Hey,
I've used the swiftech mcp-655 (on current rig) and mcw-60 (on current rig, on ati 4870).
I can say that I like both of them, the pump seems to work well with 3/8" ID tubing that I am using, and my temps idle w/mcw-60 are 38*C which is about 20*C cooler than the stock sapphire heatsink/fan.
As far as the heater core I can't comment if that is better or worse - I wouldn't know. I have used the Swiftech MCR220 120.2MM radiator in a push/pull setup and I am very happy with it.
As far as cpu blocks, I've used the DD MC-TDX, Swiftech Apogee GTZ, and OCZ Hydroflow. On my i7 setup, the DD MC-TDX slightly outperformed the Apogee GTZ (obviously, not a scientific comparison - just my personal system & setup). OCZ block on my AMD chip is still there - oddly enough I really like it. D-Tek is next on my list to try, as I have no experience yet but have heard great things. Yate Loon are good fans from what I've been told by others, although I personally chose Scythe.
Either way, good luck and I like that you are doing some custom work to make it all fit. You will be satisfied when it is all said and done. If you're putting this setup on the rig in your sig - I would expect you should have similar (if not better) temps than what I get.
Currently:
Overclocked AMD 7750be @ 3.0ghz
Overclocked ATI 4870 1gb @ 825mhz core & 1025mhz memory
IDLE Cpu at 16*C
LOAD Cpu at ~23*C
IDLE GPU at 38*C
LOAD GPU at 40-41*C
I've used the swiftech mcp-655 (on current rig) and mcw-60 (on current rig, on ati 4870).
I can say that I like both of them, the pump seems to work well with 3/8" ID tubing that I am using, and my temps idle w/mcw-60 are 38*C which is about 20*C cooler than the stock sapphire heatsink/fan.
As far as the heater core I can't comment if that is better or worse - I wouldn't know. I have used the Swiftech MCR220 120.2MM radiator in a push/pull setup and I am very happy with it.
As far as cpu blocks, I've used the DD MC-TDX, Swiftech Apogee GTZ, and OCZ Hydroflow. On my i7 setup, the DD MC-TDX slightly outperformed the Apogee GTZ (obviously, not a scientific comparison - just my personal system & setup). OCZ block on my AMD chip is still there - oddly enough I really like it. D-Tek is next on my list to try, as I have no experience yet but have heard great things. Yate Loon are good fans from what I've been told by others, although I personally chose Scythe.
Either way, good luck and I like that you are doing some custom work to make it all fit. You will be satisfied when it is all said and done. If you're putting this setup on the rig in your sig - I would expect you should have similar (if not better) temps than what I get.
Currently:
Overclocked AMD 7750be @ 3.0ghz
Overclocked ATI 4870 1gb @ 825mhz core & 1025mhz memory
IDLE Cpu at 16*C
LOAD Cpu at ~23*C
IDLE GPU at 38*C
LOAD GPU at 40-41*C
