First time water cooling, advice on my basket

XysteR · 1 Dec 2008 at 18:22

I came up with this list for cooling a Q9650 and possibly Tri Sli. Will my basket do for this or would i be better running 2 seperate loops with a single 120.2 on each?

Also i originally intended to use 1/2 ID tubes with 3/4 anti-kink and 1/2 compression fixings but changed to 7/16 tube with 5/8 anti-kink EK 1/2 barbs with Jubelees. Is this a wise move?

Also, quite a lot of the components aint in stock? would it take long to get this order to me?

MikeTimbers · 1 Dec 2008 at 21:26

TriSLI is a lot of heat to wash off into those rads. And that pump will struggle to push any decent flow round four blocks.

I also think you'd need two loops with all that heat.

Bradley8988 · 1 Dec 2008 at 21:36

I would run gpu's in one loop and CPU/NB in the other with 2 DDC18w pumps on decent rads thermochill/feser. There are other places to buy stuff if ocuk won't keep stock up.

XysteR · 1 Dec 2008 at 23:13

Thx for the info guys

I looked into the Thermochill rads and although i do love em, i have to leave em alone as i'm restricted to around 35mm thick rads to use in the top of my Silverstone TJ09 case

1kiwi · 1 Dec 2008 at 23:22

You will need two loops. Using 7/16th tubing with 1/2" barbs you don't really need clips and compression fittings are thought by many as a pain in the arse (i've never used them).

If the GTX280's run anything like as hot as my 4870's you will need a PA120.3. As above i would get better pumps and maybe 2 bayres's for each loop.

For the sli setup you may want to get a couple of SLI bridges.

XysteR · 2 Dec 2008 at 00:24

beh* said:
You will need two loops. Using 7/16th tubing with 1/2" barbs you don't really need clips and compression fittings are thought by many as a pain in the arse (i've never used them).

If the GTX280's run anything like as hot as my 4870's you will need a PA120.3. As above i would get better pumps and maybe 2 bayres's for each loop.

For the sli setup you may want to get a couple of SLI bridges.

Do you think i might get away with a 120X240 for the CPU & NB and a 120X240 for the tri sli alone? I'd like to contain everything in the case, and the Silverstone TJ09 aint the best for watercooling - although it can be done. I think i can get one 240 rad in the top and one 240 vertically situated where the GFX fan is.

Bradley8988 · 2 Dec 2008 at 00:49

won't a PA120.3 go in the bottem on edge and another thin triple in the roof? I'm sure iv seen that set up on a few builds.

XysteR · 2 Dec 2008 at 00:55

Bradley8988 said:
won't a PA120.3 go in the bottem on edge and another thin triple in the roof? I'm sure iv seen that set up on a few builds.

With a Silverstone TJ09?

Just done a knockup in photoshop. I was thinking something like this:

Bradley8988 · 2 Dec 2008 at 01:10

oh nvm I thought you said 07. Never seen one water cooled sorry but those two xspc rads are too small for all that and you want a stronger pump than that.

Bradley8988 · 2 Dec 2008 at 01:12

just looking if you get rid off all that wasted hdd racking you can get a thermo chill double in the front or even a triple laid on it's edge. Grab a hdd caddy that sits in the DVD bays.

XysteR · 2 Dec 2008 at 01:13

I think i may just WC the CPU and leave the gfx on air. Seems like a lot less hassle lol

XysteR · 2 Dec 2008 at 01:18

I'll have a look and get a tape measure out to see if i can do anything in the drive bay areas.

Just wondering. Can the d-tek cpu block be installed when the mobo is in situ?

Bradley8988 · 2 Dec 2008 at 01:24

no you need to stick the back plate to the back of the mobo. Once that's stuck you can.

XysteR · 2 Dec 2008 at 01:30

bugger i knew it! hmmm my new stuff arrives tomorrow: mobo, psu, ram and 280. Ocuk doesn't have most of the WC stuff in my above list. I'll need everything in one go and as soon as possible but i doubt that'll happen ordering from here. I'm pretty new to WC so i have no idea where to look for parts

Bradley8988 · 2 Dec 2008 at 01:34

Hello!

XysteR · 2 Dec 2008 at 01:38

ello lol

Bradley8988 · 2 Dec 2008 at 01:41

Lucky you. You never know there might be some usefull people on there forums with more experiance at this

Good luck.

XysteR · 2 Dec 2008 at 01:44

Bradley8988 said:
Lucky you. You never know there might be some usefull people on there forums with more experiance at this Good luck.

Incredible, just what the doc ordered!

reflux · 2 Dec 2008 at 09:46

Those tubing coils are out of stock, in fact, out of stock everywhere in the UK it seems.

2bullish · 2 Dec 2008 at 10:13

It is not possible to cool tri sli and a cpu on one loop.

The rads and pump you have chosen are sub standard and are not worthy of your components.

If you have never watercooled before then I would ditch the idea as the money you would need to spend for quality components would be prohibitive to all but the most diehard watercool fanboy.

You would need 1 loop for your gpus and another for your cpu and NB, should you wish it.

Loop 1 would need full cover waterblocks as your mem on tri sli would create a huge amount of ambient heat under load, this would mean a drop in flow rate so a very strong pump would be needed and the best rad, a thermochill 120.3 is the only rad that would cut it as it can dump 220w of heat.

Loop 2 120.2 rad would cool your cpu and NB.