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Just wanted to share a first, Just got done piecing my own setup together. Mainly consists of a Heatkiller Rev. 3.0 block, Black Ice Xtreme III (triple 120mm) radiator, and the standard Swiftech MCP655.

A Phenom II X3 720 @ 3.6GHz + 1.4V I'm not seeing temps above 32C. Everything is set on the lowest speed. Pump is low and so are the fans.

I know that a triple radiator is overkill for the setup, but i built it for being future proof. I'm going to add a GPU loop sometime later when I get a new one. I'll also probably upgrade the CPU sometime as well.

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Looks good.

Btw, you probably want to put that HOT running GTX295 on a separate loop in the future and NOT on the CPU loop. 320 rad is not much overkill for that set up btw, esp if upgrading CPU down the road.

What fans (on rad and front intake),btw?

Message edited by Shadow703793 on 11-01-2009 at 07:34:46 PM

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After having built one water cooled PC I swore that was my last. It was quiet, cooled better than air (at the time) and to be perfectly honest... it looked bad-ass. Although I'm not exactly a nomad, there are times when I need to move my PC around and I swore to myself I'd never go down that road again.

Anyways, awesome looking rig. Hope it brings you many years of service.

Reply to rodney_ws

^ lol, true. It's a PITA to move, but higher OCs and silence are well worth it. Besides, it's not that harder to move an internal mounted system. Try moving an outside rad mounted system, lol.

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Reply to Shadow703793

Yeah, I guess that was my problem... I had an external radiator. Major PITA. My current case (CoolerMaster Scout) is not too big/heavy and even has a handle on top. I've been spoiled by it.

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I put 3 38mm Scythe Ultra Kaze fans pulling air through the rad.

I'm pretty sure it's the chip but I haven't been able to get it past 3.7GHz stably.

I've been wondering, when people say separate loop...what exactly does that mean? I'm going to wait till I get another graphics card before water cooling the GPU.

Reply to volks1470

^ Separate loop means just that. It's a COMPLETELY different loop than the CPU loop you currently have, meaning, a new pump, rad, tubing, block.

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Reply to Shadow703793

heres some pics on temps and speeds

IDLE

Prime95'd

Reply to volks1470

Legit, Thinking about doing it with my cosmos 1000, and doing a sick mod I saw done to the bottom of the case.

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