Water cooling kits

[rpv]

I am noob to watercooling. I was wondering if u guys have any recomendations on good water cooling kits. I have been reading whenever I do get the time. Since I am starting off I figured it might be easier for me if I can get a preconfigured kit rather than buy the parts seperately.

I did read a few good things about the Swiftech H20-220 Apex Ultima+ Water Cooling Kit. Was wondering if anyone has any experience with this? I cannot find much independant reviews on these systems.

Thanks in advance

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

Kits suck because they take most of the fun out of building your own custom kit

 

[Tullphan]

Originally posted by: BTRY B 529th FA BN
Kits suck because they take most of the fun out of building your own custom kit

It's a nice way to get-acquainted-to-watercooling tho, isn't it?

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

Yes, depending on your toleration.

 

[PCTC2]

Everything in one of my computers is basically a Swiftech kit that formed out of a few systems getting upgraded and the spare parts becoming a new watercooling loop.
MCR320, MCP355 w/ Top, MicroRes Rev2, and a Swiftech ApogeeGTX CPU and a MCW60-B Rev2 GPU. It's a nice kit and I would suggest the Swiftech Ultima Plus as a good starter kit. THe only thing I have different is the pump (which I have in a different loop), and the radiator (I have the larger model).

But read Aigo's sticky first to make sure you're up to the maintenance and correct set up (bleeding, etc)

 

[rpv]

Originally posted by: Tullphan

Originally posted by: BTRY B 529th FA BN
Kits suck because they take most of the fun out of building your own custom kit

It's a nice way to get-acquainted-to-watercooling tho, isn't it?

That was the whole idea...this will be my first foray into watercooling and thought that I should start with a kit...it helps with making things a lot simpler. I did not want to get one if the kits were not very good as a cooling solution..

 

[rpv]

Originally posted by: PCTC2
Everything in one of my computers is basically a Swiftech kit that formed out of a few systems getting upgraded and the spare parts becoming a new watercooling loop.
MCR320, MCP355 w/ Top, MicroRes Rev2, and a Swiftech ApogeeGTX CPU and a MCW60-B Rev2 GPU. It's a nice kit and I would suggest the Swiftech Ultima Plus as a good starter kit. THe only thing I have different is the pump (which I have in a different loop), and the radiator (I have the larger model).

But read Aigo's sticky first to make sure you're up to the maintenance and correct set up (bleeding, etc)

Thanks. I know the ultima plus comes with a waterblock for the GPU..I am planning to get the Sapphire Vapor X 4890..will I need the extra cooling on these? I could save about 100$ I got the Ultima and not the plus??

 

[aigomorla]

are kits easier? myth

kits only have more instruction manuals.

If u piece parts out, you get instruction manuals, but not 1 big manual like a kit does.

Eventually u will get greedy and the kit wont give u want you want, so people tend to get the biggest package they can afford the first go, and see if there happy.

Water brings out greed, greed makes u want to tinker.. tinker means ur system wont be up too long because ur always moding it.

and to answer your question yes... a 120x2 radiator will be hard fetched on a cpu + gpu.

 

[PCTC2]

Originally posted by: aigomorla
are kits easier? myth

kits only have more instruction manuals.

If u piece parts out, you get instruction manuals, but not 1 big manual like a kit does.

Eventually u will get greedy and the kit wont give u want you want, so people tend to get the biggest package they can afford the first go, and see if there happy.

Water brings out greed, greed makes u want to tinker.. tinker means ur system wont be up too long because ur always moding it.

and to answer your question yes... a 120x2 radiator will be hard fetched on a cpu + gpu.

Get another 120x1 or 120x2 radiator in addition and call it a day with the kit. Also, you may need RAM sinks for your GPU if the kit doesn't come with any. And sinks for your VRM.

Or buy everything in the kit separately. And replace some parts with better ones and you have yourself something nice.

Radiator:
MCR320QP
Pump:
MCP355 with XSPC top or MCP655
Reservoir:
Micro MCRES Rev2
CPU:
ApogeeGTZ
GPU:
MCW60-B Rev 2
Ram sinks and VRM sinks for your card
Other:
Tygon 7/16" Tubing
1/2" OD DangerDen FatBoy G1/4 Fittings
RADBOX or figure out your own mount for the radiator.

 

[rpv]

any experience with this one:

http://www.petrastechshop.com/pecoel.html

 

[PCTC2]

Originally posted by: rpv
any experience with this one:

http://www.petrastechshop.com/pecoel.html

That's basically what I use. It's a nice kit. And the guys at Petra's Tech Shop are really helpful and take their job very personally. I ordered 80 radiator screws once by accident and they wrote a funny note about it.

 

[zCypher]

Must be nice and peaceful compared to a noisy air cooled setup?

 

[Gillbot]

Not all water kits are quiet, it depends on if you build it with silence in mind or performance.