Dual liquid cooling. Kits or Bits.

dual2max · 14 Jul 2006 at 10:51

After spending two hours working out Pobability, Reliability and other really intense equations, my Tyan just turned off. No BSOD no warning, just off.
I opened the case and it was baking. Both graphics cards at 65°C CPU's at 58°C & 60°C. The ambient case temp 40°C.

So, what better time to upgrade the cooling. Easy yeah........not.
With so much out there who's the best.
Best = Value for money+Efficiency+Compatability / Looks-Size.

WaterChill High End CPU/VGA/Chipset Cooling Kit - 120mm Radiator/Fan (03-L-1307) (WC-036-VP) £164. This looks a good option. Two of these each end of case cooling CPU's & GPU's.

Or buy individual parts and assemble.

Any thoughts, ideas, suggestions, comments etc. welcome. Cheers.

Stelly · 14 Jul 2006 at 11:00

Swiftech H20-220 Apex "Ultra" Watercooling Kit is a great kit mate...

What case are you using??

Stelly

Rob43 · 14 Jul 2006 at 11:17

Stelly said:
Swiftech H20-220 Apex "Ultra" Watercooling Kit is a great kit mate...

Stelly

Have to agree,this is the best kit you can buy,much better than waterchill

Rob

dual2max · 14 Jul 2006 at 11:31

The case I have is a Silverstone Temjin TJ-06. Looking at the specs for the Swiftech, it states "This makes the Apex Ultra a true high-flow system, capable of cooling multiple high-end CPU''s and VGA''s" so all I have to do is buy an extra Apogee Universal Waterblock and two VGA Waterblocks.

Mikey1280 · 14 Jul 2006 at 12:37

dual2max said:
The case I have is a Silverstone Temjin TJ-06. Looking at the specs for the Swiftech, it states "This makes the Apex Ultra a true high-flow system, capable of cooling multiple high-end CPU''s and VGA''s" so all I have to do is buy an extra Apogee Universal Waterblock and two VGA Waterblocks.

Techically all you need are the extra blocks, but can anyone confirm that the 120.2 rad included will cope?

Rob43 · 14 Jul 2006 at 12:43

What exactly are you going to be cooling ?

You may also want to look at buying custom parts as well,if you are going to spend the best part of £200+.

The benifit of the kit is that it all comes in one box & is pretty straight forward to set up,rather than having to source individual parts.

Rob

dual2max · 14 Jul 2006 at 13:40

I was looking to cool 2 x Opt 252 and 2 x 78GTX.
I'm stupid when it comes to the PC and roughly spend £400 per component type.
I was looking at the Koolance Exos range and fittings.

Marci · 14 Jul 2006 at 13:45

Ignore the Exos range. Apex kit with additional blocks will outperform. A triple rad would maintain slightly lower load temps, but a dual rad will still cope fine.

Arthalen · 14 Jul 2006 at 14:30

On the subject of 120.2 rad's, anyone know of a good case to fit one of these with 4 fans in push/pull config ?

Something that has 2x 120mm fan slots side by side would be ideal so I wouldn't have to mod a new case.

Rob43 · 14 Jul 2006 at 22:02

Gigabyte Aurrora has twin 120mm fan mountings at the rear,maybe worth a look

dual2max · 16 Jul 2006 at 12:05

Shopping Cart (Prices in British Pounds)
REFERENCE DESCRIPTION QUANTITY PRICE COST REMOVE
WC-014-SW Swiftech H20-220 Apex "Ultra" Watercooling Kit (Socket 462/478/LGA775/754/939/940) (WC-014-SW)
£137.95 £137.95
WC-015-SW Swiftech H20-120 Premium Watercooling Kit (Socket 462/478/LGA775/754/939/940) (WC-015-SW)
£105.95 £105.95
WC-019-SW Swiftech MCW60 VGA Waterblock (WC-019-SW)
£23.95 £47.90
Subtotal £291.80
VAT £51.07
Total £342.87

How does this look. Are there any extras I need like fluid, thermal paste, clips or even tubing insulation.