Re: A challenge!
Yes, definitely possible. I went from a Zalman 7000 at ~5V to a LRG4/DDC/HC setup. Fit the biggest core a Chenbro Genie could hold up front and used the case as a duct for the 120mm case fan. The WC gave lower noise levels and ~10C better temps on the CPU.
The machine's current config is not posted. I'm now running an Opteron 144 with the same WC, fanless mobo, a 9800Pro with AC VGA Silencer on low, the Seasonic modded with an L1A and a WD2500KS. The HD is by FAR my noisiest component, though I just got a Smartdrive 2002 enclosure, which should help.
My conversion to WC was 1.5 years ago, so today's best HSFs must put up a strong fight. A Ninja or XP-120 ducted to the case fan would be pretty hard to beat for noise and should provide plenty of cooling. For the money, air must be the better deal.
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