Cooling Stormcool III WaterCooling Kit

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  1. buchans

    buchans What's a Dremel?

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    I'm looking at setting up my first WC setup - its for a server and will only cool a non OC'ed setup.

    how is the "Stormcool III WaterCooling Kit"? for £79 its got to be good value but is it worth it? the other setup I'm looking at is about £273 (if I get the res and rad I want) - I'm thinking thats fine for an OC'ed game rig but a bit of a waste for a server?
     
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    SeT What's a Dremel?

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    I'm not familiar with the stormcool system but judging from the price, I'm not sure it's worth it. Low end water kits usually perform worse than decent cheapish air cooling setups. If you're just wanting it to be quiet, zalman stuff with quiet fans would be a better bet.
     
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    Murdoc Gas Mask..ZOMG

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    I have got one behind me that needs to be reviewed. For socket A you need to Epoxy the block to the NB :eyebrow: very very bad imo!

    The pump also looks crap, tiny tubing, tiny blocks, smells funny...

    'doc
     
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  5. buchans

    buchans What's a Dremel?

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    epoxy does sound very bad, the combined pump/res looks the worst I've ever seen.

    The only reason this is a cosideration is the server it will be cooling is a DURON 1600, PcChips M848ALU with 256MB DDR333 PC2700 value ~ £70

    I would never consider this kit for a 'real' machine but the £79 +possibly an upgrade to the res and pump.

    I'm just not sure I should be spending much more WCing that kind of spec? :confused:
     
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  6. dead_man

    dead_man Confucious say: WTF???

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    if u want it 2 b quiet just get a mobile proc and leave it stock
     
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  7. Tulatin

    Tulatin The Froggy Poster

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    .27c/w... you can beat that with just about any thermalright sink imho. However, there's no way you can beat good kits with one of those (want to challenge 0.08 c/w?)
     
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  8. buchans

    buchans What's a Dremel?

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    thanks for the advice, I've decided to get it.
     
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    Do let us know how it works out.:thumb:
     
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    Etacovda What's a Dremel?

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    Each of his reviews/ratings are different. Theres some pretty wierd stuff going on there...
     
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  11. buchans

    buchans What's a Dremel?

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    when it came to ordering I just couldnt.. too many nagging doubts, so I've gone for the following

    This month...
    Danger Den RBX AMDBrass Top Block
    Hydor Seltz L20 Pump
    WaterChill Chipset Cooler DYO

    Next month...
    Black Ice Pro 120mm Dual
    Cape Coolplex 50 extern (internaly mounted :D )
    GPU undecided
     
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  12. fivecheebs

    fivecheebs Dont panic!

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    Is there another way? :naughty: :D
     
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