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Water cooling help in Lian Li PC65 (placement & parts)

GeekSupportCom

Senior member
Hi all,

I'm planning on switching my current case (Giant Antec KS180) with a Lian Li PC65 and getting it watercooled to boot. For the watercooled setup, I'd like to use one of those radiators that take two 120mm fans but it looks like the Lian Li PC65 only accepts smaller 80mm fans. Where would be the best place to stick the radiator in an internal setup?

Also, someone told me about some 120mm fans which are supposed to be pretty good (CFM) and quiet at the same time. The company that makes it has 3 letters in it; something like MSB?

Parts:
[*]Eheim 1250
[*]Heatercore/Radiator
dunno which to get or the difference. would like one with two 120mm, any difference from 1x or 2x fans?
[*]maze2 or spir@l
any noticable difference?
[*]4 feet 1/2 Silicone tube
not sure if this would be enough
[*]Hose clamps
[*]water wetter
how much do i add to change the color of the water?
[*]2x120mm
dunno how much CFM would be good but quiet at the same time
[*]anything else?

Setup:
AMD XP 1600 (didn't o/c yet. yes, i know i should whip myself ;p)
Abit KR7 non-raid
512MB PC2100 Crucial
4 HDs
2 SCSI CD-ROMS (one cd-r, one cd-rom)
GeForce 3 Ti200 (not o/c'd either..yet)

I think that's the jist of my system. How well would putting one of those GeForce waterblocks be in addition to the normal setup? Would I need a stronger pump, better radiator?

TIA!
 
or if i decide to do the piggy back style (mount radiator long side horizontal behind computer next to i/o plugs), should the fans be blowing _on_ the radiator or _sucking_ air away from radiator?
 
Mostly a bump but here's some thoughts on the 120mm fan. I like the Delta 120mm, doesn't have the 3 letters in the name but maybe you were talking about the model number Link to the place where I already talked about seeing the 120mm fan, scroll down to the bottom it's probably the last post. I really like them and at 34db they haven't pissed me off yet.

As for the placement, I have no first hand experience but I know swiftech's premade watercooling barebones system has the 2 exhaust fans blowing past the radiator, not sucking.
 
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