Need help with new W/C setup

croggy · 12 Oct 2009 at 20:43

I have £150-£170 to spend on watercooling my Core I7 C0

Heatkiller CPU Waterblock Revision 3 LT (Socket LGA1366)
XSPC RS360 120mm Radiator - Black
XSPC 200 Bay Reservoir & Pump
Swiftech MCB-120 Radbox
Thermochill EC6 Non Conductive Coolant
EK 1/2" Hose fitting EK 1/2" Hose fitting X6
OcUK Value 7/16" Tubing Clear X3
PTFE Tape PTFE Tape
Plus an extra fan (sharkoon 2000)

Total comes to £156.24

Does this seem a good buy?!

I a real n00b when it comes to watercooling.

Thanks.

MikeTimbers · 12 Oct 2009 at 21:38

Yeah, looks OK. You're obviously going for a rear-mounted rad which means no cutting. Only thing to be careful of with that is that your gpu exhaust doesn't end up heating the radiator. other than that looks fine.

JonJ678 · 12 Oct 2009 at 21:46

I would want a more powerful pump, because you'll inevitably end up putting more blocks in the loop. I'd also want 60mm thick radiators so that lower speed fans can be used, so making less noise.

Aside from that, deionised water + a kill coil is a good alternative to the thermochill coolant. PTFE tape isn't needed with the barbs, since they have O rings.

croggy · 12 Oct 2009 at 21:57

Yeah I was looking at more powerful pumps. What about the XSPC 750 dual bay one? If i did add more blocks it would only be Mosfets. Would I need it for that?