Watercooling - Which Parts?

[Cyclone_Chris]

Hi,

I am new to this watercooling thing. I just want to make sure i'm getting the right parts. The main reason i'm getting water cooling for my xeons is cuzz their extremely noisy. When I have the side panel on my case my temps jump to 59 and I can hear my computer from downstairs! My comp isn't so noisy when i have the case panel off and my temps are 50 under load.

These are the parts I was thinking on getting.

CPU Waterblock http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/swmcforinxep.html

GPU Waterblack http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/swifmcgpucoo1.html

Radiator http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/blicepro12ra1.html

Pump http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/swmcpu.html

Reservoirs ->> do i need them?

Are these parts good? Do they give good results in overclocking/noise/temps?

I apreciate any suggestions and advice. Thanks.

 

[Crashman]

How about <A HREF="http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/blackiceproii.html" target="_new">This Radiator</A>?

Anyway, the radiator you've chosen should be fine, but you could always go big for even lower fan speeds.

It's important on many systems to have good airflow around the CPU's to cool the northbridge and voltage regulators, so you'll have to maintain some sort of fan arrangement in that area, although not much is needed once the CPU heat is removed.

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[jammydodger]

Yes you do need a resevoir otherwise you wont be able to fill the water cooling system...although I do remember that swiftec used to use a tap system to bleed/fill their kits, dont know if they still do.

 

[folken]

I highly recomend a resevoir, it makes life much easier and I feel it improves the overall performance of the system simply by adding more water volume.
What pump are you planning on getting? You might as well go for that Swiftech MCP650 12v pump even though I think it would be overkill. You will DEFINATLY want a resevoir if you get that pump
I have a cooling system with a radiator on the side of my house running good with a 185gph pump, that swiftech is over 300 lol.

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[folken]

Almost forgot, this is a must have for any internal liquid cooling system.
<A HREF="http://www.frozencpu.com/ex-res-49.html" target="_new">Danger Den Fillport</A>
It makes filling the system quick and easy. I got one for my latest build and it was worth every penny.

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[Cyclone_Chris]

I was thinking on getting the MCP350 pump. I heard the MCP650 was really noisy.

Should I get the HydrX Extreme-Duty UV Coolant for the water and Arctic Silver 5 to go between the cpu and heatsink?

I was also wondering, how do you fill a watercooling system with water. How does it work exactly and do the parts come with instructions?

 

[jammydodger]

Turn on pump - pour water into resevior - wait for resevior to empty - pour more water in - continue last two steps untill water cooling kit is full.

 

[folken]

You are going to want to use distilled water, you can get it at just about any local grocery store. I would use water wetter as the adative to keep bacterial growth away and improve the waters viscosity. You can pick that up for a couple bucks at any local auto supply store. Just about a capful should be enough depending on the system.
Definatly use arctic silver 5 as the thermal paste, that is about the best stuff I have come across.

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