New to watercooling

TotallyAwesome

TotallyAwesome

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Hello, I'm new to the watercooling aspect of computers, and would like to start. I'm trying to find the best deal possible while spending the least amount of money. I was looking around on newegg.com and saw this:

Newegg.com - Swiftech H20-220 Compact CPU Water Cooling Kit - Water Cooling

Swiftech Compact Water Cooling Kit, only $140. Based on some of the reviews, it looks like a good product.

Can anybody give me some tips/point me in the right direction to start watercooling? What do I need to know before purchasing watercooling parts, etc? Any and all information would be appreciated.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    E8400 oc'd @ 4.0Ghz
    Motherboard
    EVGA 780i
    Memory
    4GB Corsair XMS2 Dominator
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS EN9800GX2
    Sound Card
    Auzentech X-Fi Prelude 7.1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer 19'
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    74 Gb WD Raptor for OS
    2 x 150 Gb WD Raptors in RAID0 for Games
    500 Gb Seagate for storage
    PSU
    Enermax Galaxy 1000W
    Case
    Mountain Mods U2-UFO
    Cooling
    Swiftech & Thermochill Watercooling
    Keyboard
    Logitech G19
    Mouse
    Razer DeathAdder
ummmmm try to get up with smarteyeball, he set up a watercooling system not to long ago
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer, Aspire M1201\Custom Build
    CPU
    AMD Athlon X2 5000+ @ 2.6Ghz
    Motherboard
    Acer Micro-ATX Motherboard
    Memory
    2x2gb Patriot Viper DDR2 PC6400 @ 800mhz Dual Channel SLI Edition (4-4-4-12)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI HD3870 with 512mb GDDR4
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD 7.1 Onboard Sound
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" Acer X223 Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1680 X 1050
    Hard Drives
    320gb Western Digital SATA II (Ubuntu 9.10)
    500gb Seagate SATA II
    1tb Seagate SATA II (Vista Home Premium)
    PSU
    ULTRA X3 600 Watt Modular
    Case
    NZXT Tempest (The Airflow King) 2x 140mm Fans, 4x 120mm Fans
    Cooling
    1x 135mm In PSU, 1x 70mm On CPU, And 1x 120mm On GPU
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Sidewinder X6
    Mouse
    Microsoft Sidewinder X5
    Internet Speed
    6 Mbs Down 1 Mbs Up
    Other Info
    AVerMedia 1500MCE TV Tuner
    Logitech X540 5.1 Surround Sound
Set one up for a friend couple of months ago. Personally I'd stay away from the "all in one" CPU block thing, and get a seperate CPU block + reservoir, will have to spend a bit extra, but will be worth it with a proper, more powerful pump.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
    Motherboard
    XFX MB-750I-72P9 NF750i
    Memory
    4096MB Corsair XMS2 PC-5400
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS Nvidia Geforce GTX470
    Sound Card
    ASUS Xonar DX
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell 24" S2409W & Dell 20" E207WFP
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 & 1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    750GB Western Digital Caviar Black & 500GB Samsung
    PSU
    750 watt Thermaltake Toughpower
    Case
    Coolermaster Dominator 690 Nvidia Edition
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9700-NT Cooler, 6x 120mm Chassis Fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech G11 Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech G5 Laser Mouse (2007 edition)
    Internet Speed
    100Mbps
    Other Info
    abit airpace 54mbps wireless PCI-E x1 card
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