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    Hydrocopper 2 Water Cooling

    That was a handy pointer to the xtremesystems site. I think what I am looking at getting advice now is my final selection for a water cooled system bearing in mind I've never set one up before. This is my premise then: Loop requirements: Two seperate loops, one for GPU cooling and one for CPU...
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    Hydrocopper 2 Water Cooling

    I will concede it is pretty crazy though cost motivated. Let's say I just had an unexpected windfall from work for awesomeness!!! And that now water cooling the gpu was possible. Say I'd like to go with a full nickel EK supreme hf what else would I need to fill out the loop. Say we are going...
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    Hydrocopper 2 Water Cooling

    Ah cheers for the advice on the QDC, gotta say building this thing is going to be a challenge but a great project. With the FTO2 yeah it was mainly to do with the blue ray drive but I also continued to be uncomfortable with the potential heat output and the size of the air cooled GTX's. That's...
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    Hydrocopper 2 Water Cooling

    I had a look at the QDC's you recommended and saw they have model VL4N-F13-19S which has a 1/2" ID matching my hose type. Just trying to find a UK supplier with stock. Had a good read of some other threads and looks like it'd be better to get the Koolance RP-452X2 Res due to superior build...
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    Hydrocopper 2 Water Cooling

    Ok so I've had another think on this and realised my build is going to have serious issues with fitting due to the case constraints. And tbh I'm still concerned about heat so I've gone back to looking at a water build and stripped my initial design back to fall slightly over my budget but...
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    Hydrocopper 2 Water Cooling

    Cheers guys, the actual build which I have now finalised is: Case: Silverstone Fortress FT02B v1.4 Mainboard: Asus Maximus IV Extreme Rev.3.0 CPU: Intel Core i7 2600K Heatsink: Corsair Hydro Series H70 (Replace stock fans with 2 x Gentle Typhoon 1850RPM) GPU: 2 x EVGA GTX580 SLI PSU: AX1200...
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    Hydrocopper 2 Water Cooling

    Hi, I've been agonising for months over my new build whilst continuing to use my rapidly dying LGA775 system (beyond saving!). Anyway it comes down to the GPU solution for high end gaming and when I drill down it is all about noise and cooling. I've got two options: TJ07 with SLI Hydro...
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    Photo Comp Help

    Hi, My brother has entered a photo competition on facebook and really needs help gaining votes to win it. He's made it to number 4 but is still lagging behind. Would really appreciate it if anyone at all is able to help as every vote counts for him. You just have to like his photo kristaan...
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    SB 2500K Gaming Build Advice

    Yeah the P67 Sabertooth I've already opted for as the board of choice with a 50mm fan for downdraft on the thermal armour. Just musing really over X58's and how the choice was so much clearer.
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    SB 2500K Gaming Build Advice

    Well I am convinced of getting an Asus Soundcard now, prob opt for an STX. One thing really bothering me now is that IMHO P67 board offerings are so inferior to the X58 offerings. I mean X58 I'd opt Saberooth without a shadow of a doubt as it has awesome features, great looks and just superb...
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    SB 2500K Gaming Build Advice

    Yeah I'd be the first to admit this is barking mad and way OTT for gaming but ya know magpie and shinies!!! If I was going to take a straight shot at what the optimal gaming pc would be factoring noise, speed at 1920 x 1080 etc etc I'd say 2500k with Sabertooth Mainboard and 8GB Vengeance RAM...
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    SB 2500K Gaming Build Advice

    Cool so dual loop it is, in that case I think I may of started to grasp the concept of water cooling them. Loop 1 - CPU Black Hose: Bay reservoir 1 == Pump1 == CPU Block == Radiator 1 == reservoir 1 Loop 2 - GPU's Red Hose: Bay reservoir 2 == Pump2 == GPU1 =D Plug= GPU2 == Radiator 2 ==...
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    SB 2500K Gaming Build Advice

    Just saw a very good vid by Maxishine with Tri SLI Hydro Copper 2's using Bitspower D Plugs to connect the Blocks together before linking into the hoses. And lo and behold I can't find the matt black fittings in the UK for love nor money via the usual water cooling specialists. From what I can...
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    SB 2500K Gaming Build Advice

