Silverstar

Well after reviewing watercooling for the past couple of days, i decided to order off of dangerden.com. I have asked freinds with there feedback and came together with this package.

Copper TDX Block for Athlon64 754/939/940
Acetal Version MAZE4GPU
12V DD-D5 Pump NEW!
Danger Den Dual 5 1/4" Bay Reservoir
Tygon 3603 Tubing 1/2" ID 3/4" ODx8
Arctic Silver 5
Black Ice XtremeII Radiator
Papst 4312L 120mm Fanx2
UV Water Dye-Lite
Zerex Super Coolant

EXTRAS
Top Style: Brass
Fitting Size: 1/2" OD High Flow Chrome Fittings (For 1/2" ID Tubing)
Spare O-Ring: None
Accelerator Nozzles: Yes - #2, #3, #4, #5, and blank with wrench
Fitting Size: 1/2" OD High Flow Chrome Fittings (For 1/2" ID Tubing)
Video Card To Cool: Nvidia 6800/7800 Series
RAMsinks: 8 OCZ BGA RAMsinks with Thermal Tape
Specific Card: 7800 gt


So overall the total came to about 400 including shipping which was right in my ballpark. if i could have some feedback on the parts, will the installation be hard etc.

THANKS

colonel_sanders989

Look good to me, that radiator should be sufficient although may want to upgrade to some fans that move more air. Although is silence is key those papst fans are nice and quiet. Install should be pretty easy, unfortunatley requires mobo removal. Other than that looks great. Pump doesn't move a ton of water though either and may want to consider upgrading to the hydor if you plan to add more block later.

Transonic

Everything looks great. If you want to save some money then swap you that BIX for a dual heater core. It'll perform better than a dual BIX and it's cheaper. Don't forget fan shrouds. If you have any questions on installation I'd be glad to help a fellow watercooler.

edit: the D5 is an awesome pump, moving to a Hydor would be more of a downgrade.

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Silverstar

Colonel Sanders989: Silence isnt a big factor my case has 9 fans but they are weak. My cpu temperature is at 43*c and i guess thats decent. The mobo might be a problem, is it diffiult to do that. and what is the reason i will need to move it?

thanks

colonel_sanders989

Not move, but remove. You must do this in orde to thread the screws on the other side of mobo. Not too hard follow the directions and don't over tighten as this may crack mobo in extreme situations.
Yeah like he said the heater core would be cool and cheap too, but kinda looks ghetto.

Silverstar

Transonic: thanks for the feedback. I will need to get the fan shrouds but not sure if danger sells them. I have a rather big case so it doesnt really matter. Whats the performance differnce between both? bix and dual heater.

colonel_sanders989

here's a link to dd's own install page for that model
http://dangerden.com/instructions/tdxa64_install.pdf
(damn pdf's!)

Silverstar

Thanks ya pdfs are a pain in the ass. Well i hope my freind can come over and help me with this.

Transonic

Not sure if you've heard of Procooling but their site has probably the best and most accurate watercooling reviews I've ever read. They have a radiator review in there which includes the HC but I'm not sure if the BIX is in there. I am sure that a dual HC will beat a BIX 2 though.

DD does sell shrouds but for a dual HC they're like $15 each or something like that. I made my own (linked above) for a few bucks each. IMO who cares how it looks, it's probably just gonna sit behind your desk anyway. My

edit: no need for shrouds on a BIX, they have 'em built in.

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Silverstar

haha thanks for the info i think i am gonna stick with what i got... unless someone else has something to say.