Want to go Watercooling

Jesse23 · Post by **Jesse23** » Sat Sep 27, 2003 1:49 am

I got the following

Antec 1030b

Abit NF7s-2.0

512 Corsair XMS 3500

Radeon 9700 Pro

barton 2500+

160 gig Maxtor 8 meg Hd

What would be a good water cooling kit for that setup? And also will it fit in the case or will I be building a second enclosure

LT-73 · Post by **LT-73** » Sat Sep 27, 2003 1:57 am

http://www.dangerden.com/mall/kits.asp

http://www.dtekcustoms.com/product.asp? ... =245&3=102
The only thing with this one from Dtek I don't like is the bayres. They're prone to leakage. Other than that, get a different res and you're all set

extreme · Post by **extreme** » Sat Sep 27, 2003 9:28 am

Originally posted by LT-73
http://www.dangerden.com/mall/kits.asp

http://www.dtekcustoms.com/product.asp? ... =245&3=102
The only thing with this one from Dtek I don't like is the bayres. They're prone to leakage. Other than that, get a different res and you're all set

or just make your own res, like me

Cypher · Post by **Cypher** » Sat Sep 27, 2003 1:06 pm

Here's the block I have. It's the best one you can buy: http://www.employees.org/~slf/lrwb/
Many people run their setup in the case. I followed LT's lead and went with an external setup. It does lower temps by a few degrees. The pic in my link is a bit dated but it gives you an idea. Since than I got a different res and scaled down to a smaller box. I also swaped out fans with a Delta 120@7V pulling on the rad which is thicker and has better preasure. Idealy I'll go push/pull.
As for what to get I'd reccomend the following:
CPU-- Cascade$100 -or- Dtek WW~$70
Pump-- I use a Danner#3 which you can get local for like $45. They have a higher head preasure than Eheim's which are also good pumps.
Tubing-- Clearflex 60. I got 20" for $22 at DangerDen. It was more than I needed but better safe than sorry.
Radiator-- Dtek Procore combo $55. The 120 Evercool fan they sell there works good. After reading a study done by BillA I went with a Delta.
As for an external box most of us use totes. The best on I've seen was done by this guy Camel. Here's a link to it:
http://www.asusboards.com/forums/showth ... adid=54301

Cypher · Post by **Cypher** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 10:31 am

Here's a link to the fan I got for the radiator.
http://www.aquastealth.com/product.asp?0=210&1=227&3=43
As I said according to the study done by BillA this is the best fan for watercooling. It's best results were in a double shrouded push/pull config @ 7V. I just got another one of these and another shroud from Dtek. I tried to run it at 12v but the noise was fierce. Hope this helps you.

tHE_0ne · Post by **tHE_0ne** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 2:18 pm

Im selling a custom brand new kit for $140 shipped

i have over $170 in parts, and nothing is used.

a AMD water block, and piping, pump, everything but a resenator.

deksecurity · Post by **deksecurity** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 2:23 pm

Originally posted by tHE_0ne
Im selling a custom brand new kit for $140 shipped

i have over $170 in parts, and nothing is used.

a AMD water block, and piping, pump, everything but a resenator.

pics+more info thanks

LT-73 · Post by **LT-73** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 2:52 pm

Originally posted by deksecurity
pics+more info thanks

yeah, what he^ said

deksecurity · Post by **deksecurity** » Mon Sep 29, 2003 11:00 pm

bump for the 1