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Originally Posted by buka
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 Dual Core Processor
2.13GHz, 2MB, 1066MHz FSB, LGA775
Intel Core 2 Duo E6400
GPU:
eVGA 512-P2-N568-AR Geforce 7900GT KO 512MB
256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail
eVGA 512-P2-N568-AR Geforce
Haven't decided on what motherboard to use yet...
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Nice.
An Apogee should work fine for you. There will always be a "better" waterblock, but you will not likly be able to tell much of a difference between an Apogee and something better.
I might consider waiting on getting a $300 video card until after the DX10 cards are out; up to you but I tend to overanalyze and procrastinate on the purchase.
Selection for best of breed motherboards for Conroes seem to be a difficult thing to pin down at this time.
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Originally Posted by buka
As far as security. Is it a good idea to add a flowmeter of some sort? Or are todays systems protected enough to shutdown when overheating?
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Most people don't use flow indicators or flowmeters.
They usually are seen as being too restrictive and too awkward to implement. The prevailing wisdom is that the waterblock and water would absorb enough heat to cause the component temperature to rise slowly and that it would allow enough time for the failsafes to work.
In practice, their are two ways in which the water would stop flowing:
1. There is no power or the pump has stoped for whatever reason, in which case the common wisdom prevails. The system will trip it's failsafes.
2. There is some sort of failure in the loop and water has leaked out, maybe the pump housing cracked because it was faulty. Assuming the leaked water has not killed anything the water will evacuate the waterblock. Then, depending on your waterblock, it may get hot enough to melt any plastic on it and take various components with it.
Having a flowmeter in this later situation may report the problem before it becomes a bigger problem.
It is up to you. Personally, unless I can find one that offers next to no performance deficit and will shutdown my computer when it senses a problem then I don't believe I will use one.
Admittedly, I have not looked that hard, so I will bow out of further comment in the hopes that someone with more experience will be able to step in.
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Thank you HammerSandwich for your take on it and what you have added.
