Water cooling

A Guy said:

Lordbob, you might find these links useful:

[Project] My HAF 932 Water-Cooling Build *56K Warning* - Vista Forums

Cooler Master HAF 932 Case Review - Page 12

YouTube - Watercooling build Part1 - CoolerMaster HAF932 Case Modding results

A Guy

Thanks for the link of XGs build. That helps a lot.

Everlong said:

Well pumps are measured in the head preassure (metres/hour, or ft/hour) and the amount it can pump in litre/hour (or gallon/hour). 12V pumps are better as you connect these to your PSU. AC pumps need an external power connection.

The type of fitting is all down to personal preference really, though I do prefer compression fittings as well, even though you need to take the inner diameter of the tubing as well as the outer diameter in to consideration, whereas with barb you just need the inner diameter, but that's not really a problem to match sizes.

Radiator sizes in length are pretty simly. They're simply sized by the amount of 120mm fans you can fit on one, so a 120 radiator is simply a single 120mm fan, 240 = 2 fans and so on.

Again Everlong, thank you. I think I know what I will be looking for now, and I know I need a 240 radiator (using the top CD drive for the reservoir).

~Lordbob

This moght give youa place to start. Water-Cooling Systems Roundup: 16 Systems Reviewed! - X-bit labs And not suggesting your a begginner but A Beginner's Guide For WaterCooling Your PC : Introduction Hope this will help. Here is just a google search for watercooling kits. Fabe water cooling kits - Google Product Search I actually sold the unit posted on the bay for 36.48 surprised.

I use this:
Thermaltakeusa*»*Thermaltakeusa*»*BigWater 760is : BigWater 760is CL-W0121

I have more than pleased with my system. I went to this solution when I started running dual video cards and overclocking my Q6600. Currently with stock settings I average about 42C-45C. Pushing my system with overclock to 3.0ghz and Crysis I average about 55C.

Good luck with your quest.....it IS worth it.

Thank you Fabe, good links.

Bobtran, I saw that and really didn't like that particular model. I can be picky sometimes, and I know EXACTLY how I want my system set up. I just have to hope that the parts exist to do so. So far, it seems that they do, except for a GPU block. Seems the 260 is not a popular water cooled part?

~Lordbob

Look around the site and you will find many other models that might fit your needs better including water cooled cases, external radiator, etc...I was just telling you what I found to work for me....I am please with the product line, not recommending that exact model for you.

Waterblock for 260 here: Koolance GeForce GTX 280/260 Waterblock

bobtran said:

Look around the site and you will find many other models that might fit your needs better including water cooled cases, external radiator, etc...I was just telling you what I found to work for me....I am please with the product line, not recommending that exact model for you.

Waterblock for 260 here: Koolance GeForce GTX 280/260 Waterblock

I saw that one, but for that price, I will pass on a GPU block for now.

Maybe later.

So far, here is what I have picked out:
Pump: Koolance PMP-450 $100

Radiator: Koolance 2x120mm, Copper (High Flow) - $60 (2 APEVIA CF12SL-UBL 120mm Blue LED Case Fans at $8 ea)

Reservoir: Danger Den Bay Reservoir (1 bay) - $35
Fittings: Koolance Compression Fitting Nozzles (ID: 13mm OD: 16mm) (cost added)
Tubing: Koolance Green UV PVC (ID: 13mm OD: 16mm) - $1.80 per foot
Tube Wrap: Maybe Later

Total comes to around $235...

~Lordbob