1st time water cooling

zink937 · Apr 19, 2013

Hi there i need some help with water cooling set up ive done some research but theres nothing that stands out its all abit confusing. if some people would help recomend some builds for me i would greatly appreciate it. my setup is
CPU- i5-3750k
GPU- gtx 680
MEM- G.Skill 2x4 GB
PSU- 1000w rosewill
case- phantom 410 white and blue

i would like to atleast cool the cpu and gpu and anything else you see fit. my budget is around $500-$600 thats what i expect from a wc setup.

CommentariesAnd More · Apr 19, 2013

You can cool everything except the PSU. Almost every PSU has a Pre-installed Fan. The RAM , GPU and Case can be Air cooled. The CPU can be Water Cooled. The GPU is very tough , tell me your GPU's Model No and Name.
RAM Cooler - http://www.frozencpu.com/products/12821/ram-58/Zalman_ZM-RC1000_Ultra_Quiet_RAM_Cooler_-_Blue_ZM-RC1000-B.html?tl=g40c18s235
CPU Cooler- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181032
Case Cooler - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835345056 ( Two Of these )

zink937 · Apr 19, 2013

Gtx 680 super clocked sig 2 ( 02G-P4-2687-KR ) do I need to cool everything or just CPU and Gpu? What would u prefer to give best cooling and oc ability

christop · Apr 19, 2013

You might want to check out the xspc raystorm water loop. It not bad and you could just add a gpu water block

www.frozencpu.com.

Meoricin · Apr 19, 2013

Don't cool RAM - it's a waste of time, and will only degrade the cooling potential of the loop.

ihog · Apr 19, 2013

Read: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/277130-29-read-first-watercooling-sticky

manofchalk · Apr 19, 2013

^ +1
Reading through that will give you an idea of what your doing and will answer a lot of your questions.

Agree with Meorcin, water-cooling the RAM is largely pointless. If you want it, get it, but dont expect better performance or overclocks from them.
When it comes to water-cooling, you can do just about everything (there are even SSD blocks...) but its only worth cooling the CPU and GPU. Possibly the mobo VRM's and Northbridge if you overclock quite heavily.

The budget you have is plenty for what your after, even if you needed to buy a new case to accommodate it.

My suggested course of action: Read the sticky a few times, this should teach you what to look for when it comes to parts. Look up reviews and pull together a loop that you think will work, post it here and we will give feedback.

zink937 · Apr 19, 2013

thanks a lot guys read the sticky def gotta read it a couple more times to wrap my head around it.

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