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[Evil-Vincent]

Hey, I have read the watercooling guide and al, but I have a few questions.

 

First of all: I am 15 years old and live in Holland, I am quite a pc enthousiast. And as you guys can see i got pretty lucky with my cpu. I just cannot get it pass 3ghz without temps going too high (54-55C) Now is the fact that I would like to get watercooling, but I have a few questions about it.

 

I have put together a few systems, but I have never done things like remove coolers and stuff.

 

1. Dangerden and other brands dont supply in Europe. That leaves me with the best Euro sets: Asetek. I have read this brand is very good, but I cannot find anything about it here. I would go for Cpu, and Gpu cooling, not more.

 

2. How do I install watercooling, or does Asetek give a manual, cant find anything about it on their site.

 

3. If there is a manual and stuff, how big is the chance that I will damage my hardware?

 

I would go for these components:

 

Radiator: http://www2.asetek.com/main/page.asp?sideid=602 is it actually needed to go or a big butt radiator like this, or will smaller comply too? I have plans on mounting this on the side of my case, is this possible?

 

Cpu heatsink: http://www2.asetek.com/main/page.asp?sideid=646

 

Gpu heatsink: http://www2.asetek.com/main/page.asp?sideid=651

 

pump: http://www2.asetek.com/main/page.asp?sideid=730 Needed to go for the extreme version?

 

Thanks.

[mungo]

check this thread out for places to buy http://www.diy-street.com/forum/showthread.php?t=24392

 

not sure about shipping to holland or not but Over-clock.co.uk , Coolercases.co.uk have danger den products

[3stars]

as mungo said you'll find places in europe for water cooling. most come with half decent instructions but it's fairly straight forward to install. Post again when you have purchased your stuff and i'm sure some of these fine folks here will help you through it

heres a site that might be of some help don't know them first hand but there kit looks ok.

http://www.mips-computer.de/

[radodrill]

1) Both DangerDen.com and Petrastechshop.com will ship internationally (you have to contact petrastechshop by phone/email for ordering info).

 

2) You need tubing as well as the components themselves. Connect them with the tubing then secure with hose clamps (or preferably plastic snap clamps).

 

3) Chances of hardware damage from H2O cooling are extremely remote; except if you don't properly apply TIM LOL.

 

For a CPU+GPU loop you don't really need a 320mm RAD; a 240mm RAD would be more than sufficient. To secure it to the side of the case you'd simply have to cut fan holes into the panel.

[Evil-Vincent]

Thank you guys so much for the reply's. Ill be looking through some sites. Im gonna get flying with my WC soon :angel:

[catkicker]

Thank you guys so much for the reply's. Ill be looking through some sites. Im gonna get flying with my WC soon :angel:

 

 

don't be afraid to shop the for sale forums for the parts you need. 75% of all of my WC'ing equipment is used. You can save some serious money going with used parts.

[Evil-Vincent]

don't be afraid to shop the for sale forums for the parts you need. 75% of all of my WC'ing equipment is used. You can save some serious money going with used parts.

I live in Europe, so it would be very expensive to buy every part second handed, and then have to ship them to Europe. I think I will got for a new set. I have quite a good job for my age, make 6 dollars an hour on saturday

 

Well, went through the watercooling guide, and came up with soemthing like this:

 

Radiator: http://www.dangerden.com/store/product.php...=2&cat=5&page=1

Pump: http://www.dangerden.com/store/product.php...75&cat=4&page=1 - is this pump overpowered for my set? Its really expensive!

reservoir: http://www.dangerden.com/store/product.php...2&cat=27&page=1

gpu block: http://www.dangerden.com/store/product.php...0&cat=18&page=1 - so this one doesnt cool ram sinks, can I mount a fan or something to cool them extra?

cpu block:

http://www.dangerden.com/store/product.php...7&cat=21&page=1

Liquid:

http://www.dangerden.com/store/product.php...3&cat=63&page=1

 

Well, is this any use? Ofcourse I need stuff like tubing, i assume 2 mtr is enough? I will probably take some blue dye too

 

Well, heres my other idea: I currently have a Thermaltake Swing, and I placed the HDD in a 5.25'' bay (I removed the HDD cage in the front), so theoratically I should have enough space for watercooling. Do you think this will fit, or is it wiser to move up to a fulltower. If so, what case do you recommend me?

[catkicker]

The majority of people use distilled water and a addative to prevent corrision and bio growth.

