Is Watercooling right for me?

[bhaltair]

I am building a new high end system for gaming and am in the last stages of selecting my parts. However I do not know if watercooling is the right thing for my situation. My biggest concern is that I am still in college so about 10 times a year I will be driving to and from home in my car (5 hour drive). Not sure if that is a no-no with a watercooled PC in the backseat, not to mention I have yet to build a custom PC with watercooling so I don't know if first time experience + these high end parts are a no-no.

If I am being overly cautious and paranoid then I could use some help to see what I would need to make a pretty decent watercooled PC. Here are my list of components:

CPU: Intel 6800X
Motherboard: Asus P5B Deluxe (might wait for RD600 or n590)
Memory: 2 GB Corsair XMS2 DDR-800 PC2-6400 Cas 3
PSU: Seasonic M12 700W
GPU: Radeon X1900XT 256MB (waiting for DX10)
HD 1: 150GB WD Raptor 10,000
HD 2: 150GB WD Raptor 10,000

I want a relativley quiet PC that can also do a fair bit of overclocking. Price is not really an issue as I really want a quality system in place. I browsed performance-pc's and I really liked their Modded Lian Li PC-G70B Black but I don't if that's a waste of money or if watercooling is even for me?

 

[oc22]

If you want a quiet pc that can overclock, water cooling is the way to go. You could make a system that you could transport, maybe by building an external watercooling box with quick disconnects. You could also just build the system inside you case a mount everything. Either way, you shouldn't have too much of a problem transporting it, except probably for the weight.

 

[smopoim86]

since it looks like your not cutting any corners, here's a list of what i would buy

silverstone tj07
thermochill pa 120.3 radiator
either a swiftech storm or a little river g5(if you could get it)
ddc+(18 watt version) with alphacool top
t line with fill port
and either a mp-01, mcw60, or maze 4 for graphics

in the tj07 you can put the rad in the bottom with air coming in one side and out the other with minimal modding.
like this

Hope this helps

 

[raincityboy]

Originally posted by: oc22
except probably for the weight.

Big air HSF's weigh more than a water block. Which would stress the mobo more during travel. I would pack around my WCed system, if I needed to, with out thinking twice about it.
If you mean over all weight, the difference would hardly be noticeable.

Heres a good start.
AquaXtreme MP-05 SP Limited Edition or Swiftech Storm
Thermochill PA160 or some other Thermochill rad. PA120.2 or .3
MCP355 pump

If you want to do just the CPU the PA160 would be a great choice. If you plan on adding a GPU block later, you might want to consider the PA120.2/.3.

 

[VinDSL]

Originally posted by: bhaltair
Is Watercooling right for me?

No!