smokeyvdberg Posted August 31, 2011 Posted August 31, 2011 good day to one and all!! first of all let me start by saying I'm not really a big fan of water cooling!! water + electricity = BIG TROUBLE!! but still I love overclocking and the air cooling just isn't keeping my hardware cold enough!! so I come to u whit this question... what do I need to move over to water cooling?? here are my specs!! Asus P8P67 Pro (B3). Intel core i7 2600K. 8GB Corsiar domminator GT. 2 x MSI N560GTX Twin Frozer iii. and I don't think the HDDs are necessary!! any help will be appreciated Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonerboy779 Posted August 31, 2011 Posted August 31, 2011 (edited) good day to one and all!! first of all let me start by saying I'm not really a big fan of water cooling!! water + electricity = BIG TROUBLE!! but still I love overclocking and the air cooling just isn't keeping my hardware cold enough!! so I come to u whit this question... what do I need to move over to water cooling?? here are my specs!! Asus P8P67 Pro (B3). Intel core i7 2600K. 8GB Corsiar domminator GT. 2 x MSI N560GTX Twin Frozer iii. and I don't think the HDDs are necessary!! any help will be appreciated Missing one very very important thing... What case do you have? Also don't bother with watercooling the ram especially if you have dominator ram. Depending what case you have i would suggest one loop with both cards to a 240/280 to 360/420 rad. And a seperate loop for the cpu a h70 or h80 probably. Need to find the apropriate waterblocks I will help there. Edit: you unfortuunately do not have a referance design pcb. So no full cover waterblock. Nividia Referance Design MSI So you can use this to cool, or something similar, for the vr and ram ect. of the pcb just passively. Then use this on the gpu. you could also mount a small system spot fan off of the card, also you could look at these heatsyncs just depends what size components you need to cover. Edited August 31, 2011 by Stonerboy779 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeyvdberg Posted August 31, 2011 Posted August 31, 2011 Hay tanks for replaying!! um okay lets see i have the COOLER MASTER HAF 922 here is a pic of what it looks like... and i actualy forgot another thing.... my case gets transported a lot, so according to me water cooling would give me trouble okay so as you can see there isn't really space in my case.. and i would probably need a bigger PSU, i think myne is suffering with its current load!!?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coors Posted August 31, 2011 Posted August 31, 2011 Transporting a water cooled case is possible...but it can be a pain in the butt if it gets air bubbles in the loop. Depending on your setup though it is doable and the air can be put back in the res just running it as long as the pump is primed. You could probably just water cool the cpu only and not the video cards and save some money/simplicity. What are your current idle and load temps? And ambiant temp? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercuryDoun Posted August 31, 2011 Posted August 31, 2011 Hay tanks for replaying!! um okay lets see i have the COOLER MASTER HAF 922 here is a pic of what it looks like... and i actualy forgot another thing.... my case gets transported a lot, so according to me water cooling would give me trouble okay so as you can see there isn't really space in my case.. and i would probably need a bigger PSU, i think myne is suffering with its current load!!?? I cant help but notice that stock intel cooler on your CPU... IMO you dont need water cooling, what you need is a REAL heatsink. Here are some suggestions on awesome heatsinks that would work perfectly for you, not only giving you great temps at stock speeds, but also allow you to overclock that lovely i7-2600k you have to 4.5Ghz+! Hyper 212+: http://www.newegg.co...N82E16835103065, best bang/buck heatsink on the market. Its not the best, but its certainly not the worst, and its worth every penny it costs. You wont be able to get the almightly 5.0GHz with this cooler, but you will definitely get some overclocking head room. Zalman CNPS9900MAX: http://www.newegg.co...N82E16835118075, If red LED's arent you thing, they make a MAX-B with blue LED's. Same cooler/fan, just different color lights. Fantastic cooler, comes REALLY REALLY close to the Megahalems in performance, close enough that you could say whichever thermal paste is used, could make one or the other the winner. Prolimatech Megahalems: http://www.newegg.co...1&Tpk=Megahalem, I have this cooler, its really great. You just need to get 1 or 2 high CFM fans for it. So it has an added cost for 2 120mm fans. Noctua NH-D14: http://www.newegg.co...N82E16835608018, This here, is still the best air cooler on the market and crushes everything except custom water cooling in performance, and it crushes closed loop water cooling systems from Antec and Corsair. But looking at how much room you have in your case, id say this cooler is too big for you, it would take some work to get it to fit, and you would definitely have to stop using your ram fan to make it fit. In your situation, close loop water coolers might be a good idea. You dont have a lot of extra space, and the small water block you need ti put on, wouldnt interfere with your memory's cooling fan. Here is a few of those you could look at: Antec 620: http://www.newegg.co...N82E16835209049, cheapest of the closed loop systems id recommend getting, good performance roughly on par with a Hyper 212+(which is less than half the price...) Corsair H80: http://www.newegg.co...N82E16835181016, Fairly expensive, but good closed loop. Its still not as good as the NH-D14 or Megahalems/Zalman, but its still good and uses next to no space Antec 920: http://www.newegg.co...N82E16835209054, Second best close loop cooler on the market. Its a great cooler but comes with a pretty hefty price tag. Works great, takes up very little space comparatively, and should keep that i7 of yours nice and cool. The only closed loop system better than the 920 is Corsairs H100, which has a double 120 radiator and is great. But takes up alot of room that you dont have without removing that big fan you have in the top of your case, Which is why im not recommending it. Hope this helps! