New to watercooling.

[Xlaofanshu]

Hi, Im new to water cooling and would like some help. I do intensive Graphics rendering and sometimes my GPU goes up to 90degrees. Im looking into going to water cool. I've read the guides on other thread.. Uvnium quoted me ~700+ just to cool my GPA, which is over my budget, so I need some help here.

Im using the following specs.
Asus M4A77TD PRO
AMD X945
gskill ripjaws
2x 5850

My main concern are the 2 GPU but would like a full system that can cool the cpu as well. Please assist.

 

[TheFalcon]

2x GPU waterblock $150
1x CPU waterblock $80
1x 240 radiator $150
1x pump $100
1x reservoir $50
some fittings and some hose, its almost that price Gary quoted you.

Unless u wanna change ur Xfire to something single, less heat, more powerful below the cost of $700?

 

[lee-turbo]

diy ba enjoy water cooled

 

[Xlaofanshu]

thanks for the reply. Will read up more on wc b4 setting up 1.

 

[sim21]

Hi, Im new to water cooling and would like some help. I do intensive Graphics rendering and sometimes my GPU goes up to 90degrees. Im looking into going to water cool. I've read the guides on other thread.. Uvnium quoted me ~700+ just to cool my GPA, which is over my budget, so I need some help here.

Im using the following specs.
Asus M4A77TD PRO
AMD X945
gskill ripjaws
2x 5850

My main concern are the 2 GPU but would like a full system that can cool the cpu as well. Please assist.

Bro , A very noob way which i did was. I brought those small powerful fan and i blow it at my CPU.
There is a instant drop of 10-15 degree.
It is kinda of cheap fix.

 

[BlitzStryker]

Bro , A very noob way which i did was. I brought those small powerful fan and i blow it at my CPU.
There is a instant drop of 10-15 degree.
It is kinda of cheap fix.

Ya agree with sim21. To a certain extent,air cooling is sufficient for the amt of $$ needed to cool it down. I use 200mm fans to keep the temp down,spinning at 1000rpm so it is powerful but quiet. Can direct the wind to the gpu

 

[mazuinaz]

Cooling the GPU will cost you a fair bit of money haha..

 

[adrianganjunwei]

Hi, Im new to water cooling and would like some help. I do intensive Graphics rendering and sometimes my GPU goes up to 90degrees. Im looking into going to water cool. I've read the guides on other thread.. Uvnium quoted me ~700+ just to cool my GPA, which is over my budget, so I need some help here.

Im using the following specs.
Asus M4A77TD PRO
AMD X945
gskill ripjaws
2x 5850

My main concern are the 2 GPU but would like a full system that can cool the cpu as well. Please assist.

If never overclcok ur 5850s , stock cooling is sufficent already?Cooling it to lengthen its lifespan?

 

[djnutnut]

If u wan u can drill a hole on your side window and install a 200mm fam or even 4x 120mm fam... This should help

 

[amarawi]

Hey, I'm just new venturing into watercooling as well... I'm waiting for my watercooling set to arrive...

I do have a question, I hope I can ask here...
According to my measurements , I don't think I can fit 25mm fans between my rad and my mobo on my 550D...

So this leaves me with 2 options:
1. mod the mounting of the fans to be slightly off from the rad, missing my mobo sinks.
2. putting fans outside, on top the case on a pull setup.

for option 1, i think i'll have to wait until my wc parts arrive and see whether it's a good idea..

meanwhile, I was wondering about option 2.. concerned about the noise level.. (which entirely defeat the purpose of a silent case)
my question is, would it be a better idea to get 4 slim, lower rpm fans on a push-pull setup (in terms of noise an performance?) vs just a normal 25mm 1650 rpm on a pull setup?

for info: the rad I ordered is the XSPC EX240, 121 x 35.5 x 275mm (WxDxH)

Any advice/opinions would be appreciated!

 

[CRViper]

Actually why need to pull air out? Have you considered pushing air in to create a positive pressure in ur case?

 

[amarawi]

Actually why need to pull air out? Have you considered pushing air in to create a positive pressure in ur case?

Hmm... because hot air already have a tendency to rise up? And my gpu fan also has its fan blowing upwards, so I thought it'll be a good overall flow..

Anyone knows whether push-pull low rpm is better than either push/pull with higher rpm?

 

[congrade07]

Hey, I'm just new venturing into watercooling as well... I'm waiting for my watercooling set to arrive...

I do have a question, I hope I can ask here...
According to my measurements , I don't think I can fit 25mm fans between my rad and my mobo on my 550D...

