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Please enlighten me and tell me why brands like Koolance or TT are regarded as rubbish. Is it an overall performance issue or quality or are they just not in 'fashion' currently
Reading through these forums I realized that Swiftech, D-tek and DD products are highly regarded. What about Alphacool.
Basically please advise which are the best brands to stick to currently.
Also if was going to by a WC kit, would you agree that Swiftech kits are my best choice.
Your feedback is much appreciated.

TonyL222

Check out this "Water Cooling Parts Buyer's Guide." I don't agree with it all, but it's very good. Gives you the run down on most of the major players and components, and why some players/parts are not held in high regard:

http://forums.extremeoverclocking.co...d.php?t=282232

puzzledazn

Though I don't really know about Koolance, many people has referred me to products like Swiftech, dangerden, etc..
Www.petrastechshop.com Has good wcing parts for a reasonable price.
I would advise you to stick to swiftech, danger den brands.
Also, tell us what kind of loop you are going to, cpu only? cpu and gpu?

ira-k

Alphacool makes some decent stuff...The reason why we don't use a lot of the German gear is because they mix aluminum and copper which can cause galvanic corrosion...Galvanic corrosion ...All of its not mixed metal but you need to watch out for it....Some of Swiftec's new gear uses mixed metals also like the GTX cpu block and their Stealth GPU block...

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ChielScape

thats not completely true. it heavily depends on the manufacturer and obviously on the system builder. they have their "koolances" among them, but that's it.

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ira-k

Whats not true? I said some of its not bad but they use a lot of mixed metals that need to be watched out for...What brand is it you use again?

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ChielScape

its not true that they mix metals as much as you seem to imply, which mostly is done in passive systems.
what brand im using? 's that a joke? :/

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ira-k

I will give whatever opinion I like, its none of your business...

A joke? No its no joke..You hang around here telling people how to WC when you have never WC'ed anything, puking up what you've heard people saying...Thats just lame...A 12 year old with a T-Take WC'ing rig knows a million percent more about WC'ing then you do....

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lokeey

you beat me to it! i'm in the same boat. i want to also go with WC, but get caught up with all the brands and such, so it gets a bit confusing. i'm kinda diggin the Swiftech H2O-220 Apex Ultra Water Cooling Kit, but what exactly should we be looking for when it comes to purchasing a water cooling kit?

my plan is to water cool cpu, two gpu's and possibly ram as well. has anyone used the water block made for 3870HD?

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mega_option101

ouch... *ira-k succa punches ChielScape*

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