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Alright Guys, It's UPGRADE TIME
And I'm looking to GO BIG OR GO HOME!
My Q6600 & 8800GTX rig was a beast and still ticks on very well for its age... But I'm dying of reading about all the latest and greatest stuff and not giving in, so I think it's about time.
My Plan:
strip some pieces from my current rig, ebay/Craigslist/kijiji the whole tower with water cooling loop and everything, and get rid of it...
And den?????
Move on Up
My Planned Build so far:
Evga Classified SR-2 - $600
2x Xeon X5650s - $2051 LAUNCHED TODAY W00T!
GTX480 - $500
12GB G.Skill Pi DDR3 1600 - $370.98
2x D-Tek FuZion V1s with Quad Nozzles - 1/2 Obtained, ~$30/ea
2x Nafljhy Brass Mounts for the FuZions - Have 1, will get another
Iwaki Pump For CPU Loop - bought for $200 from CD
D5 Vario for GPU Loop - have
Detroit Thermo D5 Top with DD Fatty Barbs - Have
Masterkleer 7/16" tubing for GPU Loop - Have
1/2" Tygon Tubing for CPU Loop
Scythe S-Flex 1900RPM Fans In Push/Pull on all Radiators - $11.66/ea
Silverstone Strider 1500W PSU - $361.80
OCZ Vertex 32GB Drive For Booting until SATA3 Is better adapted in SSDs - Bought for $95
Need some help on Radiators with Size, Brands, Etc. Also need help on Case, I'll need a new case to house the mother of a MoBo will be the SR-2. I'd also like opinions on Reservoirs, coolant, biocide, etc...
SO far All I know is that this is what I want, I may start with a single CPU and expand, dependant on my budget. I also know that the Motherboard is an odd size, like E-ATX and then some... Mountain mods is working on a case/tray for it... I may get a UFO case and have all the water cooling internal if thats the case...

My Q6600 & 8800GTX rig was a beast and still ticks on very well for its age... But I'm dying of reading about all the latest and greatest stuff and not giving in, so I think it's about time.
My Plan:
strip some pieces from my current rig, ebay/Craigslist/kijiji the whole tower with water cooling loop and everything, and get rid of it...
And den?????
Move on Up

My Planned Build so far:
Evga Classified SR-2 - $600
2x Xeon X5650s - $2051 LAUNCHED TODAY W00T!
GTX480 - $500
12GB G.Skill Pi DDR3 1600 - $370.98
2x D-Tek FuZion V1s with Quad Nozzles - 1/2 Obtained, ~$30/ea
2x Nafljhy Brass Mounts for the FuZions - Have 1, will get another
Iwaki Pump For CPU Loop - bought for $200 from CD
D5 Vario for GPU Loop - have
Detroit Thermo D5 Top with DD Fatty Barbs - Have
Masterkleer 7/16" tubing for GPU Loop - Have
1/2" Tygon Tubing for CPU Loop
Scythe S-Flex 1900RPM Fans In Push/Pull on all Radiators - $11.66/ea
Silverstone Strider 1500W PSU - $361.80
OCZ Vertex 32GB Drive For Booting until SATA3 Is better adapted in SSDs - Bought for $95
Need some help on Radiators with Size, Brands, Etc. Also need help on Case, I'll need a new case to house the mother of a MoBo will be the SR-2. I'd also like opinions on Reservoirs, coolant, biocide, etc...
SO far All I know is that this is what I want, I may start with a single CPU and expand, dependant on my budget. I also know that the Motherboard is an odd size, like E-ATX and then some... Mountain mods is working on a case/tray for it... I may get a UFO case and have all the water cooling internal if thats the case...