Cooling off Graduation?

Ch1ck3nb00 · 05-21-2005, 12:04 AM

Alright, Just graduated and am therefore ready to start buy parts. Here is a recap on what I'm going to get for some last second ideas on what I should/shouldn't get:

Case - Xoxide UFO (Black)
http://www.xoxide.com/ufo.html

PSU - PC P&C 510 SLI
http://www.pcpowercooling.com/produc...hp?show=T51SLI

Mobo - DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 SLI-DR Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16813136157

Proc. - AMD Athlon 64 3700+ 1MB 90nm Rev. E San Diego (939)
https://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merc...ory_Code=AMD64

RAM - 1 GB DDR (2 pcs 512) PC-4000 (500) OCZ Dual Channel GoldVX
http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merch...Unbuffered_OCZ

Video - 2x eVGA Geforce 6800GT 256MB 256-bitPCI-Express x16
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16814130215
These babies are of course going to be running in SLI.

HDD - 2x Western Digital 73GB 10,000 RPM 8MB Cache Serial ATA150
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16822144160
These shall run in Raid 0.

Sound - Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS GAMER Limited Edition
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16829102171

CD - 2x NEC-3520A (Black)
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16827152035

Monitor - Hyundai L90D+
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824179014

For Cooling, I'm going to watercool it but I'm still sketchy about what parts I
should get to cool it. And whenever I ask I get roundabout responses that I dont know what to do with. When given an option, let me know what you guys think would work best, or if it makes any difference. With that in mind this is what's on my mind right now:

Rad. - Thermochill 120.3
Pump - MCP655 or D4 (which)
CPU Block - MCW 6002 or DD Maze 4 (which)
GPU Blocks - 2x Acetal Maze4s
Res. - Either a Fan or Drive bay Res (what works best)?
Tubing - 10' of Tygon

Fans - ? (Dont really have any knowledge on fans). I know I need a lot of both 80mm and 120mm. I will lower the voltage to 5v on them, but I dont know what I'm looking for in terms of lighting (LEDs or Cathode or any lighting) or airflow/noise in terms of these things. Could someone enlighten me here?

Thats about it. As you can see, most of my problems lay in the WC parts I should purchase. There seems to be a general concensus for most of the above water cooling parts, but I havent really heard which is the best between the two. People seem to suggest either one. So if someone could tell me the best possible parts I could get this UFO off the ground.

eander315 · 05-21-2005, 01:03 AM

First, use this page to determine which block works best for your expected flow rate. When you see that the DD Maze 4 isn't even remotely close in any case, your answer should be obvious. The GPU blocks are fine. I don't have any experience with those pumps, but this thread should be of use. The res depends on how you plan to mount everything. The radiator/fans depend at least partially on your noise/overclocking expectations. 10 feet of tubing seems a little excessive unless you're planning to build an external rad box, in which case your rad choice is not good IMO.

Why would you use two NEC dvd burners? You're obviously going to rip DVDs, why not use a Lite-On 167T in place of one of the burners (or whatever the DVD ripping champion is nowdays)?

starbuck3733t · 05-22-2005, 12:31 AM

For fans, check out coolermaster's new aluminum frame 120mm-s. they're kinda a throwback to aluminum frame panaflos in terms of looks.

killernoodle · 05-22-2005, 10:14 AM

Why would you get the raptor drives over the new WD SE16 drives? Arent they about as fast as the Raptors but provide many times more storage for the money? If it were me I'd fill up that 74 gb really fast, I'm already working on my 3rd 250gb hard drive.

tong · 05-22-2005, 10:24 AM

3rd? try 7 of them and a few other sized ones, there's just way too much stuff out there to try to keep on a 74 gig drive.

