micro atx build , some ??'s and advice please

superrican · 02-02-2009, 04:42 PM

well im planning on building a pc out of the TT lanbox , and i was thinking maybe watercooling it , and ive been looking around for something that will be compact which led me to the swiftech compact kit , But i hear alot of leaking issues from the pump anybody have first hand exp or any mods to help prevent??

or i just figured on peicing together the components
like DD ddc 3.2 pump and tdc block etc.

, i just plan on running the cpu , no vga loop

just in the plannin stage , soon to buy the mobo an case an stuff

billbartuska · 02-02-2009, 06:53 PM

What is your goal? Quiet?
What is your budget?

Generally water cooling can be quiet, effective or inexpensive. ...choose any two!
Using a small, HTPC case will make all three more difficult.

superrican · 02-02-2009, 08:10 PM

Well silence , I really don't care for , lol my mid tower gamin rig sounds like a jet so I'm used to it....ehhh mainly I figured watercooling would work more efficient in a small place (correct me if I'm wrong) ...secondly as in budget I reallllly would like to stay under $200 but if I must then whatever ill stretch the budget........
ive never overclocked before , so i want to start , im just scared to do it without the right stuff , (sufficient cooling and etc)

billbartuska · 02-03-2009, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by superrican

ive never overclocked before , so i want to start , im just scared to do it without the right stuff , (sufficient cooling and etc)

You don't need anything other than stock cooling to learn to overclock.
Cooling only becomes an issue when you start overvolting things, and that isn't necessary for a mild to perhaps high overclock. And, anyway, all modern CPUs will either thermal throttle, or just plain shut down, on overheat (to keep them from doing damage to themselves).

And a massive overclock on an HTPC would only lead to a lot of fan noise, even with water cooling.

Read some overclocking "stickies" on the various overclocking forums and give it a try.
But, don't use any overclocking "utilities, learn to overclock in the BIOS.

02-02-2009, 04:42 PM	#1
superrican Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: orlando Posts: 23	micro atx build , some ??'s and advice please well im planning on building a pc out of the TT lanbox , and i was thinking maybe watercooling it , and ive been looking around for something that will be compact which led me to the swiftech compact kit , But i hear alot of leaking issues from the pump anybody have first hand exp or any mods to help prevent?? or i just figured on peicing together the components like DD ddc 3.2 pump and tdc block etc. , i just plan on running the cpu , no vga loop just in the plannin stage , soon to buy the mobo an case an stuff

02-02-2009, 06:53 PM	#2
billbartuska Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Skokie, Illinois Posts: 322	Re: micro atx build , some ??'s and advice please What is your goal? Quiet? What is your budget? Generally water cooling can be quiet, effective or inexpensive. ...choose any two! Using a small, HTPC case will make all three more difficult. __________________ My new rig.... Intel SE440BX-3, PIII 550 (@ 680) MX440 275/332 (@ 350/400) and 3DFX Voodo 5 5500 160/160 (@180/180) Two Opticals and 120 gigs (w/28gigs in RAID0) on 4 Maxstors

02-02-2009, 08:10 PM	#3
superrican Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: orlando Posts: 23	Re: micro atx build , some ??'s and advice please Well silence , I really don't care for , lol my mid tower gamin rig sounds like a jet so I'm used to it....ehhh mainly I figured watercooling would work more efficient in a small place (correct me if I'm wrong) ...secondly as in budget I reallllly would like to stay under $200 but if I must then whatever ill stretch the budget........ ive never overclocked before , so i want to start , im just scared to do it without the right stuff , (sufficient cooling and etc) Last edited by superrican; 02-03-2009 at 10:29 AM.

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