Hello! I'm going to get a really expensive rig some time in the (near) future and need some advice on liquid cooling.This is the first ever liquid cooling rig I attempt and I want to get it right .I understand how the LCS works and what hardware you need ,but I'd like some advice on which actual parts to use and how to set it up in my rig . Here's some details - I plan on getting a SLI setup with 2 EVGA GF8800ULTRA BLACK PEARL in SLI (The black pearls have built-in water blocks that use 1/2 or 3/8 tubing ) .If you want some more data check this link Also , I'm going to get a Intel Core2 Extreme QuadCore QX6700 (it's on LGA775 - was going to wait for the Penryn to come out but I am not going to have the money for too long so I said I'll stick with the quad-core and get Penryn or Nehalem later ) and I'm going to use water cooling for the CPU too. And this case (you can find pictures of the inside here if you need them ) . So can someone tell me how to set up a LCS with these things ? I think I need 2 cooling loops (one for the CPU and one for the two GPUs ) so 2 pumps , 2 radiators , 2 tanks and lotsa tubing . I'd appreciate some advice on exactly what parts (what radiator , what pump etc ) you would recommend and how to set them up in this particular case .Thank you very much ! (And yes I plan on overclocking ) P.S.:I plan on having 2 HDDs so I guess one of the bays can be removed (there are two bays on that case )
You don't need two cooling loops. You can, but it's not required. The only time I'd have a second pump is for redundancy in case of failure. Have you considered a watercooling kit?
I don't know ... any suggestions regarding to which cooling kit ? And I'd imagine that the liquid gets hot from the first thing it reaches , let's say the CPU then goes to the two GPUs still hot ...so I'm going to need two radiators at least , right ? Or does the liquid cool down between the two water blocks ?
