Ollie13 Posted November 22, 2011 Posted November 22, 2011 first off I'd like to say thanx, as you are one of the few forums I guest, looking for advice. I'm sitting on the fence of which way to go, between some new x79 or a full water system. and yes i have done my home work with many sites, on how to build a water system (months worth) You should see the stack of paper dedicated to understanding water. Anyways Specs of current system Case: Haf X Mobo: ASUS RiiE CPU: 920 Coolermaster V8 Ram: Patriot 6g VGA: 2/ Evga Gtx 480 SLI SSD: 2/ OCZ Vertex 3, raid 0 Data: 3/ WD blue 1T SND: Creative Titanium Champion Edition PSU: Corsair hx1000 The system runs 24/7 The mobo cpu and ram were bought around there release, not sure if the age is going to start hurting me, they have never been hard core oced The PSU was bought around its release errrr 4-5 years ago and also wondering if i should be getting worried.(ran on my last system 24/7) The parts i wanted to swap out in the next month Mobo : ASUS RivE CPU: 3930K Ram:G.Skills ripjaw series z link PSU: Corsair AX1200 (in case i want to go tri-sli) and for its full modular design Or do i dunk my head in and go for water the water system i have design for myself would be in its own external case The only parts of the water system in the main case would be the blocks for vga and cpu I've tried to go for Quiet in my design, I'm getting sick of sleeping with a vacuum I have also limited myself to what i can get in Canada, do to shipping and tariffs. Radiators: 3 x EK coolstream rad xt 360 Link CPU: EK Supreme HF Link VGA: 2 x EK Plexi - Copper Link Pumps: 2 x DDC 3.2 Link Rez opt 1: EK X2 400mm Link Rez opt 2: FrozenPC Link On the fence about which rez Fans: Gentle typhoons Link And of course all the bits and pieces like tubing colour, Im going with 3/8 id tubing probally red and black and im still looking for a fan controller and a couple of other things So basically If you have any opinions on which way i should go. If age of components is an issue (I'm not sure). If upgrading to 2011 is even worth it for the preformace gains for sli and the sata 6g ports (for the ssd's) and usb 3 is worth it and no lga 1155 is not even a consideration so please no mention of going that route and yes as of this point, that is the platform i would go with. i have looked at the high end offering and the others are of no intrest. There is probally other things i should of ask and better ways to have listed stuff out, but my brain is switch off right now, so i would like to say thanx in advance to any response. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjj226_Angel Posted November 22, 2011 Posted November 22, 2011 Water cool the current rig, then sell it and buy into 2011. If you don't like that idea, then go with 2011. However, something you should really understand is that you are looking at spending 1K one way or another. You might as well stick your current rig on the market and just build a whole new rig. It is way more cost efficient than trying to just to just upgrade your PC. If nothing else, even going to a 2600K build will be wayyyyy faster than the 920 you have. So I would say that the water cooling is a little bit of a waste. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boinker Posted November 22, 2011 Posted November 22, 2011 Why not just get your feet and apitite wet rather then douse it? If you have not done Water cooling before then I would suggest these things to start out. The only reason I recommend a different tubing is the included stuff is just but everything else is great in the kit. The reason I recommend this is water cooling is not for everyone and it can be a pain at times. In any case do whatever you feel is best for you but in my experience it is best to start off simple and this loop will get you there. And plus it will be very upgradable as the components from XSPC (except the block IMHO) is top shelf and a great performer. XSPC kit Biocide ten feet of rubing Ten herbie clips Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjj226_Angel Posted November 22, 2011 Posted November 22, 2011 Why not just get your feet and apitite wet rather then douse it? If you have not done Water cooling before then I would suggest these things to start out. The only reason I recommend a different tubing is the included stuff is just but everything else is great in the kit. The reason I recommend this is water cooling is not for everyone and it can be a pain at times. In any case do whatever you feel is best for you but in my experience it is best to start off simple and this loop will get you there. And plus it will be very upgradable as the components from XSPC (except the block IMHO) is top shelf and a great performer. XSPC kit Biocide ten feet of rubing Ten herbie clips Uhhhhhhhhhhh the reason why is because he is sugesting that the other option is a 2011 socket. I would choose performance over water cooling every time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black64 Posted November 22, 2011 Posted November 22, 2011 Uhhhhhhhhhhh the reason why is because he is sugesting that the other option is a 2011 socket. I would choose performance over water cooling every time. Water cooling is performance. Welcome to Overclocking. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjj226_Angel Posted November 22, 2011 Posted November 22, 2011 Water cooling is performance. Welcome to Overclocking. Yeah, if you overclocked it to 5ghz then maybe. But considering I don't see that happening, go with more cores and better architecture with the 2011 socket. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonerboy779 Posted November 22, 2011 Posted November 22, 2011 Why can't we have both new architecture and water cooling? Don't do the extreme cool for now start off with a new CPU and mono with an xspc rasa kit. The save for waterblocks for your gfx cards or in reallity dont bother putting them under water and keep them only till the new gfx cards drive from amd and nividia. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjj226_Angel Posted November 22, 2011 Posted November 22, 2011 Why can't we have both new architecture and water cooling? Don't do the extreme cool for now start off with a new CPU and mono with an xspc rasa kit. The save for waterblocks for your gfx cards or in reallity dont bother putting them under water and keep them only till the new gfx cards drive from amd and nividia. The only limit I can see is price. Would you mind giving us a budget? It would probably help a lot in our debate. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonerboy779 Posted November 22, 2011 Posted November 22, 2011 Tj its $150 tops, ontop of the new cpu and mobo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie13 Posted November 22, 2011 Posted November 22, 2011 My budget is $1500 - $2000 depending on shipping. If I have to ship from the states my budget drops, due to border handling fees and added tax. So for the most part I'm trying to stay local From my local dealer the x79 platform is going to cost around 1500 including tax, give or take some shrapnel. And for the water, its getting around 2 grand I figure, since some of the parts are coming from the states. I guess, i could buy an EK starter kit And then build it up from there, (not my ideal scene). Anyway I go, I figure I'm going to take a hit on my upgrade schedule, trying to fit full water cooling in there.( At least the one I'm dreaming about) hmmm, going to crunch some numbers thanx for all the replies Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonerboy779 Posted November 22, 2011 Posted November 22, 2011 Any reason for the fixation on ek water cooling gear? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie13 Posted November 22, 2011 Posted November 22, 2011 Any reason for the fixation on ek water cooling gear? hehehe.. probally when i was studying this stuff.. last year, i was mostly looking at swifttech and ek ,do to supply in canada and did my research around those two. And now its kinda stuck in my head, and alittle vain i like the look, but other than that nothing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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