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obsidian86   11-12-2009 at 06:19:48 PM

the company i work for recently bought a new main render rig for design and draughting department, so i suggested a bit of an overclock for increased performance, so we settled on water cooling i have some liquid cooling experience but this is complicated

 

i was thinking 2 kits of swiftech ultima's

 

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/ [...] d=VjtnwwIM

 

any help appreciated


Message edited by obsidian86 on 11-13-2009 at 03:39:24 PM
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Bronze Overclocking badge shadow703793   11-13-2009 at 01:06:21 AM
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Don't get kits. Listing full specs will help. Also, read the guide at the top of this section.

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Bronze Overclocking badge Conumdrum   11-13-2009 at 03:29:23 AM
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The kits you listed has a CPU, NB, and GPU cooler. You don't need a GPU cooler.

You should make sure the board can accept standard mounting holes for the CPU cooler. Cooling the NB/SB might not be worth it on your setup.

I have seen a few shulltrail boards watercooled at Xtreme Forums. Thats where the TOP experts hang out.

So I suggest you head to Xtreme Systems, do your research and then have a full concise list of what your plans are before asking there. Case, budget, overclocks, board, GPU etc. Take your time, this is pretty different.

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obsidian86   11-13-2009 at 12:53:50 PM
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shadow703793 wrote :

Don't get kits. Listing full specs will help. Also, read the guide at the top of this section.

 

its a tyan dual 1366 board with 2 xeon w5590's so it should accept normal 1366 water blocks, 2 nvidia quadro fx5800's ,one gtx 275 ,case is a lian li p80

 

budget $3000 just or cooling


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obsidian86   11-13-2009 at 12:58:08 PM
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Conumdrum wrote :

The kits you listed has a CPU, NB, and GPU cooler. You don't need a GPU cooler.

You should make sure the board can accept standard mounting holes for the CPU cooler. Cooling the NB/SB might not be worth it on your setup.

I have seen a few shulltrail boards watercooled at Xtreme Forums. Thats where the TOP experts hang out.

So I suggest you head to Xtreme Systems, do your research and then have a full concise list of what your plans are before asking there. Case, budget, overclocks, board, GPU etc. Take your time, this is pretty different.


do they make blocks for quadro's?

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xrodney   11-13-2009 at 03:09:17 PM
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You need to cool just CPU and eventualy graphic cards.
For cpu block i suggest something like
http://www.aquatuning.co.uk/produc [...] ev--3.html
For gtx 275
http://www.aquatuning.co.uk/produc [...] 200b-.html
dont know if there are some blocks for fx5800 so you should probably use just normal not full cover blocks.

You will need to use 2 separate loops, 1 for both CPUs and one for Grpahic.

You also need pump (such as Laing D5-Pump 12V D5-Vario 1/2 IG), water reservoar and probably 120.4 radiator for each loop.
http://www.aquatuning.co.uk/produc [...] -G3-8.html

Tubing probably tygon 13/10mm (best is plasticizer free) and compression fittings as needed.

Distilled water with PT-nuke as cooling medium.

You will need probably mod your case to be able fit all this (radiators probably outside).

You will not need to spent more then about 1/3 of your cooling budget.

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xrodney   11-13-2009 at 03:21:36 PM
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obsidian86 wrote :

do they make blocks for quadro's?


Just GPU blocks yes as they are mostly universal, need just corect mounting , as for full cover blocks no, you will need put some small copper/aluminium passive blocks on memory.

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obsidian86   11-13-2009 at 03:31:13 PM
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sounds like a plan thanks xrodney the gtx 275 wont be in the loop it gets hardly used its just there for the occasional game once in a blue moon the heatkiller lookslike a good choice


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xrodney   11-13-2009 at 04:18:31 PM
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Also as Conumdrum sugested you should join some overclock/watercooling specialized forum such as www.ocforums.com. You will need some more info how to build wc system what to avoid etc as water and electricity not going well together.

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Bronze Overclocking badge shadow703793   11-13-2009 at 06:57:17 PM
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1. Read this: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/ [...] ling-guide

2. After getting a basic layout, post at ocforums.

My recommendations:


CPU Loop:

2x 320 rads
2x Swiftech XT,GTZ or HK
1x MCP655 aka D5
Tygon or better tubing

For GPU:
1x 420
1x MCP655/D5
As for blocks: I have no idea. Never had to WCl workstation GPUs.
BUT: I believe a GPU only (non full cover) block like the MCW60 should work.



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