Recommend me a first time Watercooling Rig

Chronictank · 28 Jun 2006 at 17:04

I dont want to buy a kit as the general concensus seems to be that they are pish;
i have read various articles and i think i have a basic understanding of how it all fits together and what i have to do.
But i have no idea what the latest and greatest parts are for my kit.
My current rig is a Opty 165 and a Geforce 7900 Gtx 512Mb on a DFI Lanparty Ultra-D.
I am setting a budget of £200 on this project what would be your recommendations?

I was looking at:

CPU: Swiftech Storm Waterblock (3/8" & 1/2")- $84.95
Gfx Card: ?
Pump:Swiftech MCP655™ Pump (½" barbs)- $84.95
Radiator: ThermoChill PA120.2 (Fitting Thread: 3/8" BSP)- £49.94
Fans for radiator: 2x Akasa Amber 120mm (borrowed from current rig)
Tubing: ?
Coolant: Zerex

Now the size of the connectors on the ThermoChill and the rest of the rig seem to be different, how would i alleviate this problem
I also couldnt find any reviews of waterblocks for the 7900 Gtx that cool both the GPU and the memory.

Any recommendations/suggestions?

Or should i just scrap this and buy a high end kit?

Thanks in advance

Chronictank · 28 Jun 2006 at 19:36

all the kits now include the Apogee waterblock, this is newer but is it better than the storm one?

Chronictank · 28 Jun 2006 at 21:46

thanks all for the advice i ordered:
Swiftech H20-220 Apex "Ultra" Watercooling Kit (Socket 462/478/LGA775/754/939/940) (WC-014-SW)

cant wait for it to arrive so i can start playing ><

Chronictank · 30 Jun 2006 at 20:22

woo my kit arrived today (Swiftech H20-220 Apex "Ultra" Watercooling Ki (WC-014-SW)), and i realised i still need a gfx card cooler and a chipset cooler

for the chipset i was thinking of just following the manual and going with Swiftech MCW30 Chipset Waterblock (WC-018-SW),
will this fit on a DFI Lanparty Ultra-D as its not mentioned int he compatibility list, i dont know what the mobo is the equivalent of in this list:

DFI Lanparty NF4 SLI-DR Not compatible
DFI Lanparty UT NF4 SLI-DR Expert Fully compatible
DFI Lanparty UT RDX200 CD-DR Expert Fully compatible

but what would be the best solution for a MSI Geforce 7900 GTX 512Mb

Chronictank · 1 Jul 2006 at 00:57

thanks for advice all, i think i will go with the passive cooling on the chipset for now

and a dangerden maze 4 for the gfx card