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wevsspot Posted August 31, 2011 Posted August 31, 2011 I'm firmly in agreement with Mercury. I don't think water cooling is a good solution for you, especially considering the "transporting alot". One of the aftermarket heatsinks that MD has recommended would make an outstanding replacement for what you have. It will keep things simple, as portable as it will get, and you'll still get a nice improvement in CPU cooling. However, if you ever decide to go with water cooling - here's my advice. Start simple. Plan on a single loop cooling the cpu only until you get some experience under your belt. A water cooling kit with all of the needed components is a good way to get your feet "wet". No pun intended. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coors Posted August 31, 2011 Posted August 31, 2011 For mobilitys sake a big hunking tower cooler has it's own concerns as well Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercuryDoun Posted August 31, 2011 Posted August 31, 2011 For mobilitys sake a big hunking tower cooler has it's own concerns as well I have the big ole Prolimatech Megahalems hanging off my motherboard and i move my computer all the time, with absolutely no problems. When a heatsink has a proper and excellent mounting system... The weight is extremely well distributed, and wont cause any issues. All of the heatsinks i mentioned are awesome coolers and have great mounting systems, they wont give any issues being moved a lot. Provided your concept of moving doesn't involve free flight down a staircase. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coors Posted August 31, 2011 Posted August 31, 2011 I assumed he meant transporting as in like driving it to a friends house, a lan party, etc. I have the Megahalems too and when I moved cross country I took it off so it didn't destroy my motherboard or come off and bounce around inside my case. Took the video card out as well. They're heavy and when driving thats a lot of stress to put on the motherboard. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercuryDoun Posted August 31, 2011 Posted August 31, 2011 I assumed he meant transporting as in like driving it to a friends house, a lan party, etc. I have the Megahalems too and when I moved cross country I took it off so it didn't destroy my motherboard or come off and bounce around inside my case. Took the video card out as well. They're heavy and when driving thats a lot of stress to put on the motherboard. Taking it to a friends house/lan party is exactly what im talking about, i move my computer all the time. All i do is toss it in the trunk and go. Never hurt it one bit! 3rd party computer manufactures like iBuyPower and what not ship computers from korean/china with massive heatsinks and video cards installed on the mobo... How often do they break? Point is the possible problems of moving a computer with a large heatsink, compared to moving a computer with a full water cooling loop... Totally different ball park! It would be a pain in the butt to have to possibly bleed the air out of your loop every time you took it to a friends house. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeyvdberg Posted August 31, 2011 Posted August 31, 2011 Hay thanks guys!! Okay im feeling ashamed of my stock cooler, after i bought the new rig i realised that i have forgot about the cpu cooler!! i like the idea of the closed-loop for the CPU only but thats not really where my problems are!! i don't really know how to mesure the ideal or what ever temps but what i do is open up "MSI AFTERBURNER" and then run a benchmark, so my card are clocked to 1GHz (1,004Mhz) and wen running the benchmark it does about 64 decrees!! now thats a bit hot for me!! and plus the small case makes the rest of the things hot. This is why i was thinking water cooling!! something like a THERMALTAKE BIG WATER that uses 2 CD ROM drive bays...... although i read a couple of reviews and it seems that no one like it.....!!! my main consers is the bottom GPU it reaches temps of 69 - 75 and that scares me!! as you can see here there running at 23 and 30 with 0% GPU usage!! i will run the benchmark again tonight and then show you guys the temps!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coors Posted August 31, 2011 Posted August 31, 2011 Those GPU temps aren't that bad. The cards are rated up to 99C. Another option though if you want better air flow is to mount a fan on the side panel above the video cards. Even if your case doesn't have a spot built in there it's easy to mod the side panel. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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