My new PC - Page 3

Admiral Huddy · 06-11-2007, 16:43

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Originally Posted by Mark

Unless that desk is extra high then are you sure that's a full tower? I have a pair of CM Stackers and they come a lot closer to the bottom of the desk than that does.

Tower is 530 x 220 x 560 mm (H*W*D) - is that a full tower..

This is a picture of the it against the midi tower I had..

Zirax · 06-11-2007, 22:53

Thats about the height of my chieftec dragon midi case. My cheiftec full tower is about ~66cm tall.

Now I know that in cases it has been shown that two PA160's outperform a 120.3, but i'll leave that upto Paul. Here is a rough guide. I need to re-educate myself on the hottest CPU coolers, but this will be close.

EK-FC8800 8800 GTX ~£52

Swiftech Storm G4 ~ £56 -- I always liked the RBX for maximum flow rate
Thermochill 120.3 - £57
Thermochill performance shroud £12 (removes fan deadspot)
Barbs for Rad 1/2" *2 - £4
Laing DDC ULTRA with Plexi - £61 or D5 vario for £58
Swiftech Micro res - £17
Tygon tubing £2 per foot OR Dangerden at £1 a foot. Depends on if you are a brand snob. Tygon will hold its shape better when bending around a case in my experience. A lot of people are using 3/8" tubing on 1/2" systems for increased flow rate and it makes it easier to connect. I used 1/2" tubing and the pipe warming technique, never had any leak.... ever.
Worm drive clips £2.50 for 25 from B&Q
PTFE tape
Fan controllers - £15 each. Brilliant for silence when working, and quickly cranking when gaming
Fans 120mm * 3 minimum - Everyone has an opinion here. I went for Nexus (Yate Loon) fans at £12 each. Papst are good, but low flow rate iirc.

Think that covers most stuff, will re-read in a mo.

Something to note about fans, one loud fan will wreck everything! Either put your hand in your pocket and stump up for all the fans to be changed to quiet ones or don't. There is nothing more annoying that realising that most of the noise from your pc is from one fan

edit: Also get onto http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/index.php and just read. If you spend a good few hours trawling the Intel and water cooling sections it really will be time well spent.

Oh and water additives, there is another minefield. Personally I use a car antifreeze solution (Halfords own blue). Zymol, water wetter with algae killer etc have all been used. They all do something.

06-11-2007, 22:53	#22
Zirax Goes up to 11! Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,577	Thats about the height of my chieftec dragon midi case. My cheiftec full tower is about ~66cm tall. Now I know that in cases it has been shown that two PA160's outperform a 120.3, but i'll leave that upto Paul. Here is a rough guide. I need to re-educate myself on the hottest CPU coolers, but this will be close. EK-FC8800 8800 GTX ~£52 Swiftech Storm G4 ~ £56 -- I always liked the RBX for maximum flow rate Thermochill 120.3 - £57 Thermochill performance shroud £12 (removes fan deadspot) Barbs for Rad 1/2" 2 - £4 Laing DDC ULTRA with Plexi - £61 or D5 vario for £58 Swiftech Micro res - £17 Tygon tubing £2 per foot OR Dangerden at £1 a foot. Depends on if you are a brand snob. Tygon will hold its shape better when bending around a case in my experience. A lot of people are using 3/8" tubing on 1/2" systems for increased flow rate and it makes it easier to connect. I used 1/2" tubing and the pipe warming technique, never had any leak.... ever. Worm drive clips £2.50 for 25 from B&Q PTFE tape Fan controllers - £15 each. Brilliant for silence when working, and quickly cranking when gaming Fans 120mm 3 minimum - Everyone has an opinion here. I went for Nexus (Yate Loon) fans at £12 each. Papst are good, but low flow rate iirc. Think that covers most stuff, will re-read in a mo. Something to note about fans, one loud fan will wreck everything! Either put your hand in your pocket and stump up for all the fans to be changed to quiet ones or don't. There is nothing more annoying that realising that most of the noise from your pc is from one fan edit: Also get onto http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/index.php and just read. If you spend a good few hours trawling the Intel and water cooling sections it really will be time well spent. Oh and water additives, there is another minefield. Personally I use a car antifreeze solution (Halfords own blue). Zymol, water wetter with algae killer etc have all been used. They all do something. Last edited by Zirax; 06-11-2007 at 23:06.