Water Cooling System

Miidget · 7 Oct 2011 at 21:10

Ok so ive had a scan on these forums about how to set up a water cooling system etc and just wanted to clarify something.

If i had this case : Thermaltek 10 Series GT
Due to it having space for a 240mm radiator does this mean i can connect a loop to cool the entire system or just to cool the CPU?

Also is a watercooling loop worth the cost or is it more a luxury if you can afford it?

Cleeecooo · 7 Oct 2011 at 22:05

a 240mm rad isn't enough for a high end system.

If you are buying a case, I'd hihgly recommend the Silverstone TJ07 as it can easily fit a 480 rad at the bottom.

Watercooling, IMO, is worth every penny

Miidget · 7 Oct 2011 at 22:28

Well im about to be a student so not exactly rolling in it to build a "high end system" but hope to spend about £1000 on it. Not sure where about's that sits.

a lot of the higher end sets seem to have a 360 rad with them rather than a 480 from what i can see. Do you have a link handy to a 480 at all?

scottmuir424 · 8 Oct 2011 at 01:15

watercooling is def the way forward yeah it can be risky but only if your not patient or careful in what your doing ive always made the loop up off the board done the leak test then attached coolers to components, there so much stuff to choose from out there some better than others but we all had to start somewhere

Krony · 8 Oct 2011 at 14:49

A 240 rad will be enough to cool a cpu especially if u go for one of the better ones like the XSPC RX, the BlackIce SR-1 or the Thermochill TA. If u want to add in the mobo and gpu then u really want to be looking at a 480.
XSPC RX240
HL Black Ice SR-1 240
Thermochill TA120.2