So this leaves me with 2 options:
1. mod the mounting of the fans to be slightly off from the rad, missing my mobo sinks.
2. putting fans outside, on top the case on a pull setup.

for option 1, i think i'll have to wait until my wc parts arrive and see whether it's a good idea..

meanwhile, I was wondering about option 2.. concerned about the noise level.. (which entirely defeat the purpose of a silent case)
my question is, would it be a better idea to get 4 slim, lower rpm fans on a push-pull setup (in terms of noise an performance?) vs just a normal 25mm 1650 rpm on a pull setup?

for info: the rad I ordered is the XSPC EX240, 121 x 35.5 x 275mm (WxDxH)

Any advice/opinions would be appreciated!

what makes u think that wc will be a silent rig... will all e fans mounted to cool e radiator the rig wont be silent.

u will need the fan controllers to help u to reduce e fan speed to lower down e noise lvl. even then it wont be silent at all, but of coz if u r comparing to air cool gpu, its hellalotz of difference lol

 

[amarawi]

what makes u think that wc will be a silent rig... will all e fans mounted to cool e radiator the rig wont be silent.

u will need the fan controllers to help u to reduce e fan speed to lower down e noise lvl. even then it wont be silent at all, but of coz if u r comparing to air cool gpu, its hellalotz of difference lol

Hahaha.. I know fans definitely will produce some level of noise... but I'm very happy with my silent case (550D does a good job in noise dampening)
Thus, it's a pain to me if i need to install fans outside the casing..

ANYWAY, latest update!
My water cooling rig is up!! managed to squeeze the fans inside the case on a push system up the roof of my casing..!
(my first forum post on a water cooled cpu!)

so happy!!!!
(when i have the money, i should get a fan controller of some sort..! XD)

 

[odyas]

Sorry just want to ask, anywhere to get the water coolant? I think normal distill water is enough right? Where can buy ah?

 

[amarawi]

Sorry just want to ask, anywhere to get the water coolant? I think normal distill water is enough right? Where can buy ah?

You mean, where to buy distilled water?
Now if you step into watson they're having a 2 x 1L bottles for $2.40...


if you want to buy coolant you can go to a few online shops..
edge2o is still offline i think..
i bought my wc parts from XtremeCooling-Pc Watercooling Store Infinite Cooling Performance
they're friendly & with prompt service.

 

[neomages]

XtremeCooling-Pc Watercooling Store Infinite Cooling Performance is sg site? sry to hijack

 

[amarawi]

XtremeCooling-Pc Watercooling Store Infinite Cooling Performance is sg site? sry to hijack

Yup, sg site...
there's one more site in sg, i cant remember the name..

 

[odyas]

You mean, where to buy distilled water?
Now if you step into watson they're having a 2 x 1L bottles for $2.40...


if you want to buy coolant you can go to a few online shops..
edge2o is still offline i think..
i bought my wc parts from XtremeCooling-Pc Watercooling Store Infinite Cooling Performance
they're friendly & with prompt service.

Hi,
Thanks for the help. Would distill water be sufficient actually?

 

[amarawi]

Hi,
Thanks for the help. Would distill water be sufficient actually?

Well.. this is really up to preference...
If you do some research you will find there are many pros and cons of using distilled water vs premixed coolants..

Here are some...

Premixed coolants:
+ all in one solution, you're set to go.
+ it has anti corrosive components & biocide already added
+ you can find a preferred color & usually it's UV reactive
- colored solution might stain tubing (the extent differ, normally depending on the color)
- premixed components might fall out and clog your system after a while
- really expensive in comparison.

Distilled water:
+ cheap and available!
+ no impurities, means no clogging.
- need to handle corrosion/algae prevention separately
- it's clear in color.


(i'm not 100% sure about this, due to mixed opinions) but i found more articles that says distilled water might actually give better temperatures.. reason being that heat capacity of premix solutions are normally less than water. thus less capability to carry heat... (honestly, i doubt this makes much difference.. i don't really count it in my decision making)

personally, I find there are more cons using coolants to offsets its benefits... so I'm using distilled water for my rig.. I think the clear color actually looks classy, so I stuck with clear water clear tubing.. if you want it colored, you can choose to use colored tubing rather than using dyes..

and, corrosion normally incur if you have aluminium exposed by water in your loop.. don't really need if you don't have any (my block and rad are both copper)

biocide, you can either user pure silver, "kill coils" or use a liquid biocide...

silver is a "drop and forget" solution, quite elegant. (tho some people reported tube clouding might be caused by silver in a loop)

EDIT: OR liquids.. in the us there are PTNuke and Dead water sold in watercooling shops/websites... personally, i went to a pet store and got myself an anti-algae solution.. a few drops and done.. just assembled mine, so no guarantee on how it'll go in a year or so..

yup. that's my 2c worth!