Watery coolery

[Ino]

Hi.
Was planning on my new watercooler for my new comp
Spec of comp
ASUS P5AD2E-Prem
Intel 775 3.0 @ 3.0
Powercolor X700 Pro
1 Gz ram
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My water cooler
DD RBX 775
DD Acetal Maze4 GPU
3.8" tubing
Black Ice Extreme
Tygon tubing
Arctic silver V.

Is this setup sufficient? Or is there anyway I can drop the price without dropping the performance?

And one more thing, could you guys suggest of a pump for my setup?
And for the reservoir, I was thinking about smthing that will look good in my case, This is what I m thinking about, any similar thing but cheaper than this one?

Thank you for all your answer guys.

 

[Yossairian]

Coolflex over tygon tubing will save you some $$ and work just as well IMO.
Heatercore instead of the BIX will save quite a bit too.

Also might want to looks at TDX blocks as apposed to RBX, it will save some plumbing.

As for pumps, I like this one personally. ( either get the one w/ removeable barbs so you can get 3/8 or even better stretch the tubing over the 1/2" barbs )

I like the DD stuff personally, but swiftech makes some nice blocks too. You might be able to save a few bucks there.

 

[Miklebud]

Originally posted by: Yossairian
Coolflex over tygon tubing will save you some $$ and work just as well IMO.
Heatercore instead of the BIX will save quite a bit too.

Also might want to looks at TDX blocks as apposed to RBX, it will save some plumbing.

As for pumps, I like this one personally. ( either get the one w/ removeable barbs so you can get 3/8 or even better stretch the tubing over the 1/2" barbs )

I like the DD stuff personally, but swiftech makes some nice blocks too. You might be able to save a few bucks there.

He's got some good points. I went from DD to swiftech on teh CPU block and I'm very happy I did. Way easier to mount and better performance and NO worries about leaking with a 6000/6002.

ClearFlex 60 is VERY similiar to Tygon, but a 1/4 the price. It's awesome stuff.
I'd also suggest a Heatercore, or just go with a D-Tek Pro Core, way less expensive with better performance.

And that is an AWESOME pump, no doubt about it. I have the same one, but it is just rebadged as a Swiftech MCP600. Get it and be happy. Spend the money you save on the Heatercore and tubing on that pump.

 

[Ino]

Thx for the reply guys.
For the heater core radiator, found one in Here, is this the one ur talking about?

Ive read smwhere that it could be a hassle for mounting it.
Any idea how to mount this thing into the case and a 120mm fan aswell?

Thanks evryone

 

[HardWarrior]

Ino, research your tubing choice carefully. There are some other differences between Tygon and CF60. It isn't all about "cheap." As for mounting a core, take a look at this. Buying a core in this fashion will save you a bit of time and energy.

 

[Ino]

Yeah I agree with u, perhaps will read more review for the tubing.
Anyway can anyone explain it to me the difference between a 12V DC pump and an AC pump.
Is it that the DC pump comes with the molex plug.
And AC pump needs to be plugged into the wall?

Not sure though... -_-

 

[HardWarrior]

A 12v pump attaches to and is powered by your PSU, with a standard molex. An AC pump plugs into the wall, or if you want it to act like a 12v pump, you can buy a relay.

 

[HeaterCore]

Originally posted by: HardWarrior
Ino, research your tubing choice carefully. There are some other differences between Tygon and CF60. It isn't all about "cheap." As for mounting a core, take a look at this. Buying a core in this fashion will save you a bit of time and energy.

For that size core, it might save you money to boot. The DD core comes without a shroud, so you've either got to fashion one yourself or drop another $15 on DD's acrylic shroud. The latter ups the cost of the DD to equal that of the D-Tek, and it doesn't fit all that well anyway.

And yeah, you do need a shroud with core-style radiators. Without one you'll leave a low airflow spot in the center of the rad, hampering your cooling performance.

-HC-

 

[HardWarrior]

Also, the DD shroud doesn't LOOK like it has much of a stand-off from the surface of the core. Beyond avoiding the hub effect, a shroud also decreases percieved noise. I have about an inch (plenum and shroud depth) between my fan and the surface of a BIX. Even at full speed (2200RPM-92CFM) the noise isn't bad at all.