[quote=KevC]My friend recommended a kit for me. He says the
Swiftech kits aren't bad for the n00b beginner. [\QUOTE]
don't know much about kits...
havn't looked into them
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I was thinking, a single 80mm radiator wouldn't really be powerful enough, and I can imagine the fan has gotta be pretty loud to move enough air.
A lot of other people say, put together my own. Okay, but I don't know where to order from. I'm in Canada, and would rather spend as little as possible.
I want the best compromise between noise and performance and price.
The only two pumps I have available to buy is the Swiftech MCP600 and Hydor L30 II.
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I bought the Swiftech MCP600 and am quite happy with it..
plugs into the powersupply, low wattage, won't dump to much heat into the water. I'm from Canada as well and was wondering where you bought it from... I had to order mine from US.
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I don't need NB cooling, I don't plan on pushing my FSB too far... and GPU maybe later, I don't intend to overclock this videocard, cos I bought it for a friend, and I'm just "using" it for her till I put together the rest of her computer.
I have a few waterblocks to choose from:
Swiftech MCW5002-A-02 and MCW5000-A-02
D-Tek Spir@l
D-Tek TC-4 Poly Topped
Danger Den Maze4 SHD
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I got the White Water my self from
www.cooltechnica.com
I couldn't find it in Canada anywhere.
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What else? Tubing ... where to get? Home Depot? Or get specific tubing .. CLEARFLEX 1/2" ID Flexible Tubing? or just 1/2" OD Premium Vinyl Tubing?
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I have heard(read) to stay away from Vinyl. it will go brittle and crack over time...
don't want a leak there, I bought some clearflex myself. there is this new stuff called
PrimoFlex Tubing
I might buy that for my next case.
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I don't know about the fittings, there are hose clamps, hose barb adapters, elbows, etc etc. I have no idea where they go or what they do?
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the best hose clams are from home depo. 68ยข each. work real well...
[quote=KevC]Radiator? I hear it's better to go to a garage and pick up a small heatercore instead of buying the expensive radiators? I'll put two 120mm Panaflos it'll be quiet(er).... [\QUOTE]
I myself bought a BIX but only because of space... find out how big you can go.
if you can get one large enough to fit 2 120mm Panaflos great.. you can under volt them for a quieter machine.
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Am I missing something? Fill & Bleed Assembly? Or a Reservoir? It'd be cool to have a 7-10gal fish tank as a reservoir, but that's bulky  |
Having a bigger reservoir won't make it better for cooling... mine holds about 400ml little under 2 cups.. and it works fine. takes a ltiel bit longer to purge out the air because some of it keeps getting sucked back into the loop. if i had room for a larger one i'd would have done so...
some canadian links for parts
Vibe Computers
New Type Computers
Voyeur Mods
Criticool
more but don't have time to list them all...
List of Online Stores
Here but not all water cooling based
Hope this helps