05-21-2005, 12:04 AM	#1
Ch1ck3nb00 Cooling Neophyte Join Date: May 2005 Location: Tucson Posts: 4	Cooling off Graduation? Alright, Just graduated and am therefore ready to start buy parts. Here is a recap on what I'm going to get for some last second ideas on what I should/shouldn't get: Case - Xoxide UFO (Black) http://www.xoxide.com/ufo.html PSU - PC P&C 510 SLI http://www.pcpowercooling.com/produc...hp?show=T51SLI Mobo - DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 SLI-DR Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16813136157 Proc. - AMD Athlon 64 3700+ 1MB 90nm Rev. E San Diego (939) https://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merc...ory_Code=AMD64 RAM - 1 GB DDR (2 pcs 512) PC-4000 (500) OCZ Dual Channel GoldVX http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merch...Unbuffered_OCZ Video - 2x eVGA Geforce 6800GT 256MB 256-bitPCI-Express x16 http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16814130215 These babies are of course going to be running in SLI. HDD - 2x Western Digital 73GB 10,000 RPM 8MB Cache Serial ATA150 http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16822144160 These shall run in Raid 0. Sound - Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS GAMER Limited Edition http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16829102171 CD - 2x NEC-3520A (Black) http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16827152035 Monitor - Hyundai L90D+ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824179014 For Cooling, I'm going to watercool it but I'm still sketchy about what parts I should get to cool it. And whenever I ask I get roundabout responses that I dont know what to do with. When given an option, let me know what you guys think would work best, or if it makes any difference. With that in mind this is what's on my mind right now: Rad. - Thermochill 120.3 Pump - MCP655 or D4 (which) CPU Block - MCW 6002 or DD Maze 4 (which) GPU Blocks - 2x Acetal Maze4s Res. - Either a Fan or Drive bay Res (what works best)? Tubing - 10' of Tygon Fans - ? (Dont really have any knowledge on fans). I know I need a lot of both 80mm and 120mm. I will lower the voltage to 5v on them, but I dont know what I'm looking for in terms of lighting (LEDs or Cathode or any lighting) or airflow/noise in terms of these things. Could someone enlighten me here? Thats about it. As you can see, most of my problems lay in the WC parts I should purchase. There seems to be a general concensus for most of the above water cooling parts, but I havent really heard which is the best between the two. People seem to suggest either one. So if someone could tell me the best possible parts I could get this UFO off the ground.

05-21-2005, 01:03 AM	#2
eander315 Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Houston Posts: 34	First, use this page to determine which block works best for your expected flow rate. When you see that the DD Maze 4 isn't even remotely close in any case, your answer should be obvious. The GPU blocks are fine. I don't have any experience with those pumps, but this thread should be of use. The res depends on how you plan to mount everything. The radiator/fans depend at least partially on your noise/overclocking expectations. 10 feet of tubing seems a little excessive unless you're planning to build an external rad box, in which case your rad choice is not good IMO. Why would you use two NEC dvd burners? You're obviously going to rip DVDs, why not use a Lite-On 167T in place of one of the burners (or whatever the DVD ripping champion is nowdays)? Last edited by eander315; 05-21-2005 at 01:04 AM. Reason: spelling

05-22-2005, 12:31 AM	#3
starbuck3733t Cooling Savant Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: State College, PA Posts: 338	For fans, check out coolermaster's new aluminum frame 120mm-s. they're kinda a throwback to aluminum frame panaflos in terms of looks. __________________ Goliath: 3.4E@3.91/Abit IC7, Maze4 (temporarily) + custom splitter to crazy 4-way watercooling parallel loop: X800XT @ 520/1280 + AC Twinplex, AC Twinplex Northbridge, Silenstar Dual HDD Cooler, Eheim1250, '85 econoline van HC + 2x120, 1x120 exhaust - polished aluminum frame panaflo L1As, 2x18GB 10K RPM U160 SCSI, 4GB PC4000. I wanna be BladeRunner when I grow up! Project Goliath - nearing completion.

05-22-2005, 10:14 AM	#4
killernoodle Thermophile Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,014	Why would you get the raptor drives over the new WD SE16 drives? Arent they about as fast as the Raptors but provide many times more storage for the money? If it were me I'd fill up that 74 gb really fast, I'm already working on my 3rd 250gb hard drive. __________________ I have a nice computer.

05-22-2005, 10:24 AM	#5
tong Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ludlow, MA Posts: 89	3rd? try 7 of them and a few other sized ones, there's just way too much stuff out there to try to keep on a 74 gig drive. __________________ My Heatware My Ebay

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