Water Cooling ?

[Lord Quake]

I am planning a water cooled system for my new upgrade.

I have a Coolermaster ATC-201 case with all the 3 1/2 inch bays taken with zip, floppy and HD. However, i have the top two 5 1/4 bays free.

I would like to fit all of the water cooling kit into the case if possible without major reconstruction work.

I am intending to use U.V Dye in the water and light it with a U.V neon to show through the side panel window.

I have investigated the following options:


"Cool Running v2.0" at specialtech.co.uk

Asetek WaterChill KT-03 Kit

Terratec Mystify H20 2010

Thermaltake Aquarius II Liquid Cooling

I can't find any really great reviews of these that show installation pictures etc or find someone who uses them.
I think the dimentions will be tight, most of the free space in my system is at the top where the radiator can go and theres a vent up there anyway, but i may have trouble finding room for the pump and res, i would like a clear res for the visual effects and plan to install an inline flow meter which wil stick on the window panel.

I intend to cool the CPU, Vid and North bridge and it's for an AMD system.

Can anyone offer any advice, please ?

[David14259]

I can't help you much, but check out this link, it's got a lot of articles on Water Cooling.

http://www.overclockers.com/topiclist/index31.asp#WATER%20COOLING

[Lord Quake]

Thanks, i have done lots of research and am now ready to buy the gear - what i have discovered is that there aren't any water cooling kits that will suit people with small - mid sized cases - However - i have learned that there are some very small in-line pumps (pond pumps) that are great and can be combined with a resevoir that slots into a spare CD bay, and then you fill with water and U.V dye for that effect. Theres a nice small (Micro) radiator that will fit on the back of any 80mm case fan - add to that 1/2 inch hose and the CPU blocks etc (Danger Den are the best) and you wil lhave a nice and compact, great looking, effective water cooling system all contained inside the case, even a small narrow case. It won't cost you much more than the kits either.

If people would like i will post finished photos on here and can assist others in achieving this "compact" noiseless solution.

Give me a couple of weeks for the finishing touches etc.

[David14259]

Pictures would be great! Good Luck!