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eragon0605 · 02-04-2010, 01:25 PM

I am a big overclocker, and heat has, of course, always been a big problem for me. I am sick of not being able to overclock my CPU/GPU farther due to temperature problems. I want to go to water cooling, but I really don't know what I'm doing. From what I understand, I need a pump, tubes, a resivoir, a radiator, some coolant, and a CPU water block, to get my CPU water cooled. From what research I have done, it is usually cheaper to buy the parts seperately than to get it all in a kit, correct? I found some good deals at www.dangerden.com, but I'm not sure if they are good enough, or if I am missing anything. I just want to start out with CPU water cooling, and then get a water block for my nVidia GTX 260 when I have more money. Here are some parts I have found:

http://www.dangerden.com/store/feser...1-coolant.html
http://www.dangerden.com/store/tygon-3603-tubing.html
http://www.dangerden.com/store/dange...reservoir.html
http://www.dangerden.com/store/dd-cpx_pro-12v_pump.html
http://www.dangerden.com/store/black-ice-gtx240.html
http://www.dangerden.com/store/mpc-c...-i3-i5-i7.html

I want to get parts good enough that I can just get a GPU water block and a couple of tubes when I want to get GPU water cooling. Will I need any additional parts? Oh, and how many orders of tubes do I need for just CPU overclocking? Another thing I was wondering is where do you put all this stuff? Is there some sort of mounting system so I can just stick it all on my case, or what?

Relevant system specs (sorry if I forgot something):

CPU: Core i5-750 (LGA 1156)
Mobo: ASUS P7P55D LE
PSU: Seasonic X-750
GPU: nVidia GTX 260

EDIT: Sorry if I was unclear about 'where do you put all this stuff'. I am wondering where the radiator and pump will go; I don't want them just sitting on my desk.

02-04-2010, 01:25 PM	#1
eragon0605 Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Arizona, US Posts: 2	Recommendations for first water-cooled build I am a big overclocker, and heat has, of course, always been a big problem for me. I am sick of not being able to overclock my CPU/GPU farther due to temperature problems. I want to go to water cooling, but I really don't know what I'm doing. From what I understand, I need a pump, tubes, a resivoir, a radiator, some coolant, and a CPU water block, to get my CPU water cooled. From what research I have done, it is usually cheaper to buy the parts seperately than to get it all in a kit, correct? I found some good deals at www.dangerden.com, but I'm not sure if they are good enough, or if I am missing anything. I just want to start out with CPU water cooling, and then get a water block for my nVidia GTX 260 when I have more money. Here are some parts I have found: http://www.dangerden.com/store/feser...1-coolant.html http://www.dangerden.com/store/tygon-3603-tubing.html http://www.dangerden.com/store/dange...reservoir.html http://www.dangerden.com/store/dd-cpx_pro-12v_pump.html http://www.dangerden.com/store/black-ice-gtx240.html http://www.dangerden.com/store/mpc-c...-i3-i5-i7.html I want to get parts good enough that I can just get a GPU water block and a couple of tubes when I want to get GPU water cooling. Will I need any additional parts? Oh, and how many orders of tubes do I need for just CPU overclocking? Another thing I was wondering is where do you put all this stuff? Is there some sort of mounting system so I can just stick it all on my case, or what? Relevant system specs (sorry if I forgot something): CPU: Core i5-750 (LGA 1156) Mobo: ASUS P7P55D LE PSU: Seasonic X-750 GPU: nVidia GTX 260 EDIT: Sorry if I was unclear about 'where do you put all this stuff'. I am wondering where the radiator and pump will go; I don't want them just sitting on my desk. Last edited by eragon0605; 02-04-2010 at 04:19 PM.