I've used the maze 4 blocks and ramsinks on a few cards, as long as you have good air flow through the case the memory on the VC will be fine without a fan blowing on them.

Also the the pump you have picked out is a great pump I've had 3 of them. You can always adjust the pump rate to your cooling system setup.

I and many other people have gone to filports with a T line setup instead of a Reservoir.

filport stick with brass or delrin

http://www.dangerden.com/store/product.php...at=6&bestseller

T line fitting

http://www.dangerden.com/store/product.php...5&cat=35&page=1

 

I've have one of these

http://www.dangerden.com/store/product.php...90&cat=6&page=1

Works great and makes filling system easy.

 

As far as your case goes and a WC'ing setup looks like it will be a tight fit wherever you try to mount it. Also the pump you order is pretty good size, for a pump it takes up quite a bit of room. you might look at the dangeden ddc pump. There always the option of mounting the radiator on the outside

One possability is to mount the radiator and fans on the floor of the case, and the pump in the 5.25 bays.

a bigger case maybe a better option.

[radodrill]

I live in Europe, so it would be very expensive to buy every part second handed, and then have to ship them to Europe. I think I will got for a new set. I have quite a good job for my age, make 6 dollars an hour on saturday

 

Well, went through the watercooling guide, and came up with soemthing like this:

 

Radiator: http://www.dangerden.com/store/product.php...=2&cat=5&page=1

Pump: http://www.dangerden.com/store/product.php...75&cat=4&page=1 - is this pump overpowered for my set? Its really expensive!

reservoir: http://www.dangerden.com/store/product.php...2&cat=27&page=1

gpu block: http://www.dangerden.com/store/product.php...0&cat=18&page=1 - so this one doesnt cool ram sinks, can I mount a fan or something to cool them extra?

cpu block:

http://www.dangerden.com/store/product.php...7&cat=21&page=1

Liquid:

http://www.dangerden.com/store/product.php...3&cat=63&page=1

 

Well, is this any use? Ofcourse I need stuff like tubing, i assume 2 mtr is enough? I will probably take some blue dye too

 

Well, heres my other idea: I currently have a Thermaltake Swing, and I placed the HDD in a 5.25'' bay (I removed the HDD cage in the front), so theoratically I should have enough space for watercooling. Do you think this will fit, or is it wiser to move up to a fulltower. If so, what case do you recommend me?

 

That stuff looks pretty good; I personally prefer the Swiftech CPU & GPU blocks. I agree with catkicker; forget about the MCT-40, just got with Distilled H2O and Zerex (engine coolant), I myself use a 92/8 mix.

 

You should definitely get at least 3m of tubing (1 needed ~ 10ft (305cm)).

 

Welcome to The Wonderful World of H2O Cooling :beer

[Evil-Vincent]

Radodrill, do you mean with Distilled H2O just boiling some water for like 10 mins? Because I cannot find it on the site.

 

Might well go for a Thermaltake Armor (without 25cm fan) I had this planned allready, and when I have my money for this set availible, it is vacation, and im gonna work in my vacation, so I will have enough money for a case too. But means I will buy it end of may. Im a patient man though

[radodrill]

Distilled water is water that has virtually all of its impurities removed through distillation (boiling the water and re-condensing the steam into a clean container, leaving contaminants behind).

 

Distillation diagram

 

Deionized water is water that lacks ions, such as cations from sodium, calcium, iron, copper and anions such as chloride and bromide. This means it has been purified from all other ions except H3O+ and OH−, but it may still contain other non-ionic types of impurities such as organic compounds. This type of water is produced using an ion exchange process. Deionized water is similar to distilled water, in that it is useful for scientific experiments where the presence of impurities may be undesirable

 

You can use either distilled water or deionized water; just boiling it for several minutes won't work. The distilling process goes as follows: (see diagram above) the water in the left chamber is boiled and condensed into steam, as the steam cools it travels down the tube and condenses into water, this condensate (distilled) water is collected in the right chamber. The reason whiy this works is because water vapor is lighter than air; but the impurities are not.

 

Distilled and/or Deionized water is readily available at a grocery store (at least here in the US). You may also check an auto parts store (since deionized H2O is used in car batteries) or if all else fails, search online.

[Evil-Vincent]

I can probably get distilled water at school. We have a huge tank full of it, ill ask my friend who is doing physics. Is easier lol. Thanks for the guide though, made me remember some of my physics lessons of last year.