I am going water for cooling, am I missing anything? Any specific recomendations?
Current:
- Evercase middle Tower ECE4252
http://www.evercase.com/indexfs.html
http://www.evercase.com/Catalog/ECE4262.pdf
--no add-on side fan or card retainer, but I do have the optional extra HD bay on the bottom.
- ASUS P4S333 MB
- 1 CD/DVD combo drive
- 1 10 Disc holder in 5¼ bay
- 2 HDs
- Front intake fan
- Rear exhaust fan
- P4 1.9 w/stock heatsink/fan
- 768MB Corsair XMS3000 (256mb x 3)
- 3Com NIC
- SB Audigy
- Creative TV Tuner/Recorder
- Visiontek Geforce 3 Ti500
Will be upgrading to:
New MB (prob Asus P4P800)
(this will eliminate the 3com NIC)
New Intel CPU (2.6Ghz or more)
Asus V9950 GeForce FX 5900
I have no holes in my case nor plan on it any time soon.
Here is what I am looking at for a starte kit....
* DD MAZE4 Block w/ 4 Hole Mounting Kit
* 1/2" Brass Fittings
* Black Ice Xtreme Radiator
* Hydor L30 Pump
* Pabst 120mm Fan w/ 4 Pin Plug
* Water Wetter 4oz Bottle
* Arctic Silver Thermal Compound 3
* 7 ft of 1/2" Tygon Tubing
* 1 5¼" Bay Reservoir
* GeForce 3 Water Block
Questions:
Does the tubing make a difference?
What about Vanex PEX piping in place of that?
http://www.vanguardpipe.com/vanex.html
What is the absolute best way to order the hook up? Should I split the the CPU + VID block with a Y before and after evenly or jump from one to another?
Is the res even needed(read as 'can this become a closed system')?
Should I use metal clips and how many?
What the hell would a T be for when you can get a Y?
Did I miss anything abvious?
I am not looking for great looks nor do I overclock. Do you have any suggestions or warnings for me?
Thanks in advance
Excelsior
www.theddz.com