Water Cooling

[Bloodsport]

Who has done it?

Is it all that it is made out to be?

I'm thinking of buying the following equipment for my PC and would like to know from those that have done it how it actually is.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatal...ercooling.html

[<}US{>BlackHawkPilot73]

Re: Water Cooling

Jimmy nortons rig is fully custom watercooling he is the one to talk to.

[Bloodsport]

Re: Water Cooling

Cheers mate.

[Bloodsport]

Re: Water Cooling

Right I've just re vamped the inside of the PC.

It now looks like this:





As you can see there is more then adequate airflow from the front to the rear. I've also sorted out the power rails to ensure they are as evenly matched as I can get them. In addition I removed the front I/O panel from the X-Fi as I doubt I'll use it yet. I also think that the extra ribbon cable would block airflow somewhat. My temps with the Zalmans set on full after 20 minutes idle are:

GPU 1 - 57
GPU 2 - 56
CPU - 41

No way on earth am I to even start gaming with these high temperatures. If I use the desk fan option blowing directly into the side my temps fall down to the following after a few minutes:

GPU 1 - 45
GPU 2 - 44
CPU - 36

It is however 30+ degrees here but the temps are still too high (with the side on and no fan) for my liking. One concern is that the front large fan doesn't seem to creating much of a breeze so I might look into swapping it for something else first before I finally consider water cooling. Obviously I only want to use the desk fan as a tempoary solution.

Any suggestions on the intake fan? Case is a Tech-Solo.

As for the water cooling, are there any specific kits with SLI in mind? I've been reading that a normal one might not do as by the time the water reaches the second GPU it is already heated from the CPU and the first GPU so it might not prove as good as what I'd be expecting.

Think it's worth getting a new case after a new fan? Or just go straight into water cooling?