What's the reasonable price for a water cool system

LPS · 04-16-2002, 12:01 AM

What's the reasonable price for a water cool system
with good performance

SonixOS · 04-16-2002, 12:03 AM

u get what u pay for. I'd say 150 is a nice round number

S

ECUPirate · 04-16-2002, 12:22 AM

Eheim 1250 pump
Maze 3
silicon tubing (7 feet is way more than enough. I bought 10ft.)
water wetter.
--from Danger Den =$145 shipped

add a heater core from autozone w/ 5/8" fittings, $20-30

PVC and brass fittings for a resevoir
glue and teflon tape
zip ties
hose clamps
random screws needed
random wire/ fittings for fan control
-- from Lowe's = about $25

fans and such for the radiator
switches for fan control, etc.
--from mpja.com = about $20

stuff I forgot, including bandaids, sandpaper, etc.

= $15

You could spend less, but I figure I spent at least $250.

But, it's quieter and much much cooler... and fun.

PS... I also bought a few Panaflo 80mm L1A fans from mpja.com for under $3 each... beat that.

krp · 04-16-2002, 12:29 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by LPS
What's the reasonable price for a water cool system
with good performance

Depends on how "ghetto" you are willing to go... and how much dumpster-diving you can stand!

Generally you will need to BUY the damn pump... to hard to make one from bearskins and stone chips...

But you CAN make waterblocks from castoff plumbing junk and automobile heatercores can be dug outta junkyards for cheaps. Read the articles on this site, and on
Overclockers for others experiences in hacksaw, drill and blowtorch surgery.

I'm guessing, but I'd bet it can be done effectively for under $40USD, (might be an interesting contest to see what the cheapest ghetto yet working watercooled system around is?)

Brad · 04-16-2002, 02:22 AM

if you get a heatercore from autozone, buy the fittings + tubing, buy a Danner pump and a maze3 you're basically there, www.petsmart.com has danners, dden has some fittings and tubing, and autozone will have all the other fittings and the rad

DigitalChaos · 04-17-2002, 03:31 PM

if your gettin stuff from DangerDen.. just get their premade heatercore for $35 if you dont mind spending an extra $5 compared to what it costs to make

Pyrotechnic · 04-17-2002, 10:17 PM

lets have a contest to see who can build the most ghetto, but functional water cooling system.

SonixOS · 04-17-2002, 10:27 PM

haha sounds like I won already :-p

S

04-16-2002, 12:01 AM	#1
LPS Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 1	What's the reasonable price for a water cool system What's the reasonable price for a water cool system with good performance

04-16-2002, 12:22 AM	#3
ECUPirate Hottest Stank of them All Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington, DC area Posts: 533	Eheim 1250 pump Maze 3 silicon tubing (7 feet is way more than enough. I bought 10ft.) water wetter. --from Danger Den =$145 shipped add a heater core from autozone w/ 5/8" fittings, $20-30 PVC and brass fittings for a resevoir glue and teflon tape zip ties hose clamps random screws needed random wire/ fittings for fan control -- from Lowe's = about $25 fans and such for the radiator switches for fan control, etc. --from mpja.com = about $20 stuff I forgot, including bandaids, sandpaper, etc. = $15 You could spend less, but I figure I spent at least $250. But, it's quieter and much much cooler... and fun. PS... I also bought a few Panaflo 80mm L1A fans from mpja.com for under $3 each... beat that. __________________ Does a radioactive cat have 18 half lifes? --Kenny my pimpin' rig: ...previously poorly cooled... 486DX-2 66mhz @ 75mhz, 4Mb ram, shared, 256Mb hard drive Onboard VGA, watercooled, of course 16-color monitor, labtec speakers, 28kbs USRobotics modem Windows XP (think about it) Maze 3, DDen GF3 block, Eheim 1250, econoline van HC, 1/2" hose w/ 5/8" fittings Comair 172mm fan

04-16-2002, 02:22 AM	#5
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	if you get a heatercore from autozone, buy the fittings + tubing, buy a Danner pump and a maze3 you're basically there, www.petsmart.com has danners, dden has some fittings and tubing, and autozone will have all the other fittings and the rad __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

04-16-2002, 12:03 AM	#2
SonixOS Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Silver Spring, MD Posts: 282	u get what u pay for. I'd say 150 is a nice round number S

04-17-2002, 03:31 PM	#6
DigitalChaos Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Waukesha, Wi Posts: 698	if your gettin stuff from DangerDen.. just get their premade heatercore for $35 if you dont mind spending an extra $5 compared to what it costs to make

04-17-2002, 10:17 PM	#7
Pyrotechnic Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 240	lets have a contest to see who can build the most ghetto, but functional water cooling system.

04-17-2002, 10:27 PM	#8
SonixOS Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Silver Spring, MD Posts: 282	haha sounds like I won already :-p S

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