which liquid cooler is best?

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hi

im building a new system, and would like water cooling over air, and yes i have read a lot of how air is better; which i do agree to. but for this time i would like to give water ago so to see how good it is with my own eyes.

so my question is which water cooler is the best, or which water cooler parts are the best? (doesnt matter if it is closed system or not)

thanks in advance:D


-sys specs
-i7 2600k (lga1155), asus maximus iv extreme, 8gb ddr3 dominator gt /geil black dragon,ax1200(1200w psu),gpu not decided yet, haf x case
 
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well, i dont min dforking up a lot of money if its worth it(up to 300ish)
oh and i will be cooling my cpu and my gpu and if possible anything else really(ram and mobo)but again mainly cpu and gpu. could some one please give me a list of what i need and the manaufacturers; i dont need a kit but not botherd and dont mind buying seperatley if thats better.

just in case, sys specs:
-coolermaster haf x case
-intel i7(lga115) 2600k (going to overclock high like 4-5ghz)
-8gb dual channel corsair dominator gt ram
-1200w psu (corsair ax1200)
-gpu, hopefully the new gtx590 or 6990
 
thanks, that made a lot of sense, i suppose what i want is a list of parts. effectively something which is cost effective, not too woried about 0.1 degree, jus something which is dramatically cooler than air coolers.
 
first of all i really apreciate the help, so thanks

and as for requirements i would like a water cooling system that can (price is not the issue):

-optimum cooling(most effective parts)
-noise requirements say not too loud and thats it, so on a scale of 1-10 (where 1 is cant hear anything from cooling , and 10 which is i have to crank the volume up) say 7/10

could someone compile a list for me too look at, i am very gratefull for all the help, i know this is asking a lot but unfortunatley i dont know much when it comes to water cooling.

and once again thanks
 
no, that isnt compleely true, i have read on the internet before posting this thread, the reason i posted this thread is that which manufacters are best at which part, hence the reason why i asked for a list of parts and manufactures. i have read on the internet but everyone is recomending different things and differemt manufactures so i dont have a clear idea. and ppl say it depends on you, now i cant really ask google that now can i.

so i came here to ask for help regarding this topic, i am not a noob, just a noob at water cooling since i have nver done it before.
 
could some one guide me into how do i make the coolant red, i know i use a dye but would like it glow(uv), how would i do this, have i missed a uv red dye?
also what tubeing would you recomend so 1/2 or 3/8. (i have choosen swifttech apogee xt cpu block)

sorry for the noobness
 
yes, originally i was going to air cool it with a coolermaster v10, but the heat sink is very big and does not give enough room for my dominator gt ram. so i decided i will go for water cooling, since wont consume as much space on the cpu. and as for the uv tube and colour that is just purley for looks. i would like to have a good looking pc.

and thanks jeffyB for the primochill, i nver heard of them untill now, shoul di use 3/8id ot 1/2id? i think i wouldnt need the 1/2id tube, bu ti would like to hear what you pro's say. thanks
 
hi, thanks for everyones opinions, i think the 1/2id tube will proably be better and does anybody know what the 5inch 1/4 bay reservoirs with the temp display/controll are called? ive seen them last time on someone elses build but cannot find it again.
 
as far as i can tell, from what i have read, BAppleton the size wont conflict with your ram(same reason im going water). and according to some benchmarks i have read the antec khuler is on par with h70, and in some has pulled ahead, but again in others h70 pulled ahead.(i also heard the 620 was to compete with h50/h60 and 920 with h70?)

check this out
http://www.overclock.net/water-cooling/952303-antec-corsair.html
 
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