DrAwesomePhD Posted July 12, 2004 Posted July 12, 2004 I was just wondering, what exactly a shroud was. I keep looking around for it, and from what i gather its some kind of case for a radiator...but there are no clear definitions of it so i was wondering if someone could fill me in, and maybe give me a link to one on some website. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exeter_acres Posted July 12, 2004 Posted July 12, 2004 Ashroud is used to direct the air from your fan onto the Radiator... and lift the fan away from the radiator allowing better airflow..... http://www.dtekcustoms.com/index.asp?PageA...PROD&ProdID=116 Mounting the fan directly on the rad creates turbulance which hampers the airflow and creates noise... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrAwesomePhD Posted July 12, 2004 Posted July 12, 2004 (edited) oh, another question...... i wanted to get a prescott CPU. I was just wondering, would that require a special type of CPU block so that the CPU block would fit into the CPU area, or is it the same size as a 478? Also, for CPU blocks, which brand would you suggest? i heard that swiftech are the best, but everyone seems to give links to the D-tek site. Hmm.... Edited July 12, 2004 by DrAwesomePhD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerousfigure Posted July 12, 2004 Posted July 12, 2004 prescott is just another type of core for the p4 so yes its a 478 pin chip most p4's have a heat speader on the top of the cpu its self , older ones dont but nothing to worry about so yes its is the same Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exeter_acres Posted July 12, 2004 Posted July 12, 2004 I am an AMD guy...but AFAIK, they are the same size CPU with the same pin structure.... just different cores... like an AMD Tbred is to a Barton core Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
airman Posted July 12, 2004 Posted July 12, 2004 yeah....i would suggest dangerden. they got some great parts. soo it looks like you're building a system i guess, how much do you wanna spend on it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrAwesomePhD Posted July 12, 2004 Posted July 12, 2004 (edited) well...with EVERYTHING (tubing, additives, shipping...) i want to keep it $300 or below also want to get a GPU block for my new video card (eitehr the x800 XT or the nvidia one....) unless you wouldnt suggest removing the stock cooling Edited July 12, 2004 by DrAwesomePhD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exeter_acres Posted July 12, 2004 Posted July 12, 2004 You can build a very nice system for half of that.... read, read, read.... research parts... learn how it works... DD is nice, I ma a fan of dtek.... but research..there is a ton of stuff online regarding water Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardnrg Posted July 12, 2004 Posted July 12, 2004 http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showth...?threadid=25855 http://www.procooling.com/articles/ http://www.overclockers.com/topiclist/inde...WATER%20COOLING Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrAwesomePhD Posted July 12, 2004 Posted July 12, 2004 (edited) thanks for the links guys. I read through the entire first one (not a very fast reader), i think im going to check out what he suggested. However, i have a few more questions that aroused. First of all, the mentioned "submerging" the pump, does thatmean that the pump is supposed to be placed in the reseviour? If so, would the cylindrical resivours fit inside a full tower? Also - how long would be estimated for a sufficiant length of tubing, enough so i wouldnt have to worry about running out. Edited July 12, 2004 by DrAwesomePhD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthatisman Posted July 12, 2004 Posted July 12, 2004 In my opinion, swiftech makes the best water blocks and awesome kits. around $200.00ish. here's a video review of one of their kits. swiftech review and a link to their website.swiftech home Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrAwesomePhD Posted July 13, 2004 Posted July 13, 2004 so for the resevoirs, a double 5.5 bay will be good? I plan on getting a fulltower and only using 2 of them anyway. However, i am wondering where the pump goes...does it go inside the resevoir? Sorry for being such a noob Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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