Water cooling newbie help?

Socaddict · 15 Dec 2006 at 09:27

Right, air is all nice and dandy, but I want to go water as a ncie christmas present to myself. So what should I be looking to get, how much should I be looking to spend, etc etc?

My current rig is the following:

E6600
DS3
2GB Geil ULL RAM
X1800XT (although I have an X1900XT arriving shortly)

Got a Lian Li PC-7+II case, with 3 120mm ambers fitted.

Can someone spec me a decent set up that won't cost the earth (ideally a max of £150, might push to £200 if need be), that would be an improvement on my current air cooling (Zalman 9500 LED for the CPU, VF-900 on the GPU)

Want to get more out of my rig, but it seems a little hot at the moment, I was hoping water might help that. So what do you guys recommend, and what do I need to get on top of the kit?

Thanks for any help.

Socaddict

gurusan · 15 Dec 2006 at 09:34

...something like this

out of stock at the moment though

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-021-SW

easyrider · 15 Dec 2006 at 09:41

gurusan said:
...something like this out of stock at the moment though
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-021-SW

Yep have that kit here and I must say I'm impressed with it.

gurusan · 15 Dec 2006 at 09:44

yeah it's really either the swiftech kit or custom.

I'd choose custom.

Socaddict · 15 Dec 2006 at 09:48

That was my point, what do I need to go for in a custom kit?

The swiftech kit looks interesting, though, but what else will I need to fit it, what tools, what accessories?

Thats what I'm really after, and possibly a spec of a custom kit

easyrider · 15 Dec 2006 at 09:53

For a first timer the Swiftec kit can't be beaten.

It has everything you need to get up and running.

As my 6600 game stable at 4ghz

Socaddict · 15 Dec 2006 at 09:54

so I don't need anything like distilled water, cleaning fluid, etc?

I presume it comes with a good manual for everything?

gurusan · 15 Dec 2006 at 09:57

it's a good idea to always have a bottle of distilled water handy.....and you will need a screwdriver and some paper towels...but that's about it.

easyrider · 15 Dec 2006 at 10:09

Socaddict said:
so I don't need anything like distilled water, cleaning fluid, etc?

I presume it comes with a good manual for everything?

Yeah get some distalled water but thats it.

Have a look at my thread Here

everyone taked me through My first attempt using that KIT.

Here is the result:

Mounted the pump at the side of the Akasa Eclipse it was a perfect fit.Also the wheel holes lined up perfectly with the pump holes so I just used a longer screw to bolt the pump to the case....No drilling.

The res is mounted on the side of the CD rom bays high up ...again a great fit.

Cut out the honeycomb at the bottom for one tube and secured with rubber washer for a nice fit and to protect the tubing.

Also I just cut the PCI slot away keeping the screw hole in place just in case i need to install a card.

w3bbo · 15 Dec 2006 at 11:23

I hope you finally got off your ass m8 and tidied up the rats nest

easyrider · 15 Dec 2006 at 11:24

w3bbo said:
I hope you finally got off your ass m8 and tidied up the rats nest

Yeah need uptodate pics.

Got the 680i now and a 8800 GTX

Gashman · 15 Dec 2006 at 14:15

i have a serious issue :rolleyes:

my case is too small, lol and theres no way all the WC hardware will fit, i can't even find somewhere for my alphacool AP1510 pump (what a pump may i add, there not ****ing about that 6m lifting height!) any ideas?