Water Cooling Shopping List - Page 2

Zirax · 05-03-2008, 11:55

I would put the Fuzion over the TDX.

I am still wary about the amount of heat that is going to be dumped in the loop by the cpu and gfx and only having a 120.2 This will limit your overclock.

Coolant wise, I use Halfords car antifreeze & de-ionised water. Not really had any issues with this.

kaiowas · 05-03-2008, 12:03

Is no-one else concerned that huddy is planning to put water in his computer?

Anyway, the barbs are the fittings that your hoses go onto, you need to decide what size hose you want to use and then make sure all your components have the correct sized barbs to suit.

Admiral Huddy · 05-03-2008, 12:03

Are you saying I'll need two pumps for GFX or just a triple rad? I'm thinking about adding the GFX later anyway.

Admiral Huddy · 05-03-2008, 12:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by kaiowas

Is no-one else concerned that huddy is planning to put water in his computer?

Anyway, the barbs are the fittings that your hoses go onto, you need to decide what size hose you want to use and then make sure all your components have the correct sized barbs to suit.

I have Essex on stand by - Cheeky monkey!

got ya - Any size recommendations?

kaiowas · 05-03-2008, 12:06

Nope, never done water cooling but I'd guess that smaller is easier to work with in terms of routing and making it all fit whereas bigger will allow higher flow rates.

Oh and don't do this:

http://www.avforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=56924

Was the first thing I thought of when I read this thread

EDIT - heh, just noticed a familiar face posting in that thread.

Zirax · 05-03-2008, 14:46

If you wanted to cool the gfx as well, people have been doing this one of two ways.

1. Create a seperate loop to cool the gfx card and northbridge, then another for the cpu
2. Have a larger rad, ie 120.3 and have in one loop.

The layout is typically
Pump -> CPU -> GFX -> Rad -> Res -> Pump

If you get the high restriction block, which I think even the Fuzion is (i'll need to check) then you might have to use two pumps in series.

iCraig · 05-03-2008, 15:15

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Originally Posted by Admiral Huddy

Anything I've missed?

Water?

Admiral Huddy · 05-03-2008, 15:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by iCraig

Water?

So how do two loops work?

Zirax · 05-03-2008, 15:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by Admiral Huddy

So how do two loops work?

Pump -> cpu -> rad 1 -> res -> pump
Pump -> Northbridge -> gfx -> rad 2 -> res -> pump

Two rads, two pumps, two res. Before anyone moans yes you could split just after the res and rejoin just before the rad however you'll still take a performance hit. This setup is done by the uber boys running SLI quadcore going for max performance.

Some will put the whole lot in one loop still

Pump 1 -> Pump 2 -> cpu -> gfx -> rad -> res -> Pump 1

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The summary is that yes you could use a 120.2 for gfx and cpu. However you will need high cfm fans, which defeats the object of water cooling being quieter. The temps will also be higher.

Bearing in mind that gfx cards and cpu's are only ever going to get hotter, unless you want a 120.2 now and then get a 120.3.

Admiral Huddy · 05-03-2008, 15:53

#gulp#
What do you have then?

05-03-2008, 12:03	#12
kaiowas The Stig Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fightertown USA Posts: 1,458	Is no-one else concerned that huddy is planning to put water in his computer? Anyway, the barbs are the fittings that your hoses go onto, you need to decide what size hose you want to use and then make sure all your components have the correct sized barbs to suit. __________________ Anal Fish Porn

05-03-2008, 12:03	#13
Admiral Huddy HOMO-Sapien Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chelmsford Posts: 6,692	Are you saying I'll need two pumps for GFX or just a triple rad? I'm thinking about adding the GFX later anyway. __________________ I just got lost in thought.. It was very unfamiliar territory. Techie Talk \| My gaming Blog \| PC spec \| The Admirals log

05-03-2008, 12:06	#15
kaiowas The Stig Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fightertown USA Posts: 1,458	Nope, never done water cooling but I'd guess that smaller is easier to work with in terms of routing and making it all fit whereas bigger will allow higher flow rates. Oh and don't do this: http://www.avforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=56924 Was the first thing I thought of when I read this thread EDIT - heh, just noticed a familiar face posting in that thread. __________________ Anal Fish Porn Last edited by kaiowas; 05-03-2008 at 12:11.

05-03-2008, 15:53	#20
Admiral Huddy HOMO-Sapien Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chelmsford Posts: 6,692	#gulp# What do you have then? __________________ I just got lost in thought.. It was very unfamiliar territory. Techie Talk \| My gaming Blog \| PC spec \| The Admirals log

05-03-2008, 11:55	#11
Zirax Goes up to 11! Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,577	I would put the Fuzion over the TDX. I am still wary about the amount of heat that is going to be dumped in the loop by the cpu and gfx and only having a 120.2 This will limit your overclock. Coolant wise, I use Halfords car antifreeze & de-ionised water. Not really had any issues with this.

05-03-2008, 14:46	#16
Zirax Goes up to 11! Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,577	If you wanted to cool the gfx as well, people have been doing this one of two ways. 1. Create a seperate loop to cool the gfx card and northbridge, then another for the cpu 2. Have a larger rad, ie 120.3 and have in one loop. The layout is typically Pump -> CPU -> GFX -> Rad -> Res -> Pump If you get the high restriction block, which I think even the Fuzion is (i'll need to check) then you might have to use two pumps in series.