WC overhaul

joshuass · 25-November-05, 11:07 PM

Right now i have a BigWater setup from thermaltake that I am looking to completely remove and replace with a new setup. I guess my main problem is that I have no 120mm fans in my system ( I have a coolermaster praetorian case). I love this case, except it only has 80mm fan support, and it would be a major (think project log ) job to mod. Though, at some point i would be willing to mod it when i had the time/funds.

For now here is what ive decided on for cooling parts.

Pump - MCP350 from swiftech
Its small and has good power and is 12v powered.

CPU block - Apogee from swiftech
from the reviews it seems liek a nice cpu block for a reasonable price

Resevior - Homemade

Tubing - something flexible and doesnt kink

GPU block - undecided

Radiator - This where my problem occurs

I have a single fan in rear which would accept a blackice micro 80mm rad but i am unsure if it would be enough to run both a cpu and gpu in hte same line.

Anyone have any thoughts for a good rad that would work in my case ( i have their first praetorian case)

Fahye · 26-November-05, 02:02 AM

You could get a 120mm radiator and put a shroud on it .
Whats your GPU

SPECIALBLEND218 · 26-November-05, 02:16 AM

Looks like you can get a 120mm rad on the back or even the front with a little dremel work, don't think about the 80mm rad since it has trouble cooling a cpu alone. Also I would wait on the Apogee as there hasn't been any testing to compare with, and by the looks of design I would get a TDX or Storm block since I have a good feeling that both of them will beat the Apogee fine since that block was developed off of older style technology (non Impingment).

Edit:
Since you seem to be on a budget get Clearflex tubing, it works great.

joshuass · 26-November-05, 05:00 PM

thanks for the input.
I should take a pic of my current setup. I acutally bent some aluminum into a bracket taht the rad hangs off of right now.. so theres an air gap between the back 80mm and the rad.

and my specs:

P4 550 3.4GHz @ 3.78
Ballistix PC2-5300 @ 4-4-4-12 - 296MHz
ASUS P5AD2 Premium mobo (I could really almost use a NB cooler block for it since its too hot to touch)
X800 XT 256MB PCI-E from MSI
Audigy 2 ZS
Coolermaster 450W PSU

25-November-05, 11:07 PM		#1 (permalink)
joshuass Apex Techie Lite	WC overhaul Right now i have a BigWater setup from thermaltake that I am looking to completely remove and replace with a new setup. I guess my main problem is that I have no 120mm fans in my system ( I have a coolermaster praetorian case). I love this case, except it only has 80mm fan support, and it would be a major (think project log ) job to mod. Though, at some point i would be willing to mod it when i had the time/funds. For now here is what ive decided on for cooling parts. Pump - MCP350 from swiftech Its small and has good power and is 12v powered. CPU block - Apogee from swiftech from the reviews it seems liek a nice cpu block for a reasonable price Resevior - Homemade Tubing - something flexible and doesnt kink GPU block - undecided Radiator - This where my problem occurs I have a single fan in rear which would accept a blackice micro 80mm rad but i am unsure if it would be enough to run both a cpu and gpu in hte same line. Anyone have any thoughts for a good rad that would work in my case ( i have their first praetorian case)

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26-November-05, 02:02 AM		#2 (permalink)
Fahye Apex Master Tech	You could get a 120mm radiator and put a shroud on it . Whats your GPU

26-November-05, 02:16 AM		#3 (permalink)
SPECIALBLEND218 H2'Hoe' Cooling Addict	Looks like you can get a 120mm rad on the back or even the front with a little dremel work, don't think about the 80mm rad since it has trouble cooling a cpu alone. Also I would wait on the Apogee as there hasn't been any testing to compare with, and by the looks of design I would get a TDX or Storm block since I have a good feeling that both of them will beat the Apogee fine since that block was developed off of older style technology (non Impingment). Edit: Since you seem to be on a budget get Clearflex tubing, it works great.

26-November-05, 05:00 PM		#4 (permalink)
joshuass Apex Techie Lite	thanks for the input. I should take a pic of my current setup. I acutally bent some aluminum into a bracket taht the rad hangs off of right now.. so theres an air gap between the back 80mm and the rad. and my specs: P4 550 3.4GHz @ 3.78 Ballistix PC2-5300 @ 4-4-4-12 - 296MHz ASUS P5AD2 Premium mobo (I could really almost use a NB cooler block for it since its too hot to touch) X800 XT 256MB PCI-E from MSI Audigy 2 ZS Coolermaster 450W PSU