    Dear God I think I just had a religious experience watching that. That was a truly magnificent piece of engineering and very instructive cheers.
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    SB 2500K Gaming Build Advice

    Duh I'm an idiot yeah I forgot about the fact they are slim line. Damn I think you just settled me on the Sabertooth afterall. That actually solves all the spacing problems for me. And yeah the pc is utter overkill but to a point I'm looking at it as a cool project for me as well in the same...
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    SB 2500K Gaming Build Advice

    Holy hell checked the 800D case on scan and it costs £227.76 which is the same price as a TJ07!!! Oh to live in the states (which if my wife has her way we will as she wants to go home :p) I take your point on the velociraptor prob is better to run the 2 x Samsungs. I had just noticed alot of...
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    SB 2500K Gaming Build Advice

    The 2600k was mainly for higher overclocking as from my read it can bench higher though yeah the 2500k is the perfect gaming CPU as you say. I did used to do some Maya 3D modelling and was learning to use Houdini and realflow for VFX but put it on hold as it killed my current system in render...
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    SB 2500K Gaming Build Advice

    Well I've had alot of thinking on this little project and decided finally to go all out on a top spec Gaming machine that can also bench high as well and really go high level. Now if I can do this better with X58 for the same cash let me know but my main question now is I want thing thing to...
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    Is anyone getting one of these bad boys?

    Not really no as when you look at this board the 2 x16 lanes are separated by 2 x1.0 lanes. Compare to say the Maximus where this is less of a problem (And yeah I know it costs way more but for SLI that shouldn't be an issue with the money already involved). Given the depth of something like a...
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    Is anyone getting one of these bad boys?

    Would love to hear if it still performs well without a top down cooler and whether the thermal vest returns decent cooling if you have good case air flow. Wouldn't mind knowing if you can SLI it and still fit another PCI'E card as looking at the pics it would appear sticking in 2 high end GPU's...
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    Razer keyboard

    I have one and seriously regret buying it, it has had non stop faults since purchase and I should've stuck with the more relaible Logitech's like I used to. It may well be a batch fault but after almost a year of use I find the z and r keys often don't work until pressed repeatably which is a...
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    SB 2500K Gaming Build Advice

    Did just have an interesting thought on the Sabertooth and cooling. The Thermal Vest basically directs air from the CPU cooler around the ducting to cool the Mosfets and bridges etc etc from what I can tell. However if you are using something like the Archon for CPU cooling this won't actually...
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    SB 2500K Gaming Build Advice

    I've been watching that thread with interest amongst a dozen others as it was very close to what Im looking at. Got some good feedback as well. I've prob spent almost a year researching components and build to get this pc exactly right. I cocked up whern I bought my current Dell PC off shelf as...
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    SB 2500K Gaming Build Advice

    That'd be awesome as I think an SLI GTX580 configuration would more or less meet my criteria for top of the line gaming performance. As I have read for most gaming with Sandybridge erspecially the 2500k and 2600k it is GPU rather than CPU / Mainboard limited. So based on that would the...
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    SB 2500K Gaming Build Advice

    So could the AX850 PSU handle 2 x GTX580 in SLI and would I need to consider water cooling?
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    SB 2500K Gaming Build Advice

    Tbh I was originally going to get that based on the aesthetics and feature list but I've read concerns about potential dust build up under the shield and the requirement for a top down air cooler negating the use of a tower Archon. It does look great and the price is good to just wondering...
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    SB 2500K Gaming Build Advice

    Lol yeah it does seem that way doesn't it! I think another thing I've considered is the aesthetics of the machine, I've seen these awesome colour co ordinated pc's in modding forums and they look fantastic so my logic with the Maximus is the colour scheme more than anything as I detest the blue...
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    SB 2500K Gaming Build Advice

    Hi, I'm hoping to get some advice on a gaming ig I want to put together: PC Usage Heavy Gaming especially BFBC2 Budget £1900 Buying Parts in UK Brand Preference Nvidia definately and Intel. I also really like Asus Re Use Current Parts Lol no, my current system is a 1st Gen Dell XPS700...