What to do? Custom or not?

supergluechris · 25 Oct 2012 at 20:08

I have a nice new shiny system. My temps are very high at idle though (45c on Zalman CPNS 10x) and would like to get into some water cooling mainly because I have lots of room to spare but also my RAM is quite high and the Dark rock and Noctua solutions would mean I would then have to buy low profile... I have plenty of room in my Cooler Master Cosmos 2.... I just can't decide if I should buying a customer water cool kit or go for a corsair/Antec solution..(or fan cooler if solution is found)

What are my options. I am a complete stranger to the whole water cool market and I do not want to ruin my nice new computer

I also don't want to pay a fortune....

Any help will be gratefully received!

Baron C · 26 Oct 2012 at 12:57

hi

What spec is your system?

j.col · 26 Oct 2012 at 13:03

custom water cooling can be expensive, anywhere from £200 to £400
u can get a decent kit like a EK-KIT H3O 240 HFX High Performance Watercooling Kit
YOUR BASKET
1 x EK-KIT H3O 240 HFX High Performance Watercooling Kit £189.98
Total : £200.78 (includes shipping : £9.00).

u can get other air coolers that will work with tall ram that would be the same or better performance wise than the closed loop systems eg. H100 and would also be quieter

supergluechris · 26 Oct 2012 at 19:20

Baron C said:
hi

What spec is your system?

Gigabyte UD5
i5 3570k
corsair vengance 8gb (2x4gb)
600w be quiet psu
gigabyte 670 windforce

supergluechris · 27 Oct 2012 at 23:22

This is what I have in my basket at the moment. Should I stick with the barbs or should I get compression fittings? any pro's or cons? Anyone know which compression fittings will fit this system?

YOUR BASKET
1 x XSPC RayStorm 750 RS240 WaterCooling Kit £139.99
1 x Mayhems Pastel - Gigabyte Orange Coolant 1L £14.99
Total : £166.08 (includes shipping : £9.25).

supergluechris · 27 Oct 2012 at 23:24

am I correct in saying that these will fit the XSPC system? http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-195-BP

or these as they are cheaper http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-103-XS

Uncle Petey · 28 Oct 2012 at 07:06

45C idle could be down to a number of things and shouldn't hurt your pc. Your cooler probably isn't one of these things as it's pretty decent.

What are your:
Load temps?
OC settings, if any?
Room temps?
Fan speeds/airflow setup?

Water cooling's great and all that, but isn't really necessary unless you're going for looks and/or silly high clocks.
Troubleshoot first and then decide if you want/need to spend a couple of hundred quid on water