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xtream_ocer_intel_nvidia   05-18-2009 at 06:05:06 PM

Hey Everyone!
I was wandering, I am looking to upgrade to water cooling, but my case is WAY to small, I am on a budget of about £180 and I was wandering if I should buy a Thermaltake Kandalf L.C.S
or buy all the components myself.

Cheers

r0$$Y

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r_manic   05-19-2009 at 05:18:43 AM
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What's current case? I don't think you need such a big case to accommodate, but I could be wrong. In any case, you can consider the [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021]Antec 900[/iurl].

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PsyKhiqZero   05-19-2009 at 05:31:17 AM
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you can fit a radiator anywhere as long as you have a dremel. Definately build the loop yourself. Thermaltake water cooling is garbage from what I hear. The coolermaster S and the haf are nice cases for water cooling if your still set on replacing the case.

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JohnnyLucky   05-19-2009 at 05:31:31 AM
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Please post a link or two to vendors in your country so we can look and see what is available.

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Shadow703793   05-19-2009 at 03:09:01 PM
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DO NOT spend money on water cooling kits. With the exception of a few kits like the Swiftech Apex, the kits are not good. I recommend you upgrade the case first and then spend money on a real water cooling system. If you don't have the money to do all of it at once do it in stages. Get case first then the pump,then the block and so on.You are very likely to be disappointed by the performance of the Thermaltake,etc kits.

 

Also have you considered placing the rad outside the case with a rad box? The pump,res,tubing,block don't take up too much space in a decently sized case.


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xtream_ocer_intel_nvidia   05-19-2009 at 04:50:07 PM
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It's weird though because I already have a demon case in the antec 900 but it's way too small for Water Cooling from what I hear, I was thinking of the Chieftec Aegis

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xtream_ocer_intel_nvidia   05-19-2009 at 05:41:59 PM
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also i have:

Q6600 w/G0 stepping @ 3.6GHz
Asus P5N-D
Zotac 9800GT synergy edition
4GB ram
and a 750W PSU

And I'm in England....soo

Scan.co.uk
Dabs.com

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xtc28   05-22-2009 at 06:02:57 AM
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Thermaltake water kits suck!!!!

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xtream_ocer_intel_nvidia   05-22-2009 at 05:13:36 PM
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xtc28 wrote :

Thermaltake water kits suck!!!!



Cheers, thanks for that. Any ideas on what kit I could get??

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