Best watercooling for $250 or so?

[stu l tissimus]

Well, I can go above the liimit, but... well, I just want to see what I can get with $250. My current system:

Athlon XP 2100+
SLK-900u
Antec Smartfan (which I mistook for a Thermaltake Smartfan II, which I'm getting in a bit)
EpoX 8RDA+
Powercolor Radeon 9700 Non-Pro
512 MB GeiL Golden Dragon PC3200
450w Antec PSU

I built my PC for some air cooling, but I just had my bar mitzvah (boring) and got a *beep*load of money (w00t!!!). So what's some good water cooling that won't cost that mu7ch (okay, $250 is a lot, but you know what I mean.)

[stu l tissimus]

Oh yes, I forgot... How do I check which stepping my 2100+ is? I got it off Newegg about a month or so ago.

[Method Man]

Dtek pro heatercore, Swiftech MCW462-UH, Eheim 1250 pump, and a MCW50 for your graphics card :rocker:


Edit----to check the stepping take off your cpu cooler and the stepping is the code on the cpu example JIUHB 0310

[stu l tissimus]

Thanks!

Also, I'm in no mood to take off my SLK-900, installing that thing was a pain in the ass.

Now, is there any other way to check it? wcpuid? Does anybody know which stepping they sell on Newegg?

[Estide]

no, i don't know a program to check out the stepping :( and there is no one I think...
@method man have you some tests from the Swiftech coolers?!?

[DR. YT]

you realy cant know what stepping your getting from new egg or any other store on line but im sure its a tbred b of some sort.

[antipop]

Originally posted by stu l tissimus
Oh yes, I forgot... How do I check which stepping my 2100+ is? I got it off Newegg about a month or so ago. Just read what is mark on the sticker
As for the WC, i'd say like method man but instead of the swify wb for the cpu take the LRWW

[TerroH8er]

well when WW comes out I'm planning on building an h20 setup for $250

Dtek White Water block - $65
Danner Mag 3 Pump - $45
Clearflex Tubing from McMaster Carr - $7
Swiftech MCW50 - $38
'86 Chevette h/c - $20
NB block; haven't decided, kinda anal about having a poly top like the DD Z-chip block, i wanna see if #rotor sells blocks to the US or if i can get one custom made possibly? - up to $45

= $220.. plus some fans for the heatercore plus shipping

[Amoeba Assassin]

yo stu good to see another member from gamefaqs here....good to see you leave the land of the n00bs

[Amoeba Assassin]

http://www.dtekcustoms.com/product.asp?0=205&1=227&3=16

^thats a good heatercore right?

[antipop]

Originally posted by Amoeba Assassin
http://www.dtekcustoms.com/product.asp?0=205&1=227&3=16

^thats a good heatercore right? Yes, it does a very good job for the price but buy it with a shroud, it's the same one as the one i've linked in your thread

ps i've already asked you that but why are you always posting twice?

[AnAtOmEE]

Sup Stu! took my advice and came here huh? Im clown4life13 over at Gfaqs...

Listen to these people. They KNOW what there talkin about, unlike some of the gfaqs crew.

[Sick0fthelies]

Originally posted by Amoeba Assassin
yo stu good to see another member from gamefaqs here....good to see you leave the land of the n00bs

Leaving the land of the n00bs, yet still a n00b...

[antipop]

Originally posted by Sick0fthelies
Leaving the land of the n00bs, yet still a n00b... At least it's a step in the right direction! We all started as newb, and as long as they know how to behave they're welcome here. In this forum you can learn a lot, we have the greatest oc'er in this place. Just sit down and enjoy :)

[Amoeba Assassin]

LOL at sick0f, so true

[Kunaak]

join the crowd.

we're all newbs still.

I think, when you can make your own phase changer, design your own waterblocks, figure out voltage mods before theres a guide for it, do your own voltage mods, machine your own heads for a direct die phase change...
then do it all, to get some great OC's and score...
then your not a newb.

I guess...

;)

[antipop]

Originally posted by Kunaak
join the crowd.

we're all newbs still.

I think, when you can make your own phase changer, design your own waterblocks, figure out voltage mods before theres a guide for it, do your own voltage mods, machine your own heads for a direct die phase change...
then do it all, to get some great OC's and score...
then your not a newb.

I guess...

;) I guess that only a few here are not newb, i hope it takes a little bit than that to leave the land of the newb
(damn i don't know how to do any of those!!!)

[Kunaak]

Who cares what anyone calls anyone?
just get some good high numbers.
numbers here, speak louder then words.
get 25K right nowon 3dmark, and your everyones hero, haha...

I just say that, cause I think we're all newbs at something.
I personally know a ton of hardware stuff, all the specs and codes of things, and how to tweak the software to the most I can go, and scour over Bios and combinations of drivers for weeks on end...

but I suck at Phase Change info...
and need to learn alot more about volt modding.
so I am not a newb at hardware, or drivers, and 3dmark and such...

but I know zilch about making a phase changer, and only alittle about volt modding.
I still got alot to learn.
I like that.
thats why I am here at XS.

;)

[Amoeba Assassin]

bowman & mr.icee are definetely n00bs... /sarcasm

[sandman]

Damn, it's like a reunion in here. How's it going guys?

Also, you seriously can't be more of a newb than me, but that's ok.