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Unread 06-25-2007, 01:12 PM   #3
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Default Re: Finally gonna buy My first water kit

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Originally Posted by billbartuska
Are you overclocking, or trying to build a quiet system? And, no, you can't build a quiet system for overclocking.
Err, not without spending a bajillion dollars (and a lot of electronics to do feedback loops or the use of dehumidifying systems) using solid state heat moving devices. But, um, yeah. Set your goals first. Fast or quiet, because it's almost impossible to get both, even for the experts who spend years learning through painful experiences of massive system failures as they find out what small detail they missed THAT time.

Your kit looks fine for an overclocking system. I'd get one of the blocks from Dangerden, Swiftech or Cooltechnica. They all work fairly well.

If you want quiet, go with a PA160 fan and a single 120mm Yate-Loon fan radiator fan. The CPU block probably won't matter too much if you stick with the big three mentioned above. Other blocks can be just as good, but I don't have direct experience with them so I can't vouch for them.

A perhaps helpful question: what made you pick the Black Ice radiator or the Thermaltake fans? The answer might illuminate your goals and frame of reference.
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