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Brick
07-04-2008, 04:42 PM
I'm fairly new to the forums here, and saw some pretty impressive water cooling systems, and it really made me want to add one to my current system.

The problem is I have absolutely no experience with watercooling, and would appreciate any help and advice you guys throw my way. I was looking for a good AM2/AM2+ watercooling system/kit/parts to go with my Apevia x-navigator full tower case (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811144090).
I was dabbling with overclocking the other day and I was pretty convinced I wanted watercooling, so either external or internal would work, as long as the internal fit within my case.
Thanks!
-Brick

Please note: I realized that I can remove all of my hard drive bays without any tools, and can put them back on fairly easily, I guess that would help even more with space, but it is a pretty big case to start with.

Brick
07-04-2008, 07:01 PM
Update: I was eyeballing some swiftech radiators, are those good?

Brick
07-05-2008, 09:32 AM
bump, anyone help please?

Boogerlad
07-05-2008, 09:42 AM
please don't bump every two hours. Here's what i'd recommend. D-tek fuzion v2 with am2 mount, a mcr-320 radiator from swiftech, a laing ddc 3.2 with xspc res/top, some masterkleer tubing, some fatboy fittings, regular distilled water.

Brick
07-05-2008, 09:57 AM
thanks for the help man, ill take a look at those parts. Ill try and not bump as often, but that wasn't two hours after my prior bump, the first as at 11:00 yesterday.

leo_bsb
07-05-2008, 11:23 AM
you will need a lot of modding but I think you could fit a MCR320 on top, relocating the PSU down a few mm and maybe a MCR240 on the place of the 2 80mm fans.
You need to measure everything first.
The parts Boogerlad recommended are among the top so you can go wrong with those.

shachar2
07-05-2008, 12:16 PM
kits would be easy to plug in and use

Brick
07-05-2008, 01:02 PM
aren't kits supposedly worse than stock coolers?

Brick
07-06-2008, 01:41 PM
Alright, so how do these parts look?
Reservoir: http://www.jab-tech.com/XSPC-Acrylic-Reservoir-for-Laing-DDC-pr-4123.html
Pump: http://www.dangerden.com/store/product.php?productid=281&cat=0&page=1
Radiator: http://www.jab-tech.com/Swiftech-MCR-220-Radiator-Black-pr-3199.html
Cpu Block: http://sharkacomputers.com/dtekfuzion.html
Tubing: http://www.dangerden.com/store/product.php?productid=238&cat=33&page=1
Fittings: http://www.dangerden.com/store/product.php?productid=318&cat=34&page=1

its either I go with that, or this kit from swiftech:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835108105

-Brick

MomijiTMO
07-06-2008, 02:37 PM
I would just upgrade the rad to a 360 because you know you'll add your gpu one day ;).