should I go for it?

[FREEZrBURN]

I really want to start overclocking. I want vapochill cooling but its way too expensive.
I came accross this on ebay. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISA...=1&ssPageName=WDVW

Would you consider this a good deal? I've heard vapochill is the best.

 

[Mik3y]

Originally posted by: FREEZrBURN
I really want to start overclocking. I want vapochill cooling but its way too expensive.
I came accross this on ebay. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISA...=1&ssPageName=WDVW

Would you consider this a good deal? I've heard vapochill is the best.

ya, its a good deal. go for it, but you still got over 6 days left. everyone's gonna bid like 1 min before. who knows if there are really any problems with it tho. there might be some leakage and etc.

 

[PumpActionWalrus]

You can build your own fairly easy and under 100 dollars if you look around

 

[mickles]

Neat.

 

[imported_NoGodForMe]

I dunno, the guys over at www.madshrimps.be got their system up to 3.0, but that was the limit. A few lucky people have hit 3.4 or some rediculous number, but that's the top of the top.

I've gotten mine up to 2772 on Koolance Water cooling and that's $250. The thing holding me back is the memory.

I dunno, for AMD systems, I think the VapoChill is overkill, and the guys over at Madshrimps said the same thing. The differance between 2772 and 3.0 won't make a huge differance in your games, and my system already flies. Doom3 gets 120 FPS. How much more do you need right now? You probably won't set the record, because the other guys have friends giving them CPUs and the best equipment to play with. So you'll probably hit 3.0 like Madshrimps did.

 

[imported_JeReMY]

That cooler is nice.

 

[Mrvile]

Vapochill's nice, but for a starting OCer you probably just want to stick with regular water cooling.

 

[FREEZrBURN]

thanks for the advice, I was looking at this http://www.a1-electronics.net/...take_AquIII_Mod6.shtml

anyone have any experiece with it or could reccomend a better cooler for $250

I also had a few more questions if you don't mind.

1. Is there watercooling for ram?

2. If I get a water block for my videocard, will it alter how sufficient the water cooling is?

 

[imported_whatever]

if i were you, i would build a watercooling setup by myself. it isnt that difficult, it gets better results than a retail one, and it is much cheaper. you need a waterblock, radiator (old car heatercores work very well), pump, tubing, and fans. it shouldnt take more than a couple hours to set up completely, and you will spend considerably uner $200 even on a very high-end system.

 

[AWhackWhiteBoy]

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[imported_NoGodForMe]

Originally posted by: FREEZrBURN
thanks for the advice, I was looking at this http://www.a1-electronics.net/...take_AquIII_Mod6.shtml

anyone have any experiece with it or could reccomend a better cooler for $250

I also had a few more questions if you don't mind.

1. Is there watercooling for ram?

2. If I get a water block for my videocard, will it alter how sufficient the water cooling is?

No, there isn't water cooling for ram. CPU, GPU, Northbridge, and hard drives can have it.
Does the GPU effect the entire system? Yes, but not drastically. I have the Koolance on my CPU and BFG wateblock. Idle CPU temp is 41c, highest is about 48c. Others can get less temps doing it themselves, but 48c under load is pretty good if you ask me, I'm happy.