Cooling AC gear has arrived! :: my new aquacomputer WC rig

The last few days have been a little warm to say the least and i've been having yet more temp problems with my damn Prescott P4 (random restarts etc.)

So I've just placed an order for a full Aqua Computer watercooling setup for the PC in my sig, and knowing how much people on bit-tech like AC gear i thought i'd just share with you all what i've bought

For the CPU block i have the Cuplex XT:



Then the Twinplex Chipset block:



The Aquagratix FX 6600 GPU block:



This will be cooled with the Evo 360 radiator which will be holding 3 x 120mm Papst silent fans:



And the reservoir and pump will all be nicely hidden away with AC's Aquabay:






Thanks to the guys at leftclicks.co.uk for all the help they gave me making sure i had all of the right connectors and stuff...

Grand Total is just under £500

I'll post some more pics once i've got it all installed

 

Yummeh

 

slobber. AC stuff is very nice!

I've been wanting to wc for a bit and if I were ever to get my ar*e out of neutral, AC stuff is what I'd get. It just looks the bees knees. That CPU block just looks sooo.. nice!

 

£500?! Even for AC that seems expensive.

 

Look at the size of that rad... if you had heat problems before, that definitely will take care of that!

 

would you guys recomend AC over DD stuff then??

 

depends on what you are looking for. AC is mainly small diameter tubing and DD for larger tubing. Personally I use a 1/2" tubing so i go for DD and a Dtek WW. AC is really nice equipment tho.

 

.. and if they used 1/2"? Still DD?

 

Moot point, as they don't. Personally I like the engineering and look of AC stuff, but DD makes pretty good stuff too. It's all a bit six-of-one, half-a-dozen-of-the-other.

 

sry for the thread hyjack//

yah i would recomended DD. It really depends on your preference and budget. I really like my Dtek WW but if i had the money i would buy a G4/5 waterblock. I have falled to mention Swiftech who also make great blocks.

on topic... hurry up i want to see it in the case

 

hehe, unfortunately i have the coolermaster cavalier case which some of you may have seen pics of - it has the no tool fixings which means slidey beige plastic inside rather than smooth metal i'm sure that AC gear will look pretty nice when it arrives (fri), but when in my case - sudden non coolness hopefully when i get more money again (blown all my money on AC gear) i'll get a new case

the kit started as £250 then £350 then it turned out as £500 not sure what happened!

as far as DD vs AC gear - not much difference as far as performace goes (i think) but imho AC gear looks quite shiny and has smaller diameter tubing so the case should look less cluttered

and yeah nexxo i don't think i'll be having any temp probs any more i've bought the external mounts for the rad so it'll be mounted on top of my case, hopefully i should be able to turn off at least one of the fans overnight so it shouldn't disturb my sleep

 

For that money I could get a phase change unit here in the states. The AC stuff tho looks realy nice, I just prefer my large tubing and high flow rates over looks, and not to mention price.

 

I think I have about $1500 USD in my AC system, but those Silver blocks are a bit pricey.

 

What componants do you run in your loop TN? I'd also like to see a pic or two if you have any.

 

well i was thinking about a phase change system and tbh a vapochill sysem would only have cost about £20 more but as i said i was only planning on spending £250 - £300 to start with (also i was a bit afraid of getting the phase change system wrong...).

i prob won't overclock my system much (which is what i would have done with a phase change setup) the main reason for me buying all the equipment is system stability - i've had quite a few temp problems with this prescott processor

it should all be delivered tomorrow - can't wait!

 

My little bore system should be worth around 250 EUR. My collected stuff on the other hand...

 

Well it all arrived this morning so here it is:



here's the 3 waterblocks:







and the radiator with the 3 papst fans and the grille



just starting to put it all together so i'll post a few more pics later

 

that's just disgustingly sick. i hate you. just kidding, i WISH i had all that gear.

 

OK, stop!



This watercooling gear has been rated Too Juicy for general audience viewing.

 

One thing I always keep wondering is why so few people use dust filters on their rads? Yes, it looks very pretty now and cools great, but unless your computer resides in a meticulously maintained clean room, after 6 months the performance will suffer greatly.