Need advice on a liquid cooling system

[mcloud777]

I need to know what liquid cooling kit I should buy to cool my cpu and gpu only. See below what I have to fit it on and in. I plan to buy the EVGA watercooled 285 gpu and an i7 cpu.


My MB

http://www.evga.com/products/m...y=Motherboard%20Family

My Case


http://www.coolermaster-usa.co..._id=19&product_id=2710

 

[Intexity]

Well, as I am in the middle of a WC build, I will tell you what I have researched and concluded on.
1. Water cooling/liquid cooling is NOT cheap.
2. It is better to run seperate loops per cooling unit rather than one loop through all.
3. You get what you pay for. If you buy the prebuilt kits, don't expect the world out of them. You are better off putting together a kit yourself. Check out DangerDen. Lots of know how there.
4. If your not going to overclock your pc, don't bother water cooling.
With those things stated, I am currently setting up a double loop or triple if I get crazy, 2 GTX 360 Black Ice Danger Den radiators, and a DD-Tieton GPU water block. Right now the case is in pieces with one rad mounted. I am looking at an EK-Supreme water block for my CPU. I am thinking about adding a northbridge block but havent got there yet and those temps seem to be pretty low for the moment. This is a play it by ear project that has been going on for about 6 months or so now. I am buying the parts as I can afford them. (6 Fans cost me 100 just to give you an idea of cost). There are still pumps, tubing, coolant, compression fittings, fan controller, etc not to mention the custom work on the case.
So if your still looking to liquid cool, head over to danger den and hit up the forums.

 

[Billb2]

You need to do a lot more than just ask a question on a forum in order to learn how to watercool.

 

[mcloud777]

Originally posted by: Billb2
You need to do a lot more than just ask a question on a forum in order to learn how to watercool.

WoW what a helpful reply this is, lol. I thought this forum was for asking questions not stupid responses that don't add anything to the discussion. Go forum troll somewhere else!

 

[mcloud777]

Originally posted by: Intexity
Well, as I am in the middle of a WC build, I will tell you what I have researched and concluded on.
1. Water cooling/liquid cooling is NOT cheap.
2. It is better to run seperate loops per cooling unit rather than one loop through all.
3. You get what you pay for. If you buy the prebuilt kits, don't expect the world out of them. You are better off putting together a kit yourself. Check out DangerDen. Lots of know how there.
4. If your not going to overclock your pc, don't bother water cooling.
With those things stated, I am currently setting up a double loop or triple if I get crazy, 2 GTX 360 Black Ice Danger Den radiators, and a DD-Tieton GPU water block. Right now the case is in pieces with one rad mounted. I am looking at an EK-Supreme water block for my CPU. I am thinking about adding a northbridge block but havent got there yet and those temps seem to be pretty low for the moment. This is a play it by ear project that has been going on for about 6 months or so now. I am buying the parts as I can afford them. (6 Fans cost me 100 just to give you an idea of cost). There are still pumps, tubing, coolant, compression fittings, fan controller, etc not to mention the custom work on the case.
So if your still looking to liquid cool, head over to danger den and hit up the forums.

Thanks for the tips! I have never tried to WC my pc before so this is all new to me and a good start, thanks again.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Not to be a forum nerd but, there is a forum just for these questions here.

 

[Billb2]

Originally posted by: mcloud777

Originally posted by: Billb2
You need to do a lot more than just ask a question on a forum in order to learn how to watercool.

WoW what a helpful reply this is, lol. I thought this forum was for asking questions not stupid responses that don't add anything to the discussion. Go forum troll somewhere else!

To determine what components will do the job for you, you need information like this, and this. I don't know whether you understand the concepts involved, if not, you'll have to do some reading.
Here, for example.

I assumed you were asking a question, the answer to which you would not understand. Perhaps you would.

1.) Determine a budget
2.) Determine a goals (ie CPU under 40°c full load, etc.)
3.) Determine heat generated by components.
4.) Determine what water blocks, at what flow rate will remove that amount of heat from the components you have.
5.) Determine which radiator, at what air flow and at what water flow will remover that amount of heat.
5.) Choose fans that will give you the CFM through the rad that you need.
6.) Determine what pump will deliver the flow rate you need, considering the restriction of the blocks, rad, tubing, etc..

or

Ask on a forum for someone who has no idea what you, or they, are doing to give you suggestions. Note that any forum response that doesn't include test data is, well, an opinion, not a fact.

or

Buy a kit and hope.

 

[Rick James]

Is watercooling the GPU and chipset even worth it?