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Old 12-03-08   #1 (permalink)
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Default First time with Watercooling

As the title says really this is gonna be my first attempt at WC so im not out to spend mega mega money. Ive been looking at the XSPC X2O Delta V3 CPU WaterCooling Kit

Is this kit anygood? Ive found it for £75 delivered on EBAY, im not looking for extreme performance just something thats cheap, gets the job done and will help me get into the world of watercooling. Anyone know any better kits? Im not looking to build my own system ( Yet ) just summat cheap and cheerful to get me started

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EDIT : Found a Gigabyte 3D galaxy 2 WC kit for £60 delivered, is that anygood? How does it compare the XSPC kit?
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Hi there!

I looked around a bit and personally i prefer the Gigabyte 3D galaxy because it looks much nicer and its easy to install plus is has good cooling. But of course it would be nice to have a sidepanel on your comp to see it XD hope i helped.
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Oh and if i were you i would look around on www.newegg.com. you wont have to purchase anything but its great to find liquid cooling systems and it has reviews and ratings..
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The only kits you should consider are from Petra's and Swiftech...

http://www.petrastechshop.com/wacoki.html

or

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catal...d=swiftech+h20


This is an amazing deal, and performs great:
http://www.petrastechshop.com/pecod4.html

Thats what I'd recommend if you're looking to start watercooling...

EDIT: Make sure to e-mail petra's or contact them if you're placing an international order

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The only kits you should consider are from Petra's and Swiftech...

http://www.petrastechshop.com/wacoki.html

or

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catal...d=swiftech+h20


This is an amazing deal, and performs great:
http://www.petrastechshop.com/pecod4.html

Thats what I'd recommend if you're looking to start watercooling...

EDIT: Make sure to e-mail petra's or contact them if you're placing an international order

Those are good but you need some knowledge to assemble those and i think he is looking more towards a prebuilt kit
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They look like awesome kit guys but im from the UK and cant be bothered to import one. Its too much hassle.
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Hi there!

I looked around a bit and personally i prefer the Gigabyte 3D galaxy because it looks much nicer and its easy to install plus is has good cooling. But of course it would be nice to have a sidepanel on your comp to see it XD hope i helped.

Found some reviews on it and they all said a high-end air coler is a better performer
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Tell you what, someone go here : http://www.overclockers.co.uk/produc...=701&catid=193

And build me a decent custom kit for around £100-£110

Im not a complete retard, i'll be able to manage to build it and set it up
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Found some reviews on it and they all said a high-end air coler is a better performer
Most prebuilt kits, such as the Gigabyte one, are out-performed by higher end air cooling. That is why I recommend the kits above. They are custom kits, and will provide watercooling performance without the hassle of piecing together a bunch of items...

Try looking for a swiftech kit if you live in the UK... that, and Petra's are really the only one's you should look at... if you can't find them or they are too expensive, stick with air cooling

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Most prebuilt kits, such as the Gigabyte one, are out-performed by higher end air cooling. That is why I recommend the kits above. They are custom kits, and will provide watercooling performance without the hassle of piecing together a bunch of items...

Try looking for a swiftech kit if you live in the UK... that, and Petra's are really the only one's you should look at... if you can't find them or they are too expensive, stick with air cooling
+1 a TRUE is better than crappy kit cooling from galaxy, thermaltake, etc

check out kits at petrastechshop.com

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