Can anyone recommend me a good watercooling system?

[DfiDude]

I need a water cooling system for my new system. I will be needing a waterblock for socket 939 and a radiator, and a pump. I dont think i want to water cool my card so i think thats all i need. Please help! Thank You






Amd Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Manchester (384, monarch)
Dfi Lanparty Crossfire Motherboard (once it comes out) (probably around $190)
eVGA 7800 GTX PCI-E ($600, monarch)
PC Power & Cooling 510W ($218, monarch)
Lian Li V2000B ($250, monarch)
4x512/2 Gig of Mushkin Redline XP4000 ($380, newegg)
Samsung Spinpoint SP2504C ($119, allstarshop)
Saitek Eclipse Keyboard ($40, newegg)
Razer Diamondback LE ($50, newegg)
19" Dell Trinitron ($63) from tiger direct i think.)
BenQ DW 1640B ($44, newegg)

 

[imported_Kensai]

Storm G5
Weapons modded Heatercore
D5
1/2" Tygon.

 

[Safeway]

I agree with everything Kensai says 95% of the time

I will say that you can get a Black Ice Pro or Extreme single, or double radiator, or a BIP triple radiator ... for alot cheaper now. They drastically reduced prices somewhat recently. Sure the weapon is nice, but I like my BIP3.

BTW -- my pump came in!

 

[imported_Kensai]

Originally posted by: Safeway
I agree with everything Kensai says 95% of the time

I will say that you can get a Black Ice Pro or Extreme single, or double radiator, or a BIP triple radiator ... for alot cheaper now. They drastically reduced prices somewhat recently. Sure the weapon is nice, but I like my BIP3.

BTW -- my pump came in!

A Weapons modded heatcore is like.. $40.

 

[NINaudio]

link to weapons heatercore?

 

[imported_Kensai]

Originally posted by: NINaudio
link to weapons heatercore?

Talk to him.

 

[DfiDude]

Whats D5?

 

[imported_Kensai]

Originally posted by: DfiDude
Whats D5?

It's a pump.

 

[Bona Fide]

Or you could go to Danger Den's website and pick out your own stuff. Here are my recommendations:

- TDX waterblock (CPU, GPU)
- 1/2" Tygon tubing

 

[DfiDude]

Whats the D stand for?

 

[imported_Kensai]

Originally posted by: Bona Fide
Or you could go to Danger Den's website and pick out your own stuff. Here are my recommendations:

- TDX waterblock (CPU, GPU)
- 1/2" Tygon tubing

Ew ew ew on the TDK CPU block... The Storm G5 is a fair ways better.

 

[DfiDude]

I think im just going to go with the Black Ice Pro Radiator from danger den. Sound good? I dont think i want to go through the trouble of getting on from weapons heatercore. Any other suggestions for the heatercore?

 

[DfiDude]

I also cant find a place to buy the Storm G5 so i think i might go with the Maze 4 unless someone finds me a website where i can becuz i looked everywhere.

 

[Elfear]

G5's are probably the best out right now but finding one is almost impossible and when you do it's like $150-200 just for the block. I've had really good luck with the Swiftech MCW6002-64 cpu block. It performs within 3-4 degrees of the really expensive blocks and doesn't need an uber expensive pump to keep the flow rate up. Here is a mini-review I did with a list of parts I used. I wouldn't hesitate to use a double BIP rad either. The BIX are a little better but not worth the money in my opinion.

 

[Greenman]

Originally posted by: DfiDude
I think im just going to go with the Black Ice Pro Radiator from danger den. Sound good? I dont think i want to go through the trouble of getting on from weapons heatercore. Any other suggestions for the heatercore?

Heater cores are easy to mod, and a steal at $25 bucks. I pulled the fittings out of mine and installed 1/2" barbs in less than an hour.

 

[Mattd46612]

Swiftech Apex kit from crazypc.com its $249 and worth eveyr penny, all the best parts and everything all in one kit. Storm block, MCP655 pump, 2dual 120mm fan radiator, 5" bay res. Good luck getting weapon to mod you a heatercore hes busy as hell. I have a email into him because I will hook it up to my rig when I get it and have a heatercore and rad. But with my system I top out around 41c and its been steadily dropping as the paste settles.

 

[DfiDude]

Originally posted by: Mattd46612
Swiftech Apex kit from crazypc.com its $249 and worth eveyr penny, all the best parts and everything all in one kit. Storm block, MCP655 pump, 2dual 120mm fan radiator, 5" bay res. Good luck getting weapon to mod you a heatercore hes busy as hell. I have a email into him because I will hook it up to my rig when I get it and have a heatercore and rad. But with my system I top out around 41c and its been steadily dropping as the paste settles.

The swiftech apex looks very good and seems like a good deal for a good water cooling set up. I think ill go with it! Thanks for all the help guys , thanks to kensai also for the help. Cant wait till the whole rig to come! Will post as soon as i get my comp and when the sapphire mobo or dfi crossfire motherboard comes out.