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Okay, I am writing this because I asked questions on here and only a few people responded. I've read tons of guides, forum posting etc.. and I wanted to put up the equipment I settled on for people trying to find a really nice watercooling setup they can put together.
Read the Sticky at the top of this forum on watercooling, it is excellent and informative, but model numbers have changed a little and new products have come out. So here is what I went with.
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1 CPU COOLING: Swiftech Apogee
2 VGA COOLING: Swiftech MCW60 Universal VGA Cooling Solution
2 Hardware: MCW60 G80 adapter kit for nVidia GeForce 8000 series
4 Swiftech MC14 BGA RAMsinks (8 per pack/ 13 needed per 8800gtx)
Danger Den Bay Reservoir High-Density Polyethylene
12 Stainless steel worm clamps
Zerex Super Coolant
Tygon 3603 Tubing 1/2" ID 3/4" OD
Iwaki MD20RLT Water Pump (Japanese Motor)
Thermochill PA120.3 w 3/Panaflo/NMB-MAT FBA12G12U1A 120x38mm, 3PIN, 114CFM, 46dBA Fans (using a Sunbeam Multi Fan Power Port to connect all the fans on the radiator to one molex connector)
Thermaltake CL-W0080 Flow Meter (only thing i'm unsure of, I don't think this will cause reduced flow but I will continue to read and confirm before I install the system. Just wanted some way to see it all moving.)
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The motor is the best according to everything I read. Should really keep the water moving. It will run you around 170 with shipping and can be found over at petstore.com. Nice people and the guy explained to me, including part names, how to take the outputs from 3/4" to 1/2" using parts from home depot.
The radiator seems to be one of the better ones out there, but it was hard to find any concrete evidence, mostly testimonials.
The CPU block is another area that people are all over the place about, but I saw solid proof that the APOGEE outperforms the Storm Rev.2 in my application using the E6600.
For GPU, do not get a complete coverage block. Get One that just covers GPU, then use ramsinks for the memory.
Be prepared to order from multiple sites and I found customer service to be off mark all over the place. Like things being out of stock and the people waiting a whole day to let me know this, therefore delaying my order. Crazypc was by far the best I worked with along with petstore.com. Other than the fact that crazypc is in Michigan, which is the arch rival territory of my beloved school Ohio State....
Please, everyone that is up to date on watercooling please comment on my part selection, or list what you use. Overall this setup was not cheap at all, but nothing in my sig is. If I'm going to spend days researching and talking to people, i'm going to get the best. I know I didn't go TEC, which I hear can be much better, but I wanted to get a grip on WC first, then I'll make that jump on my next processor upgrade. Hope this helps anybody looking to peice together a good watercooling system.
Read the Sticky at the top of this forum on watercooling, it is excellent and informative, but model numbers have changed a little and new products have come out. So here is what I went with.
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1 CPU COOLING: Swiftech Apogee
2 VGA COOLING: Swiftech MCW60 Universal VGA Cooling Solution
2 Hardware: MCW60 G80 adapter kit for nVidia GeForce 8000 series
4 Swiftech MC14 BGA RAMsinks (8 per pack/ 13 needed per 8800gtx)
Danger Den Bay Reservoir High-Density Polyethylene
12 Stainless steel worm clamps
Zerex Super Coolant
Tygon 3603 Tubing 1/2" ID 3/4" OD
Iwaki MD20RLT Water Pump (Japanese Motor)
Thermochill PA120.3 w 3/Panaflo/NMB-MAT FBA12G12U1A 120x38mm, 3PIN, 114CFM, 46dBA Fans (using a Sunbeam Multi Fan Power Port to connect all the fans on the radiator to one molex connector)
Thermaltake CL-W0080 Flow Meter (only thing i'm unsure of, I don't think this will cause reduced flow but I will continue to read and confirm before I install the system. Just wanted some way to see it all moving.)
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The motor is the best according to everything I read. Should really keep the water moving. It will run you around 170 with shipping and can be found over at petstore.com. Nice people and the guy explained to me, including part names, how to take the outputs from 3/4" to 1/2" using parts from home depot.
The radiator seems to be one of the better ones out there, but it was hard to find any concrete evidence, mostly testimonials.
The CPU block is another area that people are all over the place about, but I saw solid proof that the APOGEE outperforms the Storm Rev.2 in my application using the E6600.
For GPU, do not get a complete coverage block. Get One that just covers GPU, then use ramsinks for the memory.
Be prepared to order from multiple sites and I found customer service to be off mark all over the place. Like things being out of stock and the people waiting a whole day to let me know this, therefore delaying my order. Crazypc was by far the best I worked with along with petstore.com. Other than the fact that crazypc is in Michigan, which is the arch rival territory of my beloved school Ohio State....
Please, everyone that is up to date on watercooling please comment on my part selection, or list what you use. Overall this setup was not cheap at all, but nothing in my sig is. If I'm going to spend days researching and talking to people, i'm going to get the best. I know I didn't go TEC, which I hear can be much better, but I wanted to get a grip on WC first, then I'll make that jump on my next processor upgrade. Hope this helps anybody looking to peice together a good watercooling system.