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Monnie Rock · 10-06-2005, 06:04 PM

Hello Everyone,

My first post here and I just want to say, You have a great site. I spent a few days reading and reading over all the topics. A wealth of knowledge here. Overwhelming actually. This is why I wanted to start here.

Currently I have a system that is air cooled and it is not able to handle the thermal needs without going with high performace air. This is not the route I want to take because of the noise levels. The case I have(Thermaltake Tsunami Dream) will not be part of my project because of space limits. Nice looking but not enough room.

My system is used for:
Flght Simulations,especially Lock-on ( In the air for hours and heat is building up)
First Person games like BF2 and soon FEAR
Writing and composing music with Cakewalk Sonar and Firewire Interfaces
Reading Procooling's forums

Geography:
I am located in Florida,USA and it is very hot as well as humid here. To achieve an ambient temp low enough, my electricity bill would be more than watercooling componets in one month

Buget:

Not a problem, hey that is why we work.

Tools:

Good with hands and have plenty of tools.

About Me:

I am a very patient man who likes to gather all information,plans,ideas, purchase materials/parts, then worry about putting it all together. At that stage I like to have everything laid out and focus on my project assembly and Thank you for C8 H10 N4 O2 Caffeine !!!!

The componets I already have will be the base of this Project:

Asus A8N-SLI Premium
PC Power & Cooling Turbo-Cool 850 SSI
AMD 4800 X2 Dual Core
Corsair Twinx2048-3200 C2 Pro
2x BFG Geforce 7800 GTX OC 256MB in SLI
2x SATAII Western Digital Caviar SE 160 GB RAID 0
Creative X-fi
Plextor SATA PX-716SA DVD±RW

Watercooling:

I would like to design a dual loop system.Overkill,maybe, but I want to do this once and do it right.
1) CPU w/ one of Cathar's G7 design if I can get a hold of one

2) Graphics w/ Danger Den NV-78 SLI
3) Everything internal

Each having their own heater core. Something like a 2-342 with 2 120mm fans w/ shrouds

Advice Needed for these sections:

Case:

Quote one of your reviews " The case is the most important as componets will be upgraded once or twice a year"

What kind of case would you suggest for something like this?
Which case could I mount all of this internal?
Which case could handle my power supply size?
Window is a plus but not needed. bling bling

Portable is a plus but not a big factor. I do take my rig to my lake house to game and write music.
Motherboard tray if possible
Will need air cooling for chipset as the Mainboard has a heat pipe on chipset

Water cooling loops:
T-tube or Reservoir or Combo?
Flow meters? If yes, brand or type?
Temp Monitoring?
Pumps DD or Iwaki max performance with little heat introduction AC/DC?
Coolant medium? Antifreeze, zerex which, would like to hear, remember Florida=Hot=Bugs in water. UV Dye?
Connectors Fancy or functional ? no plans of zip ties or snap clips

Any comments, suggestions, even constructive criticism are welcomed and in advance I would like to say "thanks, I appreciate all time taken to reply"

Monnie.

10-06-2005, 06:04 PM	#1
Monnie Rock Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Jacksonville Beach, Florida Posts: 5	Need advice on project from experts Hello Everyone, My first post here and I just want to say, You have a great site. I spent a few days reading and reading over all the topics. A wealth of knowledge here. Overwhelming actually. This is why I wanted to start here. Currently I have a system that is air cooled and it is not able to handle the thermal needs without going with high performace air. This is not the route I want to take because of the noise levels. The case I have(Thermaltake Tsunami Dream) will not be part of my project because of space limits. Nice looking but not enough room. My system is used for: Flght Simulations,especially Lock-on ( In the air for hours and heat is building up) First Person games like BF2 and soon FEAR Writing and composing music with Cakewalk Sonar and Firewire Interfaces Reading Procooling's forums Geography: I am located in Florida,USA and it is very hot as well as humid here. To achieve an ambient temp low enough, my electricity bill would be more than watercooling componets in one month Buget: Not a problem, hey that is why we work. Tools: Good with hands and have plenty of tools. About Me: I am a very patient man who likes to gather all information,plans,ideas, purchase materials/parts, then worry about putting it all together. At that stage I like to have everything laid out and focus on my project assembly and Thank you for C8 H10 N4 O2 Caffeine !!!! The componets I already have will be the base of this Project: Asus A8N-SLI Premium PC Power & Cooling Turbo-Cool 850 SSI AMD 4800 X2 Dual Core Corsair Twinx2048-3200 C2 Pro 2x BFG Geforce 7800 GTX OC 256MB in SLI 2x SATAII Western Digital Caviar SE 160 GB RAID 0 Creative X-fi Plextor SATA PX-716SA DVD±RW Watercooling: I would like to design a dual loop system.Overkill,maybe, but I want to do this once and do it right. 1) CPU w/ one of Cathar's G7 design if I can get a hold of one 2) Graphics w/ Danger Den NV-78 SLI 3) Everything internal Each having their own heater core. Something like a 2-342 with 2 120mm fans w/ shrouds Advice Needed for these sections: Case: Quote one of your reviews " The case is the most important as componets will be upgraded once or twice a year" What kind of case would you suggest for something like this? Which case could I mount all of this internal? Which case could handle my power supply size? Window is a plus but not needed. bling bling Portable is a plus but not a big factor. I do take my rig to my lake house to game and write music. Motherboard tray if possible Will need air cooling for chipset as the Mainboard has a heat pipe on chipset Water cooling loops: T-tube or Reservoir or Combo? Flow meters? If yes, brand or type? Temp Monitoring? Pumps DD or Iwaki max performance with little heat introduction AC/DC? Coolant medium? Antifreeze, zerex which, would like to hear, remember Florida=Hot=Bugs in water. UV Dye? Connectors Fancy or functional ? no plans of zip ties or snap clips Any comments, suggestions, even constructive criticism are welcomed and in advance I would like to say "thanks, I appreciate all time taken to reply" Monnie. Last edited by Monnie Rock; 10-06-2005 at 06:23 PM.