teh_kurby

dell= gay

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fstfrddy

Please refrain from bashing other peoples equipment. This is not what this forum is about.

pauldovi

I'm not sure why you are watercooling on a Dell motherboard....

Since you can't overclock, why are you worried about watercooling?

Dell clearly ignored all industry standards when making their motherboard, so I guess you have to drill new holes or get a new mobo.

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killnine

yep. I have thought about this too. The mobo is proprietary, and uses special PSU connectors, not just any 24-pin connectors. Also, the case is proprietary, and only has room for their special, bottom-mounted PSU. Therefore, if I wanted to really unleash my machine to be an OC-able system, I would need a new mobo, case and PSU. Yeah, right, I am not gonna drop money like that to OC my processor. I am trying to get a X1900 or 7900, and that would really set me back. Thus, I can still deal with Dell's inadequacy for a while without any REAL repercussions. I mean, my Pressy is still a relatively fast chip and its my graphics solution that is holding me back from those precious frames, not my CPU.

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pauldovi

Your processor is fine, get the new motherboard and psu.

You can get a SunBeam NUUO 550W SLI for $78 That is a very popular PSU and you can't beat its performance for the price.

Case Super LANBoy $76

Motherboard ASUS P5WD2 $150

That $300 for a FAR better motherboard and PSU. The case is good looking and very popular. With those parts you can accually utalize your watercooling. Get a 7900GT for $300 and you have yourself a pretty powerful gaming system.

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Leprachuan

I'd be a little weary of building a new lucite top....if you do make sure u leak test the system. I would hate to see u have a true watercooling catastrophe.

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killnine

That's just what I plan on doing tomorrow when I get my clearflex and Maze4 GPU backplate in tomorrow.

Good news, though, Danger Den's said they would custom build me a lucite plate if it didn't work out. Aparently one of the guy's there helped make a water cooling kit for a family member, who also owns a Gen3 XPS. Schweet. You gotta love DD for something like that, and being so helpful to customers.

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DrDeville

Indeed. That is excellent.

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