**Need advice on Watercooling my Lian Li V2100B* Similar to Vadim Gaming PC's!!**

[blazarcher]

Best mix would be to start the loop with 1-2 drops of PTNuke and have a killcoil inside the loop somewhere. Like that, when the drop(s) of Nuke fade out, the silver ion content from the coils would have been building up to do it's job. This setup is about as low maintenance as possible.

We've learned over time that Fester is only willing to hand out samples of their products to reviewers that will give their products favorable reviews, by whatever means necessary. Here are 2 such rigged reviews.

http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=1704&pageID=7761 Not sure why this twit decided to try windshield washer fluid as a coolant but he did. I'm guessing it might have something to do with not being right in the head.

http://www.bit-tech.net/modding/2008...uid_shootout/1

...and as far as non conductive claims, here's the truth about that.

Where would I place the killcoil? Here is a picture... (I don't exactly know how it functions xD, is it placed "inside" the loop?)

Well, I think 1 DDC 3.25 should be good enough to get you ~1GPM but 2 will be enough to pretty much guarantee 1.5GPM minimum.

Doesn't a HIGHER flow rate equal MORE heat dissipation? And considering that probably with 2-3 GTX480 that heat would be more than 1KW. Going through all 4 radiators, all the waterblocks, that at LEAST 2 DDC 3.25 would be required? The way I see it, going with 2 is the minimum and going with three will allow for more flexibility in the future. And going with a HUGE 250mm reservoir will result in more time for ALL that water to cool down before having to go back through the loop.

Here is quote by skinnee @overclock...
"When you put two pumps in series, you're boosting the PQ curve way up (as seen in the charts above), the restriction of your loop or pressure drop moves further along the X or flow axis...translating into a higher flow rate for your loop."
And with a greater flow rate, equal more heat dissipation. So right now I'm thinking of either going with 2 or 3 (Pricing Aside of course, just all for performance).

For each tube to part connection you want, you'll need 1 male and 1 female. . .so for each part (say a rad), you'll need 2 male and 2 female.

What if I just had 2 male and 2 females in TOTAL for 2 radiators? The only part I'd replace would be simply whats between the radiators (So the QDC would connect to the OUT of one radiator and the IN on the other). In this case would one (male and female) QDC ends on EACH radiator be sufficient?

When I want to replace my graphics cards for example, I'd shut down the system. And unplug the tubing between the 2 radiators (and consequently the GPU blocks).

I really don't want to have QDC's everywhere because of their enormous size. It would really mess with the overall look of the system. Again, I'm aiming for this setup to be accepted at MDPC... Yeah I know a bit optimistic but spending 2500USD+ just on the watercooling setup+some uni-sleevings should be more than enough to look similar to those featured on their site. Damn sleeving those EXTRA LONG PSU cables of the Silverstone ST1500W PSU is gonna be A LOT of work. lol, I am also ordering uni-sleeving extensions for all my PSU cables just in case I get lazy.

Good decision on the XSPC. As for the FrozenQ, meh...not really my style. Just beware, he has had a handful of res's that developed some problems. . .bad glue joints, damaged CCFL, etc. Most of which I recalling him taking care of.

Wow, had no idea about all those problems with the reservoir. It seems to ooze quality although I could be wrong. What reservoir would you recommend? I'd like one similar to the Coolplex radiator but if I were to go with those, I'd need to go with RED fluid. And as discussed before, simply going with distiller water and a lil' additive is most optimal. -- Heh, this is why I went with the XSPC Aluminum radiator. I thought the aluminum wasn't in direct contact with the water so that it wouldn't cause any problems.

Is there a reason for the Magicool rads? Swiftech makes the sizes your after for a little cheaper and they work a little better, and more importantly, they're in stock.

Well I checked the Swiftech radiators and they are much too big at 128mm. They need to be exactly 120mm. Unfortunately this means I can' fit XSPC radiators down there. However, these magicool radiators are better than the swiftech radiators @ low speeds. It's thickness is also much larger than the Swiftech's 34mm, at 45mm.