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!

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