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First wc system, I have $400, what do i get?

a swiftech kit is a good choice. they have been around awhile and are always reviewed well

dont buy into those cheap kits.

Also, dangerden.com has kits, and they make awesome parts if you can afford it.

 
the best kits are custom kits research and find what best suits your needs 🙂 it took me over 1 month before I choosed which parts I was going to go with 🙂
 
I was thinking of the following

swiftech 6002-64
a silverprop fusion hl
aqua extreme z50 pump
black ice extreme 3 radiator
tygon tubing 1/2 id


Compnents (soon to be)
amd 64 3000+ winchester
msi neo k8n
ocz platinum rev.2
x800xt pe
74 raptor
sound blaster audigy 2zs
lian-li pc-75

what you guys think?

Opinions, addons?
 
the black ice xtreme 3 radiators are nice but they're a bit long, and you have to modify a blow hole on top to get it mounted. That radiator is too big for my taste but if you're just cooling your gpu,cpu, and maybe your chipset then a dual shoudl be good enough for you. Tygon are good as well but cost $$$ for the price. Go to your local hardware store and buy some 1/8 thick 1/2ID x 3/4OD tubing, they are less flexible than tygon but soak them in a warm bucket of hot water and they should be just as flexiable(they cost 60 cents a foot). The aqua extreme is an excellent pump and you can't go wrong with either the Danger Den d4 12v (same as swiftech mcp650) But overall the z50 is a slightly better pump for high flow blocks.

you shouldn't have a problem with that setup but with 400 dollars I would go with all aquacool stuff (it will cost you an arm and a leg)

-aqua extreme z50 pump and or danger den d4 12v
-black ice extreme dual radiator
-swiftech 6002-64 if you got the money get the dtek white water block alumnium top (both of these blocks preform very similiar but dtek is slightly better at higher flow rates by 1-2°C)
-Any hardware tubing will do.
-Reservoir is up to you, they can range anywhere from 25-100 dollars.
-Silverprop fusion HL are nice but a bit pricey you can get a more better bang for the buck gpu block from swiftech once again. (personally i'll go with the Danger Den Maze 4 GPU BlLock/Swiftech MCW50)

My setup is:

Innovatek Dual Radiator
Innovatek Dual Radiator Fan Guard
Innovatek Reservoir v1.1
(all converted to 1/2 ID from 1/4 system)
Danger Den D4 12v pump
Dtek White Water (alumnium top)
 
hrm, you bring up a good point about that silver prop... is there relaly any diff between a dd maze 4 and a silver prop?

I wont use a res but a t-line

What difference in performance would a double igive instead of a triple?

wouldnt aluminum corrode?
 
Yes alumnium will corrode but that's why you mix the distill water in with the Vavoline Zerex protector add in a few drops of antibaterical into the water it'll make a good winning combantio. But don't buy those online go to your local pepboys store and pick up a 14.5oz for $2.49 vs those 4oz bottle that will cost you 6-10 bucks not including the cost of shipping. If you go with the BIX3 performance should be minimal but since the BIX3 has a larger surfance area in theory it should disspiate more heat but in real world performance it's close to nothing.

http://forums.anandtech.com/me...4776&enterthread=y

this is my setup.
 
Thanks for giving us a $400.00 budget. It is possible. I would recommend:

Danger Den:
-TDX for cpu, $53.00
-Support chipset block (they have only two) $43.00
-Black ice Extreme pro(120mm size if your case can support it, dual or x3 would even be better) $50.00
-Their +12 volt DC pump $75.00
-Fillpro $12.00
-1/2 ID tubing, 10 feet (stick with the clearflex) $12.00
-Fittings for the T-line $3.00
-Watter wetter $3.50
-hose clamps $10.00

and a gallon of distilled H2O! Viola! $1.00

I believe that adds up to $262.50 without s&h. You could add the NV-68 if you have an nVidia 6800 sereis gpu for an additional $130.00 . With that your quickly approaching $400.00 .

Fans for the radiator would help also.
 
Well, ive been told by a lot of people that swiftech 6002-64 is a bit better and cheaper..

I am gonan get a black ice extreme 3 😀

Im also gonan get 3x 35DBa panaflows.

I was trying to add in some tygon, but it costs too much, and i think teh clearflex 1/2id 1/8 wall tubing would do well

The silverprop is sold out and i have to order from aus, which will cost alot...

Might have to get a maze4 gpu block..

Heres what i have a cooltech..
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And i have the swiftech and the fans at suidewinder

This woud cost about 340$
 
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