|
|
General Liquid/Water Cooling Discussion For discussion about Full Cooling System kits, or general cooling topics. Keep specific cooling items like pumps, radiators, etc... in their specific forums. |
Thread Tools |
10-25-2002, 06:28 PM | #1 |
Cooling Savant
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Spring Hill, FL
Posts: 169
|
Koolance Case...? Good or bad
Custom building a water cooling system isnt for me, what do you think about the koolance cases, or the new koolance exos???
|
10-25-2002, 06:35 PM | #2 |
Cooling Savant
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: on da case
Posts: 933
|
sure those are OK cases, but where's the fun?
|
10-25-2002, 06:48 PM | #3 |
Cooling Savant
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Rockledge,FL,US
Posts: 731
|
You must want a quiet system
As overclocking I don't believe is the Koolance strong point.
__________________
My old and retired watercooling setup. Watercooled K6-2 450 at 600 Also Retired - Watercooling an XP1800@1782MHz |
10-26-2002, 02:28 PM | #4 |
Been /.'d... have you?
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Moscow, ID
Posts: 1,986
|
Build it yourself for much better results and lower cost. It isn't hard to do, trust me. The hardest part is attaching the damn block to your CPU correctly, and the Koolance cases don't help with that. If you can turn a screwdriver, you can make a decent system.
__________________
#!/bin/sh {who;} {last;} {pause;} {grep;} {touch;} {unzip;} mount /dev/girl -t {wet;} {fsck;} {fsck;} {fsck;} {fsck;} echo yes yes yes {yes;} umount {/dev/girl;zip;} rm -rf {wet.spot;} {sleep;} finger: permission denied |
10-26-2002, 02:44 PM | #5 | |
Cooling Savant
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Rockledge,FL,US
Posts: 731
|
Quote:
Hardest part for me was routing the tubing so it won't kink or get in my way...since I went with vinyl tubing. And for reference, my system is homebuilt running a D-Tek Sprial block and idle temps are 38-39, a quick game of Quake 3 Arena is 41-42 degrees.
__________________
My old and retired watercooling setup. Watercooled K6-2 450 at 600 Also Retired - Watercooling an XP1800@1782MHz |
|
10-26-2002, 03:17 PM | #6 |
Been /.'d... have you?
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Moscow, ID
Posts: 1,986
|
Noted. I forgot about that part. Getting the mobo in my case around the tubing is also a real biotch.
__________________
#!/bin/sh {who;} {last;} {pause;} {grep;} {touch;} {unzip;} mount /dev/girl -t {wet;} {fsck;} {fsck;} {fsck;} {fsck;} echo yes yes yes {yes;} umount {/dev/girl;zip;} rm -rf {wet.spot;} {sleep;} finger: permission denied |
10-26-2002, 03:17 PM | #7 |
Thermophile
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: France
Posts: 1,221
|
"Silence" is only marketing hype in this case. Instead try a flowmaster kit from DTek or any other kit (BeCooling, DangerDen etc..). They usually come in a Antex SX1030 case, pre-mounted. All you have is to add a mobo and PC components. Koolance cases are not performers, and they are not silent either.
|
10-26-2002, 03:47 PM | #8 | |
Cooling Savant
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Rockledge,FL,US
Posts: 731
|
Quote:
Also, you may want to look into the CoolTechnica AquaXtreme setup. There is a review here: http://www.procooling.com/reviews/ht...e_review.shtml
__________________
My old and retired watercooling setup. Watercooled K6-2 450 at 600 Also Retired - Watercooling an XP1800@1782MHz |
|
10-26-2002, 05:07 PM | #9 |
Cooling Savant
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: on da case
Posts: 933
|
don't understand how everyone that just gets into watercooling wants koolance, now its that exos... i mean like gmat and others point out, there are a lot of good kits, alot of prebuilt ones even. of all those mentioned, swiftechs kit hasn't even been mentioned. don't think they cost alot more than koolance. is a bit like Bose on the hifi speaker front. lots of marketing hype.
(btw, didn't want to sound cocky, i wanted koolance too, when i started, luckily i they were never in stock in the shop i wanted to buy it, so i had to go homemade. nothing but kool experiences since then) |
10-26-2002, 05:19 PM | #10 |
Cooling Savant
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Rockledge,FL,US
Posts: 731
|
the AquaXtreme case that I mentioned is based off of Swiftech parts. So it was not forgotten
__________________
My old and retired watercooling setup. Watercooled K6-2 450 at 600 Also Retired - Watercooling an XP1800@1782MHz |
10-29-2002, 08:47 PM | #11 |
Cooling Savant
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Spring Hill, FL
Posts: 169
|
thanks for the info, i think i'll try custom...
|
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | |
|
|