Tomorrow is the Big Day

[speedbird744]

Well guys, tomorrow is the big day. My first attempt at building a gaming rig. Here are the specs:

Coolmaster Evo 830
Asus Striker Motherboard
Core Quad QX6700
8800 GTX
Coolmaster 1000 Watt PSU
Crucial Ballistix Tracer 2GB PC2 8500

I plan to water cool using the following:

Swiftech MCP655™ 12v Water Pump w/ 3/8" Conversion Kit (317 GPH)
Danger Den Black Ice GTX Xtreme 240 Radiator
Swiftech Apogee GTX Extreme Performance Universal CPU Waterblock - Worried about this fitting onto the QX6700. I hope it does!

I also have on hand the following GPU blocks:

Innovatek Cool-Matic G80-GTX GPU & RAM Liquid Cooling Block - nVidia GeForce 8800 GTX

-or-

Danger Den GPU-6001 GPU NV-88GTX

I havent settled on which one I plan to use yet... All tubing with be 1/2.

So, based on the config above, any advice on building my system will be invaluable. I would be grateful for any feedback, tips/tricks, etc on how to do this!!

Thanks,
Speedbird...

 

[sailer]

Unless you're planning to go SLI and add a bunch other stuff, you could use a smaller psu. Something in the 750-850wt range and do just fine.

If you're planning on Vista, you might think towards 4 gig of ram. It may not be needed yet, but probably will be in the future. Also, if getting Vista, be sure to get 64 bit instead of 32 bit.

 

[scorch]

Well I don't have time to check out compatibility but damn that sounds like a nice setup

 

[speedbird744]

Thanks Guys,

I'm pretty nervous about it all...

 

[coldmast]

NEEDS MORE LEDS -sweet water cooling goodness
what fluid are you going to be using

 

[speedbird744]

Thanks! For fluid I'm using Fluid XP+ EXT in blue...

 

[bobbknight]

Get this, it will future proof you and has a five year warranty.

http://www.pcpower.com/products/viewproduct.php?show=T1KWSR

 

[Arctucas]

Striker & QX, huh?

You might need this:
http://vip.asus.com/forum/topic.aspx?board_id=1&model=Striker+Extreme&SLanguage=en-us
I hope not, for your sake, but....

Good luck with your build.

 

[speedbird744]

Thanks, but I already bought the PSU... That one looks pretty nice though...

 

[Ancient_1]

If you are going to use 3/8 tubing I would suggest the MCP355 with or without an aftermarket top (center inlet top adds a considerable amount of flow increase to the MCP355/DDC 18w ) instead of the 655. It will perform better and be slightly quieter and cooler.

I would suggest either the Danger Den or EK blocks for your 8800 since both are all copper main blocks and I would guess quite a bit less restrictive than the Innovatek block which is an aluminum main block with a copper insert for the GPU.

Ooops when I read the "Swiftech MCP655™ 12v Water Pump w/ 3/8" Conversion Kit" and missed "All tubing with be 1/2" I thought you were going 3/8 tubing. I would sitll suggest the MCP355 / DDC Rev2 with a top like Petras over the MCP655. And same with the vid card blocks.

 

[speedbird744]

Thanks for all the replies guys... The parts and pieces have been trickling in since yesterday. I expect the balance of the equipment I need to show up today, and then building will commence...

Keep the advice coming, I need it!