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I am building a new rig in the next few months, and I think I want to lean towards water cooling. I have a plumbing background so set up should be very familiar to me.
►Proposal:
◘I want to use some form of water "Chiller" to keep my PC cool.
*Aquarium Chiller, Laboratory Chiller, Drinking fountain Chiller.
*Some method of reliable cooling that isn't effected on ambient temperature.
►Hardware to be used:
◘Case:I love my Wooden case, even if it isn't conducive with cooling.
◘CPU: I5 3770k or I7 4770K (currently undecided )
◘GPU: Single GTX470 4gb (possibly going sli in the late future)
◘ All other hardware has not been picked out yet
►Goals:
◘ I am going to be over-clocking, but nothing extreme. Using the purposed type of equipment may be over kill, and I realize that.
◘ I want to go about using this method for three main reasons:
1. It should allow me to use my current case by having an separate external cooling source.
2. I want to use an external cooling solution in order to move the noise of the cooling system away from the PC location(which is high up and projects in the room) and into a near by closet.
3. My room is small and stuffy, and tho I have an AC in it, it has to compete with the heat given off by the PC. I want to put the cooling system in the closet to move the heat out of the room a bit. Hopefully that will allow the AC to not work as much.
►Perimeters:
◘The PC is sitting roughly 70" above the floor.
◘The future possible location of the cooling system will be in a small closet, with a total distance of around 120"-160" from the back of the pc, requiring twice that length in water tubing.
*The cooling system may be placed on the floor or fairly high above the case remotely.
◘Depending on how I rearrange the contents of the closet I would have roughly around, enough room for 3 standard size PC cases. I can't be more exact about how much space I have to work with in.
►Budget:
◘I realize this is a bit of an exotic concept to be going with. I would like to stay under $400, even then I find that a lot of money to be spending on cooling. For now it's just a number to consider but not to be completely firm on.
◘I am a DIY guy, to save money, I will be considering options like using a used drinking fountain chilling unit with an added pump, tho i have no idea if something like that would be practical for my goals.
►What I need to know:
◘ I have read people doing things like this with good success, but I don't know if there are any details I am missing. Please point those sort of things out.
◘ I don't know what sort of products I can choose from. Please suggest options.
◘ I tend to over simplify things in my mind. I am under the current concept that after plumbing the pc case, it's just a matter of attaching it to a cooling system. I am unsure if I need much of a control system for the cooling system?
Thank you for your future help. Please ask me anything if i can make things more clear.
►Proposal:
◘I want to use some form of water "Chiller" to keep my PC cool.
*Aquarium Chiller, Laboratory Chiller, Drinking fountain Chiller.
*Some method of reliable cooling that isn't effected on ambient temperature.
►Hardware to be used:
◘Case:I love my Wooden case, even if it isn't conducive with cooling.
◘CPU: I5 3770k or I7 4770K (currently undecided )
◘GPU: Single GTX470 4gb (possibly going sli in the late future)
◘ All other hardware has not been picked out yet
►Goals:
◘ I am going to be over-clocking, but nothing extreme. Using the purposed type of equipment may be over kill, and I realize that.
◘ I want to go about using this method for three main reasons:
1. It should allow me to use my current case by having an separate external cooling source.
2. I want to use an external cooling solution in order to move the noise of the cooling system away from the PC location(which is high up and projects in the room) and into a near by closet.
3. My room is small and stuffy, and tho I have an AC in it, it has to compete with the heat given off by the PC. I want to put the cooling system in the closet to move the heat out of the room a bit. Hopefully that will allow the AC to not work as much.
►Perimeters:
◘The PC is sitting roughly 70" above the floor.
◘The future possible location of the cooling system will be in a small closet, with a total distance of around 120"-160" from the back of the pc, requiring twice that length in water tubing.
*The cooling system may be placed on the floor or fairly high above the case remotely.
◘Depending on how I rearrange the contents of the closet I would have roughly around, enough room for 3 standard size PC cases. I can't be more exact about how much space I have to work with in.
►Budget:
◘I realize this is a bit of an exotic concept to be going with. I would like to stay under $400, even then I find that a lot of money to be spending on cooling. For now it's just a number to consider but not to be completely firm on.
◘I am a DIY guy, to save money, I will be considering options like using a used drinking fountain chilling unit with an added pump, tho i have no idea if something like that would be practical for my goals.
►What I need to know:
◘ I have read people doing things like this with good success, but I don't know if there are any details I am missing. Please point those sort of things out.
◘ I don't know what sort of products I can choose from. Please suggest options.
◘ I tend to over simplify things in my mind. I am under the current concept that after plumbing the pc case, it's just a matter of attaching it to a cooling system. I am unsure if I need much of a control system for the cooling system?
Thank you for your future help. Please ask me anything if i can make things more clear.
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