Watercooling Advice Needed

Franco_cov · 21 Jan 2012 at 17:59

Guys,

I have currently got a socket 1366 board and going to upgrade to a socket 2011 and was wondering the following?

Is it possible to use my current EK Supreme CPU Block on this 2011 socket (using a kit or something) or do I need to purchase another one.

Also my current watercooling setup has been running for over a year now and am using the old feser one liquid, is there now a better coolant to use? And also whats the best tubing to get nowadays in terms of strength and flexibility.

And lastly I currently have a xspc resevour and pump and a triple rad in the roof of my case as was wondering if its a tidier option to go for the sealed units corsair Hxx etc or to use what I already have.

I recently noticed a little leak that I may have had over time which ended up on my top gfx card on my xfire setup, and I was thinking of getting a new setup like 7970's etc and a little worried about further leaks, hence why the sealed units sound tempting.

I know heat wise you cant beat a custom loop but I was looking at getting a i7 3930K and if I can get 4.5 out of it i be happy so dont know if I would need anything special to cool that?

Advice please, thankyou in advance :confused:

95thrifles · 21 Jan 2012 at 19:20

Franco_cov said:
Guys,

I have currently got a socket 1366 board and going to upgrade to a socket 2011 and was wondering the following?

Is it possible to use my current EK Supreme CPU Block on this 2011 socket (using a kit or something) or do I need to purchase another one.

Hmm, not sure, maybe try posting in CS

Also my current watercooling setup has been running for over a year now and am using the old feser one liquid, is there now a better coolant to use?

Mayhems Pastel Range are one of best

And also whats the best tubing to get nowadays in terms of strength and flexibility.

Tygon generally regarded as THE best I think, but I'm using primochill which are also very good, as are Masterkleer, I believe XSPC is a bit too flexible (from what I've read)

And lastly I currently have a xspc resevour and pump and a triple rad in the roof of my case as was wondering if its a tidier option to go for the sealed units corsair Hxx etc or to use what I already have.

Seriously? Use what you have, a thousand times better than Hxx etc

I recently noticed a little leak that I may have had over time which ended up on my top gfx card on my xfire setup, and I was thinking of getting a new setup like 7970's etc and a little worried about further leaks, hence why the sealed units sound tempting.

I know heat wise you cant beat a custom loop but I was looking at getting a i7 3930K and if I can get 4.5 out of it i be happy so dont know if I would need anything special to cool that?

The sealed units really dont come close to custom, you'd be as well reverting back to air

Advice please, thankyou in advance

Franco_cov · 21 Jan 2012 at 21:22

Thanks 95thrifles for your advice, anyone else with some advice ?

Is Artic Silver still the thermal paste to go for ?

Franco_cov · 21 Jan 2012 at 21:33

Also my current watercooling setup has been running for over a year now and am using the old feser one liquid, is there now a better coolant to use?

Mayhems Pastel Range are one of best

Is that stuff conductive as I believe if you spill some of feser one it dont do too much damage? :confused:

Cleeecooo · 21 Jan 2012 at 23:28

I'm going to say pretty much what thrifles has said already, here goes

Franco_cov said:
Guys,

I have currently got a socket 1366 board and going to upgrade to a socket 2011 and was wondering the following?

Is it possible to use my current EK Supreme CPU Block on this 2011 socket (using a kit or something) or do I need to purchase another one.
yes, it's fine

Also my current watercooling setup has been running for over a year now and am using the old feser one liquid, is there now a better coolant to use? And also whats the best tubing to get nowadays in terms of strength and flexibility.
mayhems fluid, masterkleer or tygon tubing

And lastly I currently have a xspc resevour and pump and a triple rad in the roof of my case as was wondering if its a tidier option to go for the sealed units corsair Hxx etc or to use what I already have.
The self enclosed units are pure gimmicky ********!

I recently noticed a little leak that I may have had over time which ended up on my top gfx card on my xfire setup, and I was thinking of getting a new setup like 7970's etc and a little worried about further leaks, hence why the sealed units sound tempting.
compressions reduce leak chances to near 0, but it's really who's installing it that matters

I know heat wise you cant beat a custom loop but I was looking at getting a i7 3930K and if I can get 4.5 out of it i be happy so dont know if I would need anything special to cool that?
My 3930 @ stock, not doing anything demanding needs a slim 240 on it's own! it's a seriously hot mofo!

Advice please, thankyou in advance

Franco_cov said:
Thanks 95thrifles for your advice, anyone else with some advice ?

Is Artic Silver still the thermal paste to go for ?

MX4 is the way to go

Franco_cov · 22 Jan 2012 at 00:34

on my old system i used the clips with the worm screws what do ppl think about those spring clips are they secure?

Franco_cov · 22 Jan 2012 at 00:38

Any dates on the new Ivy Bridge? As I would assume the price of the i7 sandybridge would drop?

Cleeecooo · 22 Jan 2012 at 00:43

Which clips are you talking about?

Franco_cov · 22 Jan 2012 at 00:59

I have used the old wormdrive clips and i was referring to the primochill spring clips are they secure as they look more neater than the large metail urgly looking wormdrive clips

mjones1 · 22 Jan 2012 at 01:17

Is your EK supreme the old oval model?
If so it appears Ek have dropped support for it, couldnt find any 2011 mounting kits.

In regards to tubing I would go with primochill, Tygon tubing gets cloudy quickly.

Franco_cov · 22 Jan 2012 at 12:04

Hmmm........... This is really doing my head in

do you think i should just keep what i have and replace the crossfire setup with a hd7970 and put some fresh tubing in and only cool the cpu and leave the gfx on air. As my i7 920 @4ghz should be good for gaming and I have 6gb ddr3 so again I should be good for a while yet? Iw as just thinking of moving to the new 2011 i7 for pci 3, usb 3 etc but all the cost and effort is it really worth it when my rig at present should still run latest games etc and with a hd7970 run bf3 on ultra surely??

Cleeecooo · 22 Jan 2012 at 12:06

IMO, wait for nv to release their cards, then upgrade once everything is on offer.

Franco_cov · 22 Jan 2012 at 17:00

omg lol if i have 1/2" barbs whats the size of the tubbing i need, cant remember what i had last time as the tubbing is listed as OD which I assume is outter diameter?

Jay85 · 22 Jan 2012 at 19:29

Quick Q, whats so good about the the Tygon tubing? Is it made out of something special or does it just have a better bend ratio compared to others?

Cleeecooo · 22 Jan 2012 at 19:43

Franco_cov said:
omg lol if i have 1/2" barbs whats the size of the tubbing i need, cant remember what i had last time as the tubbing is listed as OD which I assume is outter diameter?

7/16

Jay85 said:
Quick Q, whats so good about the the Tygon tubing? Is it made out of something special or does it just have a better bend ratio compared to others?

Clear and bendy.

Jay85 · 22 Jan 2012 at 20:00

Ah i see, does it stop the clouding in some tubing aswel?

Jokester · 22 Jan 2012 at 20:02

Tygon is actually prone to clouding with some additives. Masterkleer seems to be better in this respect and I would just recommend Masterkleer as a matter of course.

Cleeecooo · 22 Jan 2012 at 20:05

Yes, masterkleer is generally the best