First Water-Cooling Experience

spixelspixel said:
Yep those kits have everything, its pretty much the same as the items you were listing above but cpu block is slightly different. I don't know about cooling the 670 but if you do that you will need to buy extra tubing + fittings.

I'm not sure about how good the pump is that comes with the kit though, you could put together a better loop yourself depending on your budget.
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They're still decent and would be a good upgrade but you'd want something newer tbh. Whats your budget?
 
ì dont really think a 120 single is a waste as some people say . ts not the best for cooling or volume ofc but it would be perfectly fine for some one just wanting a silent pc and not interested in temperatures for temperatures sack

im sure there are a lot of peeps running small bore sytems and small volume systems who just like the silence or the reletive silence it gives

however if you are performance oriented then you want as much cooling and volume as you can get

rememebr tho a larger rad normally needs more fans ( and more noise normally if left without fan control)

a `quad 120 rad with a single 240 fan is nice idea as large fan slow speed and huge surface area
 
My budget for the entire computer is dependent on how much I get until a couple of months.

Maybe £100-£800

YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK GeForce GTX 670 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £299.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x MSI Z77A-G43 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £77.38
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 600W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-600CXUKV2) £52.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Blue Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9B) £43.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £684.32 (includes shipping : £10.00).



+ water cooling/ air cooling

EDIT: Also any good case

EDIT2: I also want the cheapest I can get for recording and gaming and editing videos.
 
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I have discovered that this case
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-257-CM&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=29
does these positions
CA_257_CM_43602_350.jpg
 
That seems a good case.

Realistically, you will only need a 240 at the top and one in the bottom.

Mostly what you specced but with the fittings, tubing, coolant and a slightly improved CPU block. Also includes fans and 680 block (in place of 670 block)

YOUR BASKET
1 x EK-FC680 GTX Full Cover Waterblock - Nickel Plexi **EN Nickel Plating** £79.99
1 x XSPC RayStorm CPU WaterBlock (Intel) £49.98
1 x EK DCP 4.0 Pump (12v) £39.98
2 x XSPC EX240 120mm Radiator - Black £39.98 (£79.96)
1 x EK Reservoir Combo DCP 2.2 £19.99
1 x Mayhems Pastel - Perfect Pink Coolant 1L £14.99
4 x Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120mm 1450 RPM - 3 Pin £13.99 (£55.96)
2 x XSPC HighFlex Hose 7/16" ID, 5/8" OD, 15.9/11.1mm, 2m, Clear/UV £5.99 (£11.98)
10 x OcUK 1/2" G1/4 - FatBoy Style - Black Nickel - Barb Fitting £1.69 (£16.90)
Total : £382.37 (includes shipping : £10.50).

 
Looks good, but is a bit too expensive
Maybe £200? for just the cpu? or is the GPU more important?
 
T345 said:
Looks good, but is a bit too expensive
Maybe £200? for just the cpu? or is the GPU more important?
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All really depends on your perception.

IMO, the GPU is the most important to cool because for me it's the loudest.

Cooling only the GPU will knock £80 off that basket.

Alternatively, you could go for:

YOUR BASKET
1 x EK-KIT H3O 240 HFX High Performance Watercooling Kit £189.98
1 x EK-FC680 GTX Full Cover Waterblock - Nickel Plexi **EN Nickel Plating** £79.99
1 x XSPC EX240 120mm Radiator - Black £39.98
2 x Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120mm 1450 RPM - 3 Pin £13.99 (£27.98)
Total : £349.34 (includes shipping : £9.50).



That save £30.

Slightly cheaper still:
YOUR BASKET
1 x EK-KIT H3O 240 HFX High Performance Watercooling Kit £189.98
1 x EK-FC680 GTX Full Cover Waterblock - Nickel Plexi **EN Nickel Plating** £79.99
1 x XSPC EX120 120mm Radiator - Black £29.99
1 x Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120mm 1450 RPM - 3 Pin £13.99
Total : £325.36 (includes shipping : £9.50).

 
T345 said:
So is that the CPU + GPU or just GPU???
Thanks for being so helpful :)
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np :)

All baskets i've posted so far are CPU + GPU. You could get away with just having a 240 rad for both, but I usually recommend adding another 120 on top of the minimum, if for nothing else but peace of mind :)
 
Does the kit come with all I need for CPU + GPU???
EDIT: Also how much would the 670 water block be?
 
Oh, errm, I think I will just get CPU water cooling as I have no experiance :)
Lol, will the stock MSI one be OK?
I'm twelve. So no experiance, my dad is good with computers but no experiance with water cooling.
Thanks
Bakht
 
T345 said:
Oh, errm, I think I will just get CPU water cooling as I have no experiance :)
Lol, will the stock MSI one be OK?
I'm twelve. So no experiance, my dad is good with computers but no experiance with water cooling.
Thanks
Bakht
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I am so incredibly confused... have you got two accounts?!
 
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