Watercooling, which one???

[sirsleepsalot]

Hopefully it won't be as hard as last time to get an answer !
I wanna switch to water cooling but I don't know what system to get. Hopefully someone can help me out in getting a good, yet not too expensive one (~200$ US)...
Cause right now, these fans are really getting annoying it's so loud...

Thanks a lot !!!

 

[BeauJangles]

Just buy all the components indivudally, much cheaper and you can get a better system.

 

[BBigJ]

I'm thinking about that too. The first thing I need to get is the waterblock, and I'll build the system around that. Any suggestions about where to get the waterblock? I like the looks of the z4, but the price is a little steep ~$50. Too bad none of the search engines will work for "waterblock". Are there any lists of websites that sell watercooling supplies?

 

[sirsleepsalot]

Any tips on where to check?
I'm in canada so if possible, somewhere in canada so that I don't have to pay the border taxes...

 

[PelchMat]

would be a great idea to switch to watercooling,

does anyone knows a web site/electronic store?
i'm located in Montreal, Canada

help would be appreciated

 

[SnowPunk98]

if you know nothing about watercooling get a koolance not as good as DIY but easier, if you wanna go all out get a maze 2, eheim 1250, heatercore, silicone tubing, 120mm Panaflo, Rez, and a rheostat

 

[BeauJangles]

Koolance is a good choice, if you want a good, quiet, no hassles system. If you are looking to build your own, check FS/FT around here and hardforums. You can usually pick up good stuff cheap. You also don't need the top of the line stuff. I keep my 1.2 @ 1.4 around 31 * C idle and 34 * C full load. This is with essentially this radiator, a Maze2 knockoff, Radio Shack thermal compound, a Rio 200 (rated at 138 gph), and a resiviour. The whole thing cost me less them $100 US. I cool the radiator with 2 120 mm NMB fans at 7 volts, which is almost silent.



Beau

 

[MrThompson]

I'm a big fan of Danger Den products. Good quality and excellent service.

 

[stevens]

I am looking to move to watercooling and just got a heatercore from a local junk yard. It is all cooper and is pretty big, so maybe you should check a place like that if you want a true DIY. I am looking at the water block from Aquastealh because at $30 it seems like a steal compared to the $45+ ones. I am looking at either an Eheim Pumps or Model 3 Pump. There are coupons for 10off at petsmart so it would come out to be like $40 with shipping. Can anyone say if this will be an acceptable setup?

 

[sirsleepsalot]

Someone sent me to www.geminicool.com. Looks like a good setup, but rather expensive.

 

[sirsleepsalot]

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[sirsleepsalot]

Bump again...

 

[Nelmster]

With all due respect, I'm not sure why you're bumping. There are many excellent answers on here. Please elaborate if you need more help. =)

 

[sirsleepsalot]

Sorry... I was trying to get other opinions on the geminicool system. Is it really worth it at that price because I don't want to get a Koolance case as I'm rather fond of my SX-1040B which I'm currently modding... (don't want all that work to be a waste). And I'm looking for a quiet system that hopefully won't be too hard to assemble. If someone can direct me to a few places where I can get parts that aren't too complicated to assemble (in the Montreal area if at all possible) and a quiet pump that will hopefully allow me to overclock to 1750MHz or more (which my current air cooling setup allows but at rather high temps, around 55C), then I should be happy.

I don't know much about watercooling but I'm pretty handy so I'm pretty sure I can survive, and make my computer survive the installation on a watercooling kit. But still, the simpler, the better... thanks !

(Ok, the original reason why I was bumping is only the geminicool part)...

 

[sirsleepsalot]

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