Recently I was looking around and noticed I could afford a Corsair H100. However, I would prefer to have a custom loop because its more friendly for future customization.
This brings me to the question, can I build a custom water cooling loop for the same price and same performance (or possibly better performance) as the H100? Obviously I would want a dual 120mm rad and it would be cooling my AMD Phenom II X6 1090t.
If you think this can be done please list some components I should consider getting. Thanks in advance.
This brings me to the question, can I build a custom water cooling loop for the same price and same performance (or possibly better performance) as the H100? Obviously I would want a dual 120mm rad and it would be cooling my AMD Phenom II X6 1090t.
If you think this can be done please list some components I should consider getting. Thanks in advance.
White Lightning
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The Blue Bench
(14 items) |
The Gray Bench
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| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel i5 3570K @ 4.8 1.52v | Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP7 | ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB | 2x 4GB Patriot Viper Extreme 2400 CAS11 1T |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling | Cooling |
| Hitachi 2.5" 60GB SATA | None | H100 Push Pull | Assortment of 80-120MM's |
| OS | Monitor | Keyboard | Power |
| Windows XP Home Edition SP3 | Dell 1366x768 | Generic USB | OCZ EliteXStream 800Watt |
| Case | Mouse | ||
| Home Made Test Bench | Microsoft Mobile Mouse 3000 | ||
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| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 @ 3.4GHz | Asus P5B Deluxe\Wifi-AP | S3 Virge PCI (PCIE SLOTS BROKEN) | 1x 1GB Hyundai Electronics Generic |
| Hard Drive | Cooling | Cooling | OS |
| 160GB Seagate Barracuda IDE | Stock or DICE Pot with ICE | Assortment of 80-120MM's | Windows XP Home SP3 |
| Monitor | Keyboard | Power | Case |
| Dell 1366x768 | Generic USB | Thermaltake TR2-430 Watt | Custom Testbench |
| Mouse | |||
| Microsoft Mobile Mouse 3000 | |||
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White Lightning
(16 items) |
The Blue Bench
(14 items) |
The Gray Bench
(13 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel i5 3570K @ 4.8 1.52v | Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP7 | ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB | 2x 4GB Patriot Viper Extreme 2400 CAS11 1T |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling | Cooling |
| Hitachi 2.5" 60GB SATA | None | H100 Push Pull | Assortment of 80-120MM's |
| OS | Monitor | Keyboard | Power |
| Windows XP Home Edition SP3 | Dell 1366x768 | Generic USB | OCZ EliteXStream 800Watt |
| Case | Mouse | ||
| Home Made Test Bench | Microsoft Mobile Mouse 3000 | ||
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 @ 3.4GHz | Asus P5B Deluxe\Wifi-AP | S3 Virge PCI (PCIE SLOTS BROKEN) | 1x 1GB Hyundai Electronics Generic |
| Hard Drive | Cooling | Cooling | OS |
| 160GB Seagate Barracuda IDE | Stock or DICE Pot with ICE | Assortment of 80-120MM's | Windows XP Home SP3 |
| Monitor | Keyboard | Power | Case |
| Dell 1366x768 | Generic USB | Thermaltake TR2-430 Watt | Custom Testbench |
| Mouse | |||
| Microsoft Mobile Mouse 3000 | |||
| View all | |||
