Best Watercooling system

[TheGeek]

Whats the best water cooling system for my PC that will cool my overclocked CPU, overclocked GPU, and chipset. I doubt there are any off-the-shelf systems that are suffient, so could some one give me a list of parts and places to buy them? Thanks. *Also looking for low noise*

 

[jbh129]

Check out the FAQ at xtremesystems.com. Also look at dangerden and frozencpu for product ideas. Pcper also has a decent forum on watercooling. You need to do a little research in order to make an informed decision (and, its half the fun).

 

[stevennoland]

Danger Den has almost all the items you would need to make a killer H2O set-up. Several recommendation I can make:

- Use 1/2" ID tubing. Accept nothing else!
- Get the 12 volt DC pump (@ Dangerden). It ROCKS!
- Use a shroud on you radiator
- If your not going to do a push/pull on the rad, use only the pull (with a shroud of course).
- Use a 120mm radiator. Dual 80mm is too noisy (unless space is a MAJOR factor).
- Cool your support chipset
- If you can afford it, check the NV 68 GPU block at Dangerden (again!). That beast kicks!
- Check McMaster's web site for hose clamps. They have them in black. Fairly inexpensive too.

Do a real good job of planning where everything will go. Try and assemble the system as a whole. Meaning you can insert and remove the whole cooling system without opening it up. You might need more than two hands, but leak testing will be that much easier.

My recommendations for each component:

CPU - Dangerden TDX
Support chipset - Dangerden
Pump - Dangerden 12 volt DC
Radiator - Dangerden Black Ice Extreme (or the equiv). Get the x2 or x3 120mm!
GPU - Dangerden NV 68, WOOT!
Hose - Dangerden 1/2" ID Clearflex (about 10 feet = qty discount)


Good luck and welcome to the H2O world.

 

[essasin]

The Best Hands Down
-CPU block: storm cpu block from Little River (gotta have to wait a couple months for the best)
-GPU block: silverprop gpu block
-Rad: nothing really beats heatcore but it does not look as nice. I'd suggest one of WA2 dual 120mm rads over at amdmb. Bascually get a dual 120mm rad or bigger
-Pump: Iwaki nothing beats it
-tubing: tygon
-chipset: not really sure about this one but when it doubt just buy something from dangerden

 

[cirthix]

diy

 

[cirthix]

i second the motion for heatercores (i'm using one and it ROCKS)

 

[Blain]

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