Final System for Water Cooling: Suggestions?

[whubbard]

Well I've planed this out. Talked to Eddy and other people and I'm pretty happy with this setup. To be honest I probably won't change much...but I know many of you out there know sooo much more than me in this field, so it is very possible this isn't an optimum setup for me. So Suggestions are Welcome!

System:
• EK Reservoir (L): http://www.petrastechshop.com/ekmure2.html (x1)
• D-Tek CPU Block: http://www.petrastechshop.com/dfuuncpubl1.html (x1)
• EK GPU Block: http://www.petrastechshop.com/ekfucowafora.html + (Delrin Top) (x1)
• Swiftech Smart Coils: http://www.petrastechshop.com/40swsm625f5o.html (x6)
• UV Water Additive: http://www.petrastechshop.com/peg11coadb4o.html (x2)
• Shin-Etsu TIM: http://www.petrastechshop.com/shx2thco1gr.html (x5)
• Arctic Silver Cleaner: http://www.petrastechshop.com/arthmasupu60.html (x1)
• 7/16” Tygon: http://www.petrastechshop.com/7id5odtyrlat.html (x20)
• Petra’s Pump: http://www.petrastechshop.com/laddcwpeddto.html (x2)
• Vibration Dampener: http://www.petrastechshop.com/pegviabbl.html (x2)
• Fan Dampening: http://www.petrastechshop.com/12vavidakit.html (x3)
•Hose Clamps: http://www.petrastechshop.com/ststwohoclwb.html (x36)
• EK Reservoir (S): http://www.petrastechshop.com/ekmure.html (x1)
• Yate Loon: http://www.petrastechshop.com/12yalod1cafa.html (x5)
• NB Chipset Cooler: http://ekwaterblocks.com/shop/produc...roducts_id=129 + (gold) (x1)
• SB Chipset Cooler: http://ekwaterblocks.com/shop/produc...roducts_id=158 (x1)
• Mosfet cooler: http://www.docmicro.com/pieces/descr...?numpiece=5924 (x1)
• HDD Cooler: http://www.svc.com/03-l-9030.html (x3)
•Thermochill 120.2: http://www.jab-tech.com/ThermoChill-...2-pr-3263.html (x1)
• Thermochill 120.2 Shroud: http://www.jab-tech.com/Thermochill-...d-pr-3428.html (x1)
•Thermochill 120.3: http://www.jab-tech.com/ThermoChill-...3-pr-3264.html (x1)
• Thermochill 120.3: Shroud: http://www.jab-tech.com/Thermochill-...d-pr-3429.html (x1)
• Switch: http://www.performance-pcs.com/catal...oducts_id=1825 (x2)
• EK Barbs: http://www.petrastechshop.com/ekhifig1th1o.html (x4)

Total  $1,350

Loop Setup:

Loop One:
Petra's Pump
D-Tek CPU block
Small EK reservoir
Thermochill 120.2

Loop Two:
Petra's Pump
EK GPU Block
EK NB4 NB
EK Asus SB
Mips Mosfet
3x HDD Cooler
Large EK reservoir
Thermochill 120.3

THANKS GUYS

[Mr.Ferrari]

Wow..that is..ALOT of money to be spending on a water setup..lol. There is some serious overkill here.
Before I go on I'd like to say this. You do not need two radiators, you do not need a southbridge cooler. You should NOT get a mosfet cooler, you should NOT get a Hard drive cooler, You do not need shrouds for you Radiator. And most of all, if you take these things away, you do not need two loops. Which means you don't need more then one pump or one reservoir.

Here are my further suggestions from that..
-Make sure you have space for that big EK reservoir. The 150 would be a good choice if you dont.

-That fullcover block is expensive, but good. A GPU block by itself would give you the same performance and save you half the price. But EK blocks sure look good.

-Are you sure you need 20 Feet of Smart Coils? You honestly dont need them throughout the loop. But its a personal choice.

-Why are you getting 5 syringe's of TIM? One would probably last you a good year if you don't plan on replacing TIM every week.

Just get one Thermochill PA120.3 and one DDC 18w w/Top, and one Reservoir. I would only invest in a CPU block, GPU block, and MAYBE northbridge block. Anything more then that and your just burning money. Whoever told you that you need this stuff is wacko.

[whubbard]

I am fully aware of the !!'serious'!! overkill here. I would like to run a different loop for the CPU, and I'm pretty set on that. Also, I am going to cool the NB, so with my board it makes sense to just go ahead and cool the mosfet as well. The SB is just for the hell of it. I am cooling the HDDs because I am going to eliminate the fan buy the HDs, and if i don't cool them they will heat the RAM up.

Also thanks for the info on the TIM. I mean if I am putting it on all of these blocks how much will I need. 2 Tubes? 3 to be safe?


p.s. If you havent figured it out by now...burning money is my other hobby...

[Mr.Ferrari]

We'll cooling your mosfet won't give you a bigger OC..if you dont like things hot, but a very low speed fan near it, you shouldn't even know its there.

Same thing with the Hard drives...they need just a breeze of air to keep plenty cool. Adding all these unnecesary blocks will just not give you anything as far as effectiveness and performance goes. You would get way more by spending $500 on computer upgrades. Even the northbridge doesnt need more then a passive heatsink for 0 to light overclocking. SB, Mosfet, NB, all of these components were designed to run in pretty high temperatures with stability.

But looks like your pretty set on this, so good luck bro. Just one more thing, are you sure you have the neccesary space for all this? Its not gonna be a walk in the park to fit all this inside a mid or full tower case LOL.

One tube will probably be more then enough for those blocks. If you end up using all of it, your probably applying too much.

[whubbard]

You make a very good point about possibly spending the money on other updgrades, but I'm not sure really what else I could add...other than possibly putting in another video card (crossfire) or a DX10 card. But to be honest im VERY pleased with my current setup.