Liquid cooled for first build?

[Smartazz]

Is watercooling hard to install for:
1. Northbridge
2. Dual GPUs
3. 2 Sticks of RAM
4. A high end AMD CPU

For a first build, would this be hard to install?
I can definatly do an air cooled system, but liquid cooling seems a bit harder.
Any suggestions?

 

[Cooler]

Dont Do it on your first!

 

[Tsuwamono]

ya for sure man. infact just to get used to building PCs before your first build. buy a 200$ POS from some local computer store like a p3 or p2 or something and just take it apart and rebuild it over and over and over until you get used to it. Also try reformating and installing windows, swaping parts using different cables. This should give you alittle experience for building your first computer.

 

[Smartazz]

Originally posted by: Tsuwamono
ya for sure man. infact just to get used to building PCs before your first build. buy a 200$ POS from some local computer store like a p3 or p2 or something and just take it apart and rebuild it over and over and over until you get used to it. Also try reformating and installing windows, swaping parts using different cables. This should give you alittle experience for building your first computer.

Actually I've done with with a dell with a P3, I rebuilt that thing several times already, getting better at it, I just never reinstalled windows before, is that part hard?

 

[sniperruff]

Originally posted by: Smartazz

Originally posted by: Tsuwamono
ya for sure man. infact just to get used to building PCs before your first build. buy a 200$ POS from some local computer store like a p3 or p2 or something and just take it apart and rebuild it over and over and over until you get used to it. Also try reformating and installing windows, swaping parts using different cables. This should give you alittle experience for building your first computer.

Actually I've done with with a dell with a P3, I rebuilt that thing several times already, getting better at it, I just never reinstalled windows before, is that part hard?

it's as hard as setting the 1st boot device to cd-rom in BIOS and then popping in the windows CD, then installing a bunch of drivers

 

[Smartazz]

Originally posted by: sniperruff

Originally posted by: Smartazz

Originally posted by: Tsuwamono
ya for sure man. infact just to get used to building PCs before your first build. buy a 200$ POS from some local computer store like a p3 or p2 or something and just take it apart and rebuild it over and over and over until you get used to it. Also try reformating and installing windows, swaping parts using different cables. This should give you alittle experience for building your first computer.

Actually I've done with with a dell with a P3, I rebuilt that thing several times already, getting better at it, I just never reinstalled windows before, is that part hard?

it's as hard as setting the 1st boot device to cd-rom in BIOS and then popping in the windows CD, then installing a bunch of drivers

nice, I'll do that, drivers are easy?

 

[sniperruff]

Originally posted by: Smartazz

Originally posted by: sniperruff

Originally posted by: Smartazz

Originally posted by: Tsuwamono
ya for sure man. infact just to get used to building PCs before your first build. buy a 200$ POS from some local computer store like a p3 or p2 or something and just take it apart and rebuild it over and over and over until you get used to it. Also try reformating and installing windows, swaping parts using different cables. This should give you alittle experience for building your first computer.

Actually I've done with with a dell with a P3, I rebuilt that thing several times already, getting better at it, I just never reinstalled windows before, is that part hard?

it's as hard as setting the 1st boot device to cd-rom in BIOS and then popping in the windows CD, then installing a bunch of drivers

nice, I'll do that, drivers are easy?

just remember to do in the following order:

1) OS
2) mobo drivers
3) windows update
4) drivers from PCI devices or other stuff
5) other softwares
6) software updates

done.

you don't have to update any hardware's firmware unless you'll gain a significant advantage over the existing firmware. remember that.

 

[Tsuwamono]

everythings fairly easy. but the reason i said to do that is so you encounter problems. For example. My first build was perfect nothing went wrong at all. second build was a bitch. The PSU wouldnt support my PC so i needed to go out and buy a new PSU and then once i got that installed i realised that by lending my friend my HD while i was waiting for my PSU he had screwed it up i then needed to buy a new HD for an OS because all my files like the NTLDR were gone. Then i finally got it working and it works fine now. 3rd build was a problem aswell the PSU didnt have enough power so when i turned on the PC nothing came on. thought it was cables or something but it wasnt.

Just trying to say. make sure your good at it and you know what your doing... well atleast a bit lol. Oh and also pick up yourself a mag that has a build your own PC article. For Example i have the PC Upgrade "Build your own PC" 2001 edition that i used for my first build. Its alittle out of date ofcourse but she still covers the basics.

 

[biostud]

Get it up an running at air first, then install water once that's taken care of.

 

[the Chase]

If you do water cooling read this guide first- its very detailed and actually made me stick to air for awhile longer- http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=54331

 

[imported_Tick]

It's not that hard, but it takes some finess. If you want to go a safer route, fill your loop with Fluid XP+, it's one of the only actually non-conductive fluids on the market, so leaks are not an issue. Keep in mind you do take a risk by water cooling. Also, make sure to bench test your loop, and then install it, and then let it run for a while without the power on, and only then power it up.