New to watercooling

superrican · 04-10-2007, 06:51 PM

i had bought a case a while ago and had shelfed it in the closet cuz my old pc ( a compaq from 1999 a DINOSAUR!) was still working till it decided to finally show its age when i would try to play games or download etc . LOL SO i decided to build a PC.......SO as of now i have an Asus m2n Sli-deluxe and an amd x2 5600 , everything else is on its way , ..................NOW i have decided to watercool it , so heres what im working with for a case

superrican · 04-10-2007, 06:56 PM

the only problem i see , is finding room for a Radiator , Ive been thinking on a Swiftech kit , most likely the Swiftech Ultra kit ............I have Considered just buying a radiator , pump , tubing , and Constructing the resevior and stuff , but all together the price seems to be just as buying a Built kit..............what do you guys think?

Brians256 · 04-11-2007, 07:40 AM

It depends upon how handy you are with a dremel or other power tools. If you buy a kit, the huge factor is from who makes it. Swiftech makes a good kit, but I wouldn't buy a kit from OCZ unless someone had a knife to my kit.

The advantage to buying parts is that you get the best of breed for each component. Swiftech doesn't make the best radiator, for instance. Marci does, but Swiftech's offering seems to be very decent and it is well priced. On the other hand, the CPU waterblock could be decent from just about any of the big manufacturers. Cathar (Storm series of blocks), Bruce from Cooltechnica, Dangerden, or Swiftech all make perfectly good blocks.

04-10-2007, 06:51 PM	#1
superrican Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: orlando Posts: 23	New to watercooling i had bought a case a while ago and had shelfed it in the closet cuz my old pc ( a compaq from 1999 a DINOSAUR!) was still working till it decided to finally show its age when i would try to play games or download etc . LOL SO i decided to build a PC.......SO as of now i have an Asus m2n Sli-deluxe and an amd x2 5600 , everything else is on its way , ..................NOW i have decided to watercool it , so heres what im working with for a case

04-10-2007, 06:56 PM	#2
superrican Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: orlando Posts: 23	Re: New to watercooling the only problem i see , is finding room for a Radiator , Ive been thinking on a Swiftech kit , most likely the Swiftech Ultra kit ............I have Considered just buying a radiator , pump , tubing , and Constructing the resevior and stuff , but all together the price seems to be just as buying a Built kit..............what do you guys think?

04-11-2007, 07:40 AM	#3
Brians256 Pro/Staff Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Klamath Falls, OR Posts: 1,439	Re: New to watercooling It depends upon how handy you are with a dremel or other power tools. If you buy a kit, the huge factor is from who makes it. Swiftech makes a good kit, but I wouldn't buy a kit from OCZ unless someone had a knife to my kit. The advantage to buying parts is that you get the best of breed for each component. Swiftech doesn't make the best radiator, for instance. Marci does, but Swiftech's offering seems to be very decent and it is well priced. On the other hand, the CPU waterblock could be decent from just about any of the big manufacturers. Cathar (Storm series of blocks), Bruce from Cooltechnica, Dangerden, or Swiftech all make perfectly good blocks.

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