Water cooling advice is needed

Cheekykid

Cheekykid

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I got a pentium D 2.66 and am planning to overclock it so i would like to ask which is the best water cooling that can keep this baby cold even at 4Ghz+ and also be reliable for future use.
I'm thinking about the Zalman Reserator1-Plus which totals 200 quid with the northbridge block.
Any other suggestions? anything cheaper but as good?
 
The reserator is very quiet but not the best at cooling, a custom setup would be better at cooling. Most people say dont bother water cooling the Northbridge, just put a zalman passive on it
 
I dont think I have the expertise to make something on my own. What other water coolers are good and available for immediate purchase? Being quiet is also of paramount importance to me.
 
I'm not sure what fans it comes with but you can change them to akasa ambers which IMO are the best out there, theyre very quiet. You can add a GPU block of your choice into the loop.

The bigger the rad, the apex has a 120.2 the quieter the fans can be as there is more surface area and the better cooling it gives.

Are you looking for performance or silence?
 
Mikey1280 said:
Do you want to cool your gfx card as well?
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Yes. I want cpu and gpu water cooled. I want the gpu water cooled because i dont like the usual noise that come out of the gfx fans. Don't mind about the rest.
 
gr1mey said:
are you going to mount the cooling internally or externally?

what case do you intend to use?
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I'll use a full tower case. As for mounting the cooling i aim to have it internally but i don't mind if its externally placed either.
 
gr1mey said:
which case though? depends on what size rad you can get, and where u can mount it.
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I'm new on water cooling and i dont know much. I can't be sure which case i'll buy :confused:. Havent decided on that either. An external water cooling system sounds easier to me.
 
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well, I'd be sure on what case you are getting, and then decide what system you can get inside that case, more than likely a 120.2 rad based on 1/2" tubing.

mounting internally is much neater, and of course easier if you ever need to move the PC.
 
Have you bought any components yet? With most cases you can mount the everything inside apart from the rad, but with some larger cases the rad can be fitted in the top
 
OP says he will be using a full tower, but which one depends on where you mount the rad.

Most Full Towers will accomodate a 120.2 rad with ease.

whats your budget for a case? and what do you want from it, watercooling aside?
 
gr1mey said:
OP says he will be using a full tower, but which one depends on where you mount the rad.

Most Full Towers will accomodate a 120.2 rad with ease.

whats your budget for a case? and what do you want from it, watercooling aside?
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For a case I have £100 available.I might just stretch it a little bit if its absolutely necessary. I want a case big enough to take my 3hd's and 4 drives with free space left to spare for a water solution or for my own patents. Am planning to build a system with an overclocked Pentium D inside. I just want it to have some space,to be screws free and have a good air flow design because in summer it gets hot in my bedroom without the air-condition on. I know pretty much everything I need i just dont know what/where/how you install the water cooling system. Also i never move my pc so whether the water cooling is inside or outside doesnt really matter to me. Am not very confident with my ability to install it internally without some support.
 
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