Recommendations on a water cooling unit. (PLEASE move to cooling)

[The Sauce]

I am getting a little disenfranchised with the size and difficulty-of-install with todays air-cooling units and starting to think that it might even be easier to switch to water cooling. The key for me is being able to remove the proc without removing the motherboard from the case and ease of installation. I need a noob unit that has everything I will need included, it doesn't have to be super high-end - just easy to install and reliable.

I am also curious - since these things are so expensive, how future=proof are they? Will I have to throw it out and get another one when the next mobo/socket design comes out? Or will anything I buy follow me through my next several upgrade cycles.

 

[Antikristuseke]

Well, id recomend you get a copper radiator, like the interior heater radiators for cars from a scrapyeard thats in good condition, then get a decent waterblock from any etailer, ofcourse doing research about performance and a water pump, a reservoir could be anything able to contain liquid, piping isnt really a problem and assembling it is allmost as easy as geting a pre made set and if you get right parts youll get grat performance for low ammounts of money. Cant really recomend any set since i havent tested any of them and my waterblock, which i have sold by now, was machined by a coworker.

As for future proof, they are pretty good at that, thouhg you might have to fabricate a new bracket every now and again.

 

[Ronnie]

Here is a good starter kit, if you don't want to buy piece by piece.

http://www.jab-tech.com/Swiftech-Apex-Ultra-H20-220-With-Apogee-GT-pr-3198.html

 

[aigomorla]

Originally posted by: Snatchface
I am getting a little disenfranchised with the size and difficulty-of-install with todays air-cooling units and starting to think that it might even be easier to switch to water cooling. The key for me is being able to remove the proc without removing the motherboard from the case and ease of installation. I need a noob unit that has everything I will need included, it doesn't have to be super high-end - just easy to install and reliable.

I am also curious - since these things are so expensive, how future=proof are they? Will I have to throw it out and get another one when the next mobo/socket design comes out? Or will anything I buy follow me through my next several upgrade cycles.

Water is never easier then air. :\ <--- first part where your wrong

The key for me is being able to remove the proc without removing the motherboard from the case and ease of installation. <---- Not possible to mount a waterblock then. Any good, and almost future proof block maker requires you to slide bolts behind the board and load the block via spring retention system. Dont want to remove your board, dont jump to water.


How future proof are they? My ApogeeGT which looks identical in external layout of my old Apogee could fit on S478 S763 <-- err old amd cant remember exact number. S939 LGA775

Swiftech also comes out with addon retention systems to adopt to new processor configs. like AM2 . So yeah their highly future proof until something stronger and more efficent then water is available.

Also using water correctly can extend the life of your processor, silence your overclocked system, and also give you higher overclocks.


ALSO!!! this post belongs in case and cooling section of this forum. Not CPU.

Half of the people who are regulars in this forum is not familar with water. There are better kits available then the swiftech apex, ie petrastechshop elite bundle will pwn that kit. So if your willing to accept the two key things you want, not to happen, i suggest you move this post over to case and cooling where more informed people can help you.

 

[thecoolnessrune]

Originally posted by: aigomorla
S763 <-- err old amd cant remember exact number.

S462 or Skt. A

 

[aigomorla]

Originally posted by: thecoolnessrune

Originally posted by: aigomorla
S763 <-- err old amd cant remember exact number.

S462 or Skt. A

thank you

 

[The Sauce]

Originally posted by: aigomorla

Originally posted by: Snatchface
I am getting a little disenfranchised with the size and difficulty-of-install with todays air-cooling units and starting to think that it might even be easier to switch to water cooling. The key for me is being able to remove the proc without removing the motherboard from the case and ease of installation. I need a noob unit that has everything I will need included, it doesn't have to be super high-end - just easy to install and reliable.

I am also curious - since these things are so expensive, how future=proof are they? Will I have to throw it out and get another one when the next mobo/socket design comes out? Or will anything I buy follow me through my next several upgrade cycles.

Water is never easier then air. :\ <--- first part where your wrong

The key for me is being able to remove the proc without removing the motherboard from the case and ease of installation. <---- Not possible to mount a waterblock then. Any good, and almost future proof block maker requires you to slide bolts behind the board and load the block via spring retention system. Dont want to remove your board, dont jump to water.


How future proof are they? My ApogeeGT which looks identical in external layout of my old Apogee could fit on S478 S763 <-- err old amd cant remember exact number. S939 LGA775

Swiftech also comes out with addon retention systems to adopt to new processor configs. like AM2 . So yeah their highly future proof until something stronger and more efficent then water is available.

Also using water correctly can extend the life of your processor, silence your overclocked system, and also give you higher overclocks.


ALSO!!! this post belongs in case and cooling section of this forum. Not CPU.

Half of the people who are regulars in this forum is not familar with water. There are better kits available then the swiftech apex, ie petrastechshop elite bundle will pwn that kit. So if your willing to accept the two key things you want, not to happen, i suggest you move this post over to case and cooling where more informed people can help you.

Thanks for the info. I think you misunderstood though. I don't expect that I could install it without removing the mobo, at least for the initial install. What I want is to be able to remove the water block from the CPU after initial installation without having to remove the mobo to do so. I'm betting that once the rear bracket is installed that you could remove most blocks without mandating a mobo removal as well. I like to switch procs a lot and its a real hastle to rip the mobo out every time.