whats needed for watercooling?

matthew2456 · 2 Apr 2007 at 22:40

pump
rad
reservoir
cooling blocks
piping and coolant

is this all thats needed for a watercooling setup? can pick up parts relatively cheaply so may have a bash at it.
is a "swiftech mcp600" any good? and if it is good enough to cool a cpu and gpu?

Also are XSPC X20's any good for cpu's???

Thanks

PhillyDee · 2 Apr 2007 at 22:55

Depends what you are cooling.

weescott · 2 Apr 2007 at 22:56

Yes the mcp600 is good.

add barbs, jubilee clips and fan(s).

XSPC stuff is nothing great but cheap.

matthew2456 · 3 Apr 2007 at 12:59

can you recommend a decent cheap rad, reservoir and cpu block?

thanks

drak3 · 3 Apr 2007 at 13:04

Thermochill PA120.x, EK multioption series res, D-Tek FuZion

and for statistics sake, I curently use a PA120.2 with and EK res and a D-Tek FuZion block pumped by a DDC Ultra 18w (petra's tech mod top) to cool my 2.7Ghz Toledo 4400+ X2. Absolute MAXIMUM temp I ve seen after 7-8 hours Orthos priority 10 is 48C. (note that this is with 2 Yate loon fans you can hear only if you stick your head over the grills )

Your call from now on. But remember! WC is not simple like air, if you are willing to take the risk (if you are careless that is) then go pro, stay away from cheapos!

matthew2456 · 3 Apr 2007 at 17:23

would an mcp600 and pa120.2 be enough for an o/c cpu and gfx card??

matthew2456 · 3 Apr 2007 at 17:26

how good is a HWLabs BlackIce2 rad??

kchakkar · 3 Apr 2007 at 20:12

matthew2456 said:
how good is a HWLabs BlackIce2 rad??

If you want something cheaper than the thermochill, go for the swiftech rads. I find using a t-line quieter than a res.

k3v · 3 Apr 2007 at 20:29

I'm gonna ask a question as its along the same lines. I'm getting the bits together to watercool my computer. I have a repack resevoir that fits in an optical bay, I've seen people use t-lines as well as a resevoir, is this the way to go? could I just use the resevoir? I guess this would be awkward to fill as you couldn't do it in situ. is this the reason why you have a t-line?

kchakkar · 3 Apr 2007 at 20:38

k3v said:
I'm gonna ask a question as its along the same lines. I'm getting the bits together to watercool my computer. I have a repack resevoir that fits in an optical bay, I've seen people use t-lines as well as a resevoir, is this the way to go? could I just use the resevoir? I guess this would be awkward to fill as you couldn't do it in situ. is this the reason why you have a t-line?

Main reasons are:
1. It's quieter i.e when the water hits the walls of the res it makes a small amount of noise.
2.A res takes a lot of room.
3. re-filling a t-line is eeasier if it's long or a hole is drilled in the case and mounted with a fill-piont.
4.I found getting rid of air easier using a tline than a res, although this could be because I had my res at the bottom of the case

k3v · 3 Apr 2007 at 20:43

that all sounds fair enough but why do people have both?

drak3 · 3 Apr 2007 at 22:37

Try bleed a DDC 18w + petras/alpha top with a T line.

For me personally, I need the extra coolant before my hungry pump. Even with the res air can not escape it. I had to semi clamp the tube to reduce the velocity