I'm taking the plunge!

chottoED · Post by **chottoED** » Tue Apr 01, 2003 12:49 am

Some of my many numerous rebates have finally started to come in... therefore I have decided to go ahead and give watercooling a shot.
This is where all you watercooling buffs come in - I've no clue what I doing.
So far this is all I know:
Basic components - waterblock, tubes (which material's better?), pump that should at least push 150gph, reservoir, radiator core w/ fan for cooling, distilled water w/ water wetter or coolant

I've only candidates so far for entire kits cuz I dunno what to purchase separately for optimal results - Koolance Exos (saves my room inside my case and it's easier to move from case to case).
What have you heard about it? Any pros or cons? Performance ratings in regards to overclocking?

Another thing is I've also looked at kits from Innovatek and Swiftech and both looks nice and all.. but can they be installed with minimal amount of effort/experience? Should I decide on one, which is better and should I get the mobo chipset block also?

Please feel free to offer better alternatives, advice, share your experience w/ installation or post a link or two on where to get a good deal on any nice watercooling kits.

PreDatoR · Post by **PreDatoR** » Tue Apr 01, 2003 1:40 am

Whatever you do don't get the Thermaltake Aquarius II kit

cause an slk800 with a 34cfm fans cools A LOT better than it does... I've been reading and checking them out myself but damn are they expensive. Asshole over at LimpOCP had a good article on the Koolance Exos... If i can talk the lady into letting me spend the money i think that is what i'm going to go with myself. Black Ice sells some nice components and from what i have heard don't go with a Enhim(sp) pump seems as if they like to fail prematurely... Nascarfool has a koolance case and he seems to really like it. They just use the chenming cases like cheiftec and antec uses

chottoED · Post by **chottoED** » Tue Apr 01, 2003 11:30 am

Come on.. there's got to be more of you watercooling d00ds out there...

Hey what do you think of this?

http://www.compgeeks.com/details.asp?invtid=CP-101-N

DocSilly · Post by **DocSilly** » Tue Apr 01, 2003 1:24 pm

Originally posted by chottoED
Come on.. there's got to be more of you watercooling d00ds out there...

Hey what do you think of this?
Hehe, just check > http://www.compgeeks.com/details.asp?invtid=CP-101-N

http://www.overclockers.com/articles718/

CONCLUSIONS

The Gyrox CP101 CPU Cooler is one of the worst I have ever tested. It can make a great conversation piece for a geek's coffee table or a paper weight.

And regarding the Eheim pumps, mine's been running for almost a year nonstop. If you're still concerned about the Eheim pumps, lookie here for alternatives > http://www.overclockers.com/articles723/
Concerning other components, not an easy choice, many good waterblocks out there and the radiator depends on your skill/pockets. You can either use a do-it-yourself and mod a radiator for car-components or get with a somewhat expensive dedicated PC-watercooling radiator like those nice ones from Blackice.
Innovatek Water Cooling Kits are quite nice when you don't want to shop for single components, like this > http://www.overclockers.com/articles545/

Don't forget to check out the forums at:
http://forum.oc-forums.com/vb/
http://forums.procooling.com/vbb/index.php

chottoED · Post by **chottoED** » Tue Apr 01, 2003 3:15 pm

Any opinions on the Exos?
It seems like the best solution for nominal effort.

DocSilly · Post by **DocSilly** » Tue Apr 01, 2003 5:30 pm

There's also a review of that one on overclockers > http://www.overclockers.com/articles636/
I bet you can find more reviews online, but they seem to like it.

chottoED · Post by **chottoED** » Tue Apr 01, 2003 5:38 pm

yub, i read the review and i ordered the exos...
what's a good type of tubing to get? in case i need more..

i ordered the cpu-200 waterblock and the mobo chipset block also btw