Is water cooling worth it?

[maxmax18max]

In an 800D with i7 2600K @ 5Ghz+ and two 580 FTWs?

Radiator

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835108098&cm_re=radiator-_-35-108-098-_-Product

Pump

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835108082&cm_re=swiftech_pump-_-35-108-082-_-Product

Reservoir

http://www.xoxide.com/swiftech-mcres-micro.html

Waterblock

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835108113&cm_re=1155_water_block-_-35-108-113-_-Product



With Feser tubes and liquid


thanks

 

[aznshinobi]

Not worth it. You should just get custom coolers instead and save yourself the cash. It defiantly doesn't cost as cheap as you think. You can easily just get a Megahalems or Mugen 2 and still get to 5.0ghz. Remember 5ghz isn't a guarantee anything above 4.6ghz is a plus. Not a given.

Also, do you realize that if you cool your CPU and your GPU in the same loop the Apogee XT is a high-flow waterblock. That would mean that it'd restrict the flow of the water a bit more than other waterblocks, that would mean any other things being cooled by the same loop would not be cool as it could be.

 

[bdbeall]

Unless you get 2 seperate ones, one for the cpu and one for your video cards idk if you can pull the overclocking. I would say just a Hyper212+ or Mugen 2 for your video card, and make sure you get VERY LOW PRESSURE in your case, ie make all the fans except the ones on the front exhaust fans.

 

[bdbeall]

Although, after looking at your purchase price seems to be no object, so get

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/reviews/corsair_hydro_h70_liquid-cooling_system_review

for your processor and get 2 watercoolers, one for each video card.

 

[Why_Me]

Not worth it. You should just get custom coolers instead and save yourself the cash. It defiantly doesn't cost as cheap as you think. You can easily just get a Megahalems or Mugen 2 and still get to 5.0ghz. Remember 5ghz isn't a guarantee anything above 4.6ghz is a plus. Not a given.

Also, do you realize that if you cool your CPU and your GPU in the same loop the Apogee XT is a high-flow waterblock. That would mean that it'd restrict the flow of the water a bit more than other waterblocks, that would mean any other things being cooled by the same loop would not be cool as it could be.

+1

These Sandy Bridge cpu's will hit a "ceiling" well before they hit their max temps with a average cpu h/s in regards to over clocking.

 

[delluser1]

In an 800D with i7 2600K @ 5Ghz+ and two 580 FTWs?

Radiator

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835108098&cm_re=radiator-_-35-108-098-_-Product

Pump

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835108082&cm_re=swiftech_pump-_-35-108-082-_-Product

Reservoir

http://www.xoxide.com/swiftech-mcres-micro.html

Waterblock

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835108113&cm_re=1155_water_block-_-35-108-113-_-Product



With Feser tubes and liquid


thanks

If all you're looking to cool is the cpu, that will do.

Is water cooling worth it?

This is a question you need to answer for yourself.
Ask yourself a couple more;
Do I want lower temps than are possible with air ?
Do I want a quieter system ?
Am I willing to put in the extra time that watercooling entails ?
A little up front research may help you decide;
Watercooling Guide
Then bring your questions there.

 

[jednx01]

Speaking from personal experience, you can get some pretty darn impressive OC's on air. I have an over 40% overclock on my i7 930 with it on air. Obviously, not all air cooling solutions are created equal. I have the prolimatech megahalems cooler rev B. on my i7 and my temps are almost 10C lower than my previous cooler...