GUIDE: Liquid Cooling Systems

[Thelis]

Yup, the one I bought is all industry standard. It ran me $350. Take away all the fancy toys and you have a decent CPU loop for $300.

CPU
EK-Supreme LT - Acetal (S 775 & 1366)

Liquid
Feser One F1 Cooling Fluid - UV BLUE - 1 Liter

Res
Swiftech MCRES-MICRO Rev2 Reservoir

Pump
Swiftech MCP655-Bâ„¢ 12 VDC Pump Without speed controller

Rad
XSPC RX360 - Triple 120mm high performance radiator

Tubing
15 feet Masterkleer Tubing 7/16" ID 5/8" OD

Fans
3 YATE LOON 120mm Case Fans - D12SH-124B - UV Blue Frame with 4 Blue leds - High Speed

Lighting
4 Logisys CCFL 12in Dual UV Cathode(dual)

Barbs
6 Bitspower G1/4 Silver Diamond 1/2in. Fitting w/Hose Clamps

 

[foothead]

OK thanks Thelis.

I'm gonna go air cooling then, and maybe if I have extra money I will buy a WC system.

 

[Grantofhell]

Yeah, my loop will be very similar. But I'm only getting a dual radiator. Especially because of the X-flow DD uses on their dual 120mm series.

 

[cruise05]

Cool.
Could you please maybe recommend me one.
I want to OC my Core2 Quad Q9400

 

[Grantofhell]

Custom cooled or a kit?

 

[dude_56013]

I was just browsing...

I'm wondering why this isn't in the OCing/Cooling/Modding thread?

 

[Grantofhell]

Good point. Should I PM a mod to move it?

 

[dude_56013]

I would. I mean, it'd get more use there. It was just by chance that I saw it in hardware... If I were looking for something like this guide, I'd look in the OC/Cooling/Mod forum.

 

[foothead]

You know, it might be a good idea to list some recommended parts, so people will know what is best.

 

[Grantofhell]

Nothing is ever "best". Only "best for the application". Each block for every part is based around loop size and your pump's head pressure. It's also pendant on your layout as to which pump you should choose. There are a lot of aspects to cover. I'll try to explain these in the guide in a bit more detail soon.