water cooling advice please

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Hey ill be building my own next month and i am wondering if
should go water cooling...

will be my first build i should say

If i do i may only cool the cpu
What i would like somebody to do is spec me a h20 system
so i have a better idea of the cost and parts needed...

Decent but does not cost the earth please ;)

Cheers
 
Hi thanks for reply's...

@ eddyc
most likely Amd x4 965 3.40ghz
Ati 5850 or the 5870
Asus crosshair III

@ 3t3p
my first build ever

@ iamtheoneneo
Yes i have looked at it and i may do so but im allso thinking of future
upgrades etc so this is why i am looking at custom water cooling

I been browsing over the water cooling section today
and put something together...

God knows if its right or missing bits :o

Heatkiller CPU Waterblock Revision 3 LC (Socket 754/939/AM2/AM3)

Thermochill PA120.2 Radiator (15mm Fan Spacing)

XSPC 200 Bay Reservoir & Pump - Clear

Masterkleer 7/16" Tubing UV Black - 1m

Nanoxia Extreme Stark 1000ml - Clear

Bitspower Premium G1/4" High Flow 7/16" Fitting - Black Sparkle Finish (BP-BSWP-C33) x5 ?

and two fans !?

Noiseblocker Multiframe S-Series MF12-S3 HS - 120mm x2

Total £166.13

Is this all right works etc ?

Might buy a lian li pc50R or a Mm H2go case - opinions ?
 
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You're either very confident or very foolish to watercool your first computer. I'm sure people have done so but it's unusual. Not that in practice it makes much difference, if you buy a retail cpu then everything will be aircooled by default. You set it up as normal, check the components are behaving, then watercool it.

For a variety of reasons "spec me watercooling" is a bad idea. You need to be familiar with the components and what they do before assembly, if we give you a list of components the odds of you putting them together competently are slim. Research is really important here. Go and read various build logs and guides then come back with specific questions/concerns and we can be of use.

If we give you a list of components we're doing you a disservice. Besides, this identical thread comes up about once a week. The search button would work wonders here. Don't spend more on fans than on the pump though.
 
Ok fair call mate...

I see your point but its so tempting!

"knowing me"
I would go out and buy cpu fan or a h50 and then 3 weeks down the line spend even more on water cooling any how...

im good at wasting money honest
thats why i asked for info as there is no specific way to do it just the way it fits the case

i would be like a magpie Oo shiny must have some use etc

So seen as this thread does exist now any one willing to tell me what i listed is wrong or needs adding to

Or maybe an example

thanks !
 
There's loads of examples around the place, the problem is finding one which matches your needs. Hence the benefit to researching really, most of the fun is trying to optimise the cooling system for your needs.

That said, throwing a lot of money at watercooling will yield good results. The only really difficult thing is working out where to fit radiators, I'm now using four small ones because I can't fit large ones in my case. Waterblocks are smaller than heatsinks, pumps are small, reservoirs aren't required.

Fortunately you haven't chosen a case yet, so you can start with a watercooling friendly one and make life a lot easier for yourself. Hunt through the later pages of the watercooled gallery on here looking for a case you like.

Really, you have to spend time reading around this before you start, or the end results will be poor and it'll be a very expensive road.
 
I am going to agree with JonJ here.. Water-cooling isn't something that is to be taken lightly.. you would do much better to buy the PC that you want and then learn to overclock it on air.. then start to look at water-cooling..

Water-cooling is a hobby.. it's not 'fire and forget' like an air cooling set-up. It is also specialist to a degree you need to understand your hardware so that you can make the most informed purchase..

As JonJ says you throw enough money at water-cooling and you will see results.. the point in you won't see the most of those results if you don't understand you hardware first.

Ok on to your parts..

Watercooling:
The block is good, the radiator will be fine if you want to cool the CPU only.. however I would look at a PA120.3 in-case you want to add a graphics card or MB blocks to the loop at a later date.

The pump is good you might want to look at the 18w version and you might want to add the XSPC reservoir top rather than use a bay or stand alone reservoir.

Tubing / Fittings is personal choice no really benefits here either way..

Do not buy dyed water for the loop.. use distilled water and coloured tubing if you want colour.

Components:
I would suggest that you wait for the Crosshair IV as it has the 890x chip-set
On the CPU front if you can wait for the 26th April then AMD release there latest line up for Quad and Hex core CPU, this will mean price drops on current CPU
 
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Thanks for the replys

will heed the advice given and look into it more i have a around a month till i can purchase any items any how...

Thanks for the info on cpu and mobo ;)

Cheers !
 
Like the guys have been saying you want to see how your computer behaves on air, the temps of everything and loudness if it bothers you. If you really want watercooling then thats up to you.

Theres a big jump in price from a high end air cooler to a low - mid ranged custom water cooling setup. If you want it for bragging rights get the Corsair H50 :)

As someone said to me "Save the money and buy something else with it" the H50 is 60 quid so the 100 quid could go on a better gfx or sound card
 
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