump, possibly a DDC and XSPC DDC res
EK HD 3870 GPU Water Block - Good, but so is the XSPC RAzor
Alphacool NexXxoS Xtreme lll Rev2 Triple Radiator - If you can fit thermochill and can afford, do so. XSPC RS series look like a good alternative too
8 X EK 3/8" Hose fitting OK
XSPC 3/8" High Flexibility PVC Tubing - 3m OK
Fluid - water & Anti-Freeze Distilled plus some anti-algae stuff might be better.

I don't know for sure if the XSPC delta block will fit your mobo, but the Fuzion with the pro-mount is certainly the least obtrusive out there.

hmm,
XSPC RAzor - Not Sure if this will fit the powercolor 3870
XSPC Dual 750 Bay Reservoir & Pump - Not sure why this isnt as good as the DDC and XSPC DDC res > as this pump pushes a woping 750lph & has a head room of 1.8m (please Explain)

some thing else was talking to someone who has a custom water setup he says 1/2" is better than 3/8" is this ture or is he full of it

thanks

 

[Cob]

1/2" barbs with 7/16" tubing (such as the Masterkleer) is meant to be the best combination.

 

[***F1ZZY***]

hmm,
XSPC RAzor - Not Sure if this will fit the powercolor 3870

Why not? Is the powercolour one different from the reference design? Just stick with the EK block if you you are unsure, they are similar. I was just providing an alternative.

XSPC Dual 750 Bay Reservoir & Pump - Not sure why this isnt as good as the DDC and XSPC DDC res > as this pump pushes a woping 750lph & has a head room of 1.8m (please Explain)

The bay res pump simply isn't as powerful as the ddc by quite a margin. Ignore any lph figures for any pump as they are not representative as they are measured with no restriction. WC loops are restrictive. The pump head or lift or psi is more important and this is where the DDC spanks the bayres.

Using the flow estimator from HERE and dialing in the XSPX X2O, 8ft 3/8 tubing, Razor 3870, PA120.3 and x20 NB (not got the asus one in the list) = the dual bay pump giving 0.89gpm and the DDC/res combo giving 1.85gpm. You really should aim for above 1.5gpm and try to avoid dipping below 1gpm as this is where performance of the rad and the blocks starts to tail off

some thing else was talking to someone who has a custom water setup he says 1/2" is better than 3/8" is this ture or is he full of it [

Yes the bigger the tubing the better, but not by much, only 0.1 or 0.2gpm or so

1/2" barbs with 7/16" tubing (such as the Masterkleer) is meant to be the best combination.

This certainly is a good and popular combo as the fittings ID and the tubing ID is similar plus its a damn tight fit