Watercooling Advice

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PsychoScapegoat

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Need some watercooling advice. I'll be buying a 780ti shortly, and while I'm tearing my rig apart, I figured I'd get my watercooling hooked up. However, I don't have enough experience to know good brands or setups.

Here's what I'm running:
Mobo: Sabretooth X58 (LGA1366)
Proc: Intel I7 950 3.07 GHz
Current GPU: NVidia GTS 450 SC
PSU: 650W
Case: Coolermaster HAF-932

When I get the 780, I want to be able to cool both the GPU and PSU so I can tweak some voltages a tad. Nothing crazy, but anybody have some good ideas?
 
watercooling advice: do it!

im no where near veteran status when it comes to water cooling, but I can tell you a couple thing I learned from sixer.
Water pump, at least a D5variant or better, resevoir(bay or internal, or res/pump combos.. do some research and choose which type you would prefer). Use 1/2"i.d. 3/4"o.d. tubing, with compression fittings..none of that barb shit. And I must say I agree, my loop went together flawlessly.

xspc is a decent brand, check out some of their watercooling kits they have on : http://www.frozencpu.com/ .........or you can get each component individually
 
One more thing to add, depending on what size radiator you get, check the dimensions of the rad and check to see it is compatible with your case
 
That's it in a nutshell. But to be sure you've got adequate cooling for overclocking and the GPU get a 360rad or better depending on what you want to add on or what your cooling needs are.

I'm a big fan of XSPC due to price point and performance. Their performance is at the top while the price is damn near the bottom for everything which is a good thing. That being said, just do some research on which cpu water blocks perform better and pick the one you want. The GPU water blocks are all within 1-1.5C of each other so you can't go wrong there.

Watch some youtube vids of how to set up watercooling and you'll get a good visual of what you need to do and how it can be laid out.

Take the time to plan ahead how you want shit laid out in your case, it saves time when installing.
 
Also take in consideration the size & type of fans to use; I use a static pressure fans that are made for radiators. Some fans do not work well with radiators because the fan require a certain distance to pull air effectively. I would recommend:
http://www.corsair.com/us/cpu-cooli...m-quiet-edition-high-static-pressure-fan.html
They have a four pin header so you can also control the speed; unfortunately, I went with a 3 pin and regretted than my fans are on 100%; Corsiar, also makes a LED version. Depending on your MB you might have to get a fan controller; Along with that I would also set up a push/pull. (fans on both side of your radiator)
 
sixer9682 said:
That's it in a nutshell. But to be sure you've got adequate cooling for overclocking and the GPU get a 360rad or better depending on what you want to add on or what your cooling needs are.

I'm a big fan of XSPC due to price point and performance. Their performance is at the top while the price is damn near the bottom for everything which is a good thing. That being said, just do some research on which cpu water blocks perform better and pick the one you want. The GPU water blocks are all within 1-1.5C of each other so you can't go wrong there.

Watch some youtube vids of how to set up watercooling and you'll get a good visual of what you need to do and how it can be laid out.

Take the time to plan ahead how you want shit laid out in your case, it saves time when installing.
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Always get extra fittings you can never have enough; think through the tube routing and the angle of fittings you might want to use; I would use 3/4" OD with 1/2" ID Tubing, more forgiving on turns and bends.
 
Good advice! I'm going to start making a list of compatible parts for my case/equipment. I've been reading a bunch on how WC works, but it's hard to search for compatible parts for my case without just finding the crazy shit other people did. Cool as they are, way overkill for me (I don't a radiator bigger than the one in my Silverado)
 
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/2...Included_w_Free_Dead-Water.html?tl=g30c83s137

This one has a basic pump, you'd want to upgrade it later, and it comes with barbs which suck compared to compression fittings. But, it's cheaper and will get you going until you want to upgrade later. Mind you, I had this with my I-7 920 @4.2ghz and a GTX 680 and it kept the cpu @54C gaming and the GPU at 46C.

So it will do the job, just not as well as something with a better pump and larger tubing.
 
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