im sick of my water cooling !

R B Customs · 2 Apr 2006 at 01:30

well im just fed up with it... i biought it when i was a PC n00bert ... somehting like "WOW water cooling £50 !!!! UV GREEN". and now its just a big regret.
specialy when i build a system for my btoyher using an AC freezer 7 pro and saw the temperatures

!!

so yea guys if your tyhinking about getting a thermal take Big Water kit... think again, keep it quiet and dont tell anyone you thought about it !!

im checking the MM every other day now as im plnning on getting an AC F7Pro and just building a WC kit piece by piece to save me spending too much in one go.

what would you guys say is the most vital component out of Rad, Block or pump ?

Rick

R B Customs · 2 Apr 2006 at 01:48

Typo... sorry
what would u guys SAY is the most vital component... i mean which is the most important for cooling and is due the biggest part of my budget.
i know theyre all as important as eachother but theres got t be one which has a bigger effect at cooling... im thinking the block... but i may be wrong ?

R B Customs · 2 Apr 2006 at 02:06

i beg you not to search for pics of the pump that ive got now !!
its erm... pathetic !!

im thinking about spending about 90 -100 for the system.
but that MAY increase depending how far appart i buy the pieces. but its more than likely going to be around that price.

im i aiming to get most of it 1/2" ID or is that over kill ?

can you gove me more info on the AquaExtreme 50z
ive googled itwith not much luck.
who makes it? model numbers etc ?
cheers
Rick

R B Customs · 2 Apr 2006 at 02:14

okay

just really hard to judge by the pictures that will acctually fit onto the components 1/2" looks tiny on the components but in RL its acctually quite big.
i ahve a gigabyte 3D aurora so theres no issues with spcae.
i ahve a 5.25" bay res... whcih is nto suitibel for 1/2" pipes, so what do 'high end' WC rigs use as a res ? or do they not ?

btw found the pump
swiftech MCP600
didnt realise it was a swiftech one !
looks nice

R B Customs · 2 Apr 2006 at 02:24

Zefan said:
Don't need a res, but I have one just cuz I can. BTW with the aurora be careful with a RAD on *** back. To fit mine externally to the chassis I had to file away the metal end of the side panel (If you use a radbox you'll be fine, just direct fixing is difficult).

yea i know,. ive got a rad on the back of my aurora and ive just put some washers between the rad and the back... the case side fits nicly into the little gap. but filing aint a problem.

okay... ive been looking round the web for tubing, but im seeing a lot of 1/2'' tubing which turns out to be 1/2'' outer diametre... not inner.
when refering to 1/2'' bloack and rads, barbs etc im after 1/2'' ID tubes yea ?

R B Customs · 2 Apr 2006 at 02:46

would be deffo a twin rad. ive got the space for it on my case and ... well it just looks cool lol.
cant find that pump many plaves except one and as someone stated itys 55 quid... maybe able to find one second hand, but i think ive got a better chance of finding a Swiftech MCP655 second hand.

and as for waterblockes... these 3 barb things are meant to be the nuts for cooling, but is it just a gimick ?
i had my eye on the MCW6002-775 or the Apogee extreme universal.

money is burning a hole in my piocket now !
still im gonna try and buy it piece by piece week by week then it doesnt feel like im buying much

R B Customs · 2 Apr 2006 at 03:08

good thinking about getting the pump last !
yea i thought the 3 barbs looked a bit OTT.
again im a sucker for looks and im swaying towards the 6002

spec is in sig, at the moment with unbearable noise ive got 47C at idle, but it goes up to about 58-60C under load. but iv i turn the rad down it will goto about 50C
thats a 9 series pentium D ( cooler than thew 8 series) although my brothers 8 series idles at 37 and loads about 45 ( I THINK) on air !

so far ive go my eye on

1/2'' system:
Swiftech dual rad £30
swiftech 6002 water block £30
aqua extreme 50z ( if i can get one) £40
swift mini res £12
tubing £10 ?

total guess prices but im gonna try and get as much off the MM. or 2nd hand soemwhere else.
dont need any fans.
*bed time for Rick* ill have another look in the morning
thanks for all the help guys !!
Rick

R B Customs · 2 Apr 2006 at 19:26

oh yea... im starting to get excited now. just been looking through the watercooled cases gallery. andf the 1/2'' stuff looks so cool.

im always a bit scared when poking around my case that ill push sidways on a tube too hard with my wrist or something that the pipes will 'pop' off the barbs... or is that just not likely with jubilee clips etc .

ive stuck an ad on the MM, so ill just wait for it to catch. but the bad news is the mic on my headset just kaput so theres another 40 quid i havnt got

thanks for the help guys.
and crane, whats the D5 pump you speak of ?
Rick

R B Customs · 3 Apr 2006 at 11:14

Minstadave said:
Not going to happen with Jubilee clips mate, nothing to worry about

great

i live within 5 minutes of a pneumatics suppllier where i normaly get hooked up with stuff for my airlines for my spray guns and stuff. so maybe he will be able to give me something 'neater' than jubilees. i think the ones im thinking of are called 'compression fittings' ... just like what ive got on my thermal tack.

also whats the crack with the 6002 water block... its so cheap ? is there a better one for the money?

thanks again guys !
Rick

R B Customs · 3 Apr 2006 at 20:08

ive been made an offer on the MM for a 50Z for 40 quid. so ive said yes. its going to take him a few weeks which is more than perfect for me

man ive read about the storm... awsome bit of kit ! at a not so awsome price.
infact ive been looking at all different blocks theres soo many to choose from. heres my thoughts: ( total first impressions just by what i SEE !!!)

alpha cool = cheap / budget. they LOOK good but may not perform
swift tech = good all round, but the better ones cost too much
Danger Den = expensive good, good looking but too many to choose from
Zalman = good, simple looking, but seem to be a bit pre-school ?

ive got to admit im more atracted to the swiftech 6002's and apogees, and the danger den RBX just looks darn sweet with the 3 (maybe slightly gimicky)

ill be happy with anything that performs great. but id also love something that looks good... as i said im a sucker for looks !

R B Customs · 3 Apr 2006 at 21:04

smids said:
(please no-one get offended by my remarks).

yea same here. im merly expressing my over all view judging it on the companies front. nothing else.

iver the apogee and the 6002... im swaying to the 6002 as im thinking i can paint it along with all my othercustom painted stuff... but it looks like its gonna be one of those two blocks depending on what i find first, cheapest and hopefuly second hand.

i did notice that the apogee did have a design flaw as it had a very weak spot in the critical plastic housing ( looking at a dross section on a review site) but as long as my heavy handed brother doesnt get to it it will be fine so yea
what ever comes along first

so
Pump: aqua extreme 50z - Check ( MM )
Block :6002 / apogee Need
Rad : Swiftech dual 120mm OCUK Need
tubing: taygon 1/2''
Res: D Den filler cap Check ( MM )
Money : dont ask