question about WC
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budget £150 ,no i dont mind having rad external.Tooks said:Well, we're going to need a bit more information than that if any recommendations you get will be worthwhile!!
What's your budget?
What case do you have?
Do you mind radiators being external to your case?
When you say a kit, do you mean something in a box with everything you need, or a list of parts you could source and put together yourself?
Will you be watercooling any other parts of your PC somewhere down the line?
If you just want a kit to cool just your CPU, then the swiftech kits are generally very good.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-014-SW&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=193
Otherwise, it is quite easy to put together a system yourself. All you'll need is a pump, radiator & fans, cpu block, and some tubing of your chosen size. You won't even need a reservoir if you go the 'T-Line' route.
I'd go for a twin radiator, and probably a swiftech GT block which is good for quad cpus.
As for pumps, well, anything from Laing is usually a good bet.
im thinking of getting Thermaltake VB5001SNA Tai-Chi SuperMidi Tower - Aluminium cos it has built in WC good idea ? gonna be running q6600 2gigs ram ,8800GTX
thx for adviceTooks said:Well, £150 would easily buy you a DDC1-T Pro/Ultra pump, a decent 120.2 radiator with some good fans and a top end CPU block.
That would give you £70 or so for a decent case over the cost of that Tai-Chi.
Having said that, a quick Google for some reviews on the Tai-Chi showed it to be a reasonable performer, but I'm not sure how flexible it will be for any future requirements.
If you don't want to install your own watercooling in a stock case (and you should, it's fun and rewarding!), then it might be a good option for you.
Personally, I would go the DIY route every time. I started out with a basic kit that cost me about £70, and that got me into it and understanding what it was all about.
If you're the same as me, once you've got the bug, you'll be wanting to change the kit to something with better performance. The only thing left from my original kit now is the rad and the fan!