So should I go with this or put together a kit my self?

[alfa147x]

GIGABYTE GH-WIU02 3D Galaxy II Liquid Cooling
Found it on Newegg

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16835128015

Hardware:

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale Overclocked to 3.7 on stock HSF
= $189 - Microcenter
GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35
= $94 Fry's
G.SKILL 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
= $49.99 NewEgg
GIGABYTE GV-NX72G512P2 GeForce 7200GS 256MB 64-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 SLI
= $31.99
SAMSUNG Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 20X DVD±R DVD Burner - OEM

= $29.99
Rosewill R6425-P SL Silver SGCC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

= $24.99
SAMSUNG SpinPoint P Series SP2004C 200GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

= $54.99
Cooler Master eXtreme Power 500W
= $10 AR

So should I go with this or put together a kit my self?
Oh just CPU and chipset cooling
Budget: $130

thanks!

 

[surfsatwerk]

I would say for that budget to disregard WC and stick to high end air cooling.

 

[aigomorla]

get high end air and skip h2o.

seriously, its not even going to be a venture with those parts.

 

[surfsatwerk]

For perspective I'll throw some spitball figures of my first WC setup that I'm pulling together currently.

CPU Block = $65 for a D-Tek V2
Rad= anywhere from $50 to $150 Waffling between a Swift 120.3 rad and Thermochill
Pump= $75 to $110 DDC-2 pump just need to decide on what top I want.

Just the minimum budget I have for the for a simple one loop setup is $190 and that's not including misc fittings, chemicals, tubing, shipping, etc...

 

[alfa147x]

Originally posted by: surfsatwerk
For perspective I'll throw some spitball figures of my first WC setup that I'm pulling together currently.

CPU Block = $65 for a D-Tek V2
Rad= anywhere from $50 to $150 Waffling between a Swift 120.3 rad and Thermochill
Pump= $75 to $110 DDC-2 pump just need to decide on what top I want.

Just the minimum budget I have for the for a simple one loop setup is $190 and that's not including misc fittings, chemicals, tubing, shipping, etc...

what if i put 2 cheaper ($35) radiators in the loop would that be better then one $50 radiator ?

 

[surfsatwerk]

In an attempt to accurately regurgitate the information I've consumed preparing for my 1st WC build I'm going to say you shouldn't go with any rad smaller than the 120.2 on the cpu.

http://www.jab-tech.com/Swifte...tor-Black-pr-3199.html

And you can pick that up for $42 + shipping. And by your part list I'm assuming you don't want to cool anything more than the cpu so you should be perfectly fine with a 120.2 rad and a good cpu block and pump.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/f.../forumdisplay.php?f=70

I'm learning everything I can reading the stickies there. It really is an obscene amount of information that has let me make educated purchases on every single aspect of my loop.

Edit: And for what it's worth my DDC-2 arrived last night and it is the cutest little thing I've ever seen. Sure the specs said it was like 2.5" square by 1.5" tall but seriously the thing is itty bitty, depending on the top I get to go with it I can put the thing damn near anywhere in my case. Which is great because my case is extremely short on space.