Cooling Kandalf LCS & SLI 8800GTS

I realize that thermaltake watercooling is not the best available but would it be possible to cool the following with the 120.3 rad in the Kandalf LCS:

E6600
2x8800GTS with appropriate waterblock (any suggestions?)

I am not after extremely low temperatures (anything around the temps of decent air cooling would be fine by me)

Note that i would probably replace the fans on the system with Nexus, or similar.

Thanks.

 

You'd probably be ok with it, but as you've said, it won't be a great setup.

Do you already have the Kandalf? Or are you hovering over the buy button? If you don't have it I'd suggest buying yourself a proper WC loop - they're not that much more expensive and quite a bit better.

 

I do not yet have the kandalf, but have not seen much in the way of WC stuff here in Australia. Most of it appears to be VERY expensive. Eg. a swiftech 120.2 kit is ~ AUD $400 which is the same price as the kandalf.

Do you have any suggestions as to what a decent but not too expensive kit might be?

Thanks.

 

I'm not talking about a kit matey - I'm talking about choosing your own components and building a custom loop. Kits can often be quite good, but the best way to go is usually to choose a setup for your system.

That Swiftech kit is pretty good in truth, that's probably the best one for that kind of money.

 

Mate of mine cooled his system with the same processor using an Armor LCS (Only a 120x2 rad instead of 3) and his CPU temps were 28C. Adding those GPU blocks would probably increase your temps by some, but I reckon you'd be more than OK with it tbh. With that kit what I'd probably end up doing (Money permitting) would be to use it stock, then replace the fans with something quieter, then replace the pump with something quieter, then replace the Rad. Theres also the idea of replacing the tubing at the get go with something like Tygon. You'd still have a custom loop in the end, but you'd also have a great case and a spare set of parts if you really needed them.

 

I didn't necessarily mean a kit, i was really asking for some advice on where to get the stuff, and what brand. The selection in AUS is really poor so I was really wanting some advice re where to get this sort of thing. I'm sorry that I wasn't clear on this before.


@ GuitarBizarre
Thats probably how it will work out. What I really wanted to know was if the system would cope, ie that there was sufficient cooling power that the water didn't get so hot as to crash it.

 

No kidding. My TT watercooling kit (I was a newbie, OK) suddenly decided to dribble its contents through a hole in the rad all over the bottom of my case and the shelf.

Having said that, it was cheap, easy to put together and worked flawlessly (and near-silently) for a long time, and it didn't do any damage when it did leak. I haven't dabbled with H2O since that near-miss, but I think you'll be fine with three 12cm rads and a (allegedly) 500 l/hr pump - water cooling is massively more capable than air. It might be worth trying to turn it upside down or something when filling it to get rid of air bubbles, judging by thisreview.

After a brief squint at techbuy.com.au, I think you're going to run into cost issues cooling that SLI rig though - you'll be looking at two waterblocks which together might set you back as much as a basic H20 kit. Can't give you much advice other than to look out for the barb sizes and connectors used to make sure they fit the 3/8" push-fit the Kandalf seems to use. Any major brand should be fine if you're not looking to take things to the limit.