Cooling build help

[Torrentskillz]

Hi, I'm currently working on my first liquid cooled build, that being said i have no liquid cooling parts.

My hardware is as follows:
Intel DP67BG Motherboard
Intel i7-2600k Processor
Asus HD 6950 Video Card
Corsair Force 3 SSD (Boot)
2 Seagate 2TB HDD (Storage)

I'm looking for a point on the right direction as to what I should buy / where i can buy it (I'm in Toronto) looking for info on pumps, resevoirs, blocks... EVERYTHING

Any help is more than appreciated
Thanks!!

[CrazyNutz]

You missed one very important detail: What case do you have?

Also what is your budget?

[defect9]

what are your goals with your build? silence, overclocking headroom, something else?

are you just looking for a quick "if I put this on i will get this result" sort of kit, or are you looking to get into liquid cooling as part of a long term hobby?

[Torrentskillz]

Thanks for the replies, The case I have is a custom case, so I have a LOT of room for a liquid cooling system. I have never done a liquid cooling system before but the goal is overclocking. My budget would be around $500-$600 If it needs to be that high

[defect9]

have you overclocked before? what sort of numbers are you hoping to achieve?

for a first system, I'd probably be recommending swiftech products for their "most bang for the buck" qualities during this learning experience.

[Torrentskillz]

I have never over clocked before. I'm looking to get the CPU to around 4.3GHz or so

[Torrentskillz]

Also, with that video card (Asus HD 6950) do I need to overclock/liquid cool it?

[CrazyNutz]

Thanks for the replies, The case I have is a custom case, so I have a LOT of room for a liquid cooling system. I have never done a liquid cooling system before but the goal is overclocking. My budget would be around $500-$600 If it needs to be that high

Ok a lot of room is good! However we need to know what kind of rads it will accommodate i.e. 120, 140, 240, 280, 360... etc..
What kind of spacing around the rads, etc..

I suggest you take some pictures of your case if you want reliable help here

$500-600 will get you a nice water cooling setup, and yes i would water cool your 6950

[Torrentskillz]

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[bds71]

I'd probably be recommending swiftech products for their "most bang for the buck" qualities during this learning experience.

i agree. the Swiftech "kits" can be bought with single, doube, or triple size rads and would be a great introduction to assembling a LC loop. it comes with everything you need to get started - so you won't forget things, or realize later that you needed something and then have to wait for it to arrive. once you have that experience you can start branching out with different block/rads/fittings/tubing/etc....and in addition to coming with everything you need to get started, they are also pretty decent performers. can you get better performance with a complete custom loop? of course, but you'll have to figure out how - and that's the fun part of it once you figure out how, it's just a matter of substituting/replacing your old parts for the new parts - plug-n-play style!!

[Torrentskillz]

Do the swiftech kits come with GPU blocks? And can you guys recommend a specific swiftech kit?

[fr0wn3r]

Think the one that comes with universal GPU block is called Ultima Plus or something like that. Check out their website, ask a few questions through email they will be glad to help you for sure.