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Watercooling componant selection help requested (New radiator condition question)
After rocking an overclocked Opteron 165 with a GeForce 8800GTX for the last 3 years, it's time for me to upgrade my rig... and by upgrade, I mean build a new one, since the only things I'd be able to salvage would be a HDD, the case, and the PSU.
So I'm building a system based on a Sandy Bridge CPU that I want to watercool, in part because I've wanted to watercool a PC for at least 5 years, and in part because I really want to quiet things down compared to how loud the stock HSF is on a 580GTX.
i7-2600K
Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD7
4X2GB Corsair XMS3
Zotac GeForce 580GTX
OCZ 120GB Vertex 2 SSD
Samsung 2TB HDD
Lite-On Blueray burner
Corsair 850AX power supply
And I'm planning on putting it all in a Corsair 700D case.
I've got two goals for the watercooling, 1) be quiet, and 2) provide enough cooling to overclock the snot out of my CPU (and maybe GPU). These are somewhat contradictory goals, but hopefully I can achieve both of them.
I've done some research and figured out roughly what I'll need, but I know I'm missing a few details, and there are a few places where I'm not sure of what to go with.
I'm located in Canada, so options that I can get easily without having to import would be handy. I'm aware of Dazmode, and based my selections fairly heavily around their inventory, but if there's a better option elsewhere, I'd be glad to hear it.
What I'm looking at so far is:
CPU
HK Supreme HF (I'm not sure if it's worth $10 to go with nickel vs copper)
GPU
Full Cover block for 580GTX (Not sure which manufacturer to go with here, EK or DD seem to be the best looking options)
RADIATOR(S)
3x120mm rad for top of case, probably a XSPC RX360 since according to Skinnee it's one of the best rads for low airflow, and seems to be available in Canada. I'm also wondering if I need more radiator area for adequate cooling given the fans I'm looking at using, perhaps a 240 in the bottom of the case?
FANS
Since I'm a fan of quiet PCs, I'm eyeballing the following options: Nexus Real Silent Case Fan D12SL-12, Scythe S-Flex SFF21E fans, or Scythe Slipstream SY1225SL12M, as they seem to offer a good balance of airflow and silence, though I'm entirely willing to look at other options.
RESERVOIR
I'm oogling the Monsoon reservoirs that BoxGods has been showing off, but don't want to spend quite that much money on a res, so I'm looking at either an EK bay res and mounting the pump separately, or an XSPC bay res with pump mounting
PUMP
Not sure if a DDC, D5, or Jingway is the best answer here, I'm guessing that for what I want, any of the 3 options would work?
TUBING+FITTINGS
I'm looking at 1/2" ID 3/4" OD tubing, ideally clear so I can see that I've bled my loop, UV reactive would be a nice bonus, but I don't want to pay extra for it. I know I can get Feser tubing for $2/ft from a Canadian supplier which seems reasonable compared to what primochill lists for their tubing.
For the fittings, I'd like to go compression fittings, and it looks like I'll need 8-12 depending on whether I go with a pump mounted reservoir, and if I need a second rad or not. I'm pretty sure that I'll want at least 2 angled fittings, but I have no idea what the best way to figure out how many angled fittings I'll need is.
Any help would be appreciated, I'm a bit overwhelmed by all the options and possibilities.
Edit:
I'm also eyeballing a Koolance TMS-200 or a T-Balancer for controlling everything, though I'm pretty sure I won't due to cost.
Last edited by Atragon; 01-10-2011 at 06:36 PM.
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