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My current setup after i get the mb and ram on thursday will be a qx9650 and evga 790i ultra sli mb and Crucial Ballistix Tracer 1600 ram, i went with 1600 because alot of reviews where saying that the 1600 were able to be oc to 1800all the way up to 2000 depending on the mb. I want to Liquid Cool the cpu north bridge and at a later date my video card. i know nothing about Liquid Cooling at all and there seam to be alot of different company's making Liquid Cooling set ups. does anyone run Liquid Cooling that can help me out on this if so just post after i get it all together and it all works ill take pics and post it thanks. WDF?: I found a hot girl WDF?: Who lets me WDF?: Drink WDF?: Smoke WDF?: And play video games WDF?: ALL DAY shignog: and in the back door? WDF?: She's back door compatible WDF?: And it comes enabled by default WDF?: I need to teach sirus a lesson WDF?: Oh wait WDF?: That's called gay shignog: if there is a girl there its bi WDF?: lol WDF?: ok shignog: so its not so gay WDF?: Good enough
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I've done liquid cooling in the past. To be honest, most kits don't beat the best air coolers; you'll have to buy the parts separately if you want good performance. If you are to go water, then you have to determine if you want your pump in-line or submersive. In-line pumps will require a larger radiator as you won't have a tank of water with surface area to cool off. Also with in-line, you'll have to bleed the lines as you can't have air in the system.
Next, you'll have to determine your hose diameter (1/2 or 3/8). Regardless, be sure to invest your time picking the best CPU waterblock, then pick a large radiator (with enough surface area for two 120mm fans). Then, I suggest you do your homework on VGA waterblocks. Northbridge waterblocks aren't that effective. Plus, every component in the system will add heat that you'll have to cool off in the radiator. Not worth it in my opinion.
Also, another tip: Buy both the VGA and CPU waterblocks at the same time as adding one later will be a pain as you'll have to take everything out of the case in order to not spill water on anything electronic.
Final tip: You can either use Propylene Glycol or another anti freeze in the water in order to prevent any fungal/bacterial growth in the system.
When all said and done, you'll be paying quite a bit for a little gain in cooling performance when compared to the latest and greatest after market heat pipes.
Anyhow, hope this helps.
-Dred
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I'm able to play BC2 at 1920x1200 w/ decent settings on a 8800GTX, 4 GB of ancient memory, and an Opteron. I'll never understand what the heck you guys are doing that you need a rig so powerful that you need things like liquid cooling. I've never even bothered trying to OC anything. O_o
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Rikaelus wrote:I'm able to play BC2 at 1920x1200 w/ decent settings on a 8800GTX, 4 GB of ancient memory, and an Opteron.
I'll never understand what the heck you guys are doing that you need a rig so powerful that you need things like liquid cooling. I've never even bothered trying to OC anything. O_o Well, you pretty much answered it for yourself. If you don't overclock anything, then you will have no need for anything beyond stock. I liken overclocking to a hobby. It's not necessary, but those willing to invest the time and money can yield much faster performance. I happen to like getting more for my money. As far as water cooling, I happen to agree with you: The benefits don't outweigh the costs and time, but it is fun to learn about thermal dynamics. And if shignog wants to take the plunge and setup a water cooling rig, then I say go for it.
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