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Im about to start my second water cooled rig, and Im looking for some suggestions from those around here who have had a little more experience. My first rig was a $4000 build with a hex core cpu and 3x gpus, but this time i want to build something a little smaller. Im looking at an i7 quad core and either a GTX 660 or GTX 670, not sure which yet.
So on my loop its going to have 1 CPU, 1 GPU, 1 Pump, 1 Res, and 1 Rad (either a 240 on the top blowing out or a 200mm on the bottom blowing out)
First question is should I add a second Rad (120 on the back fan). I do not plan on OCing, so I think the single Rad is fine.
Second question is which pump should I get? These are the two I am looking at...
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/14568/ex-pmp-171/Swiftech_MCP35X_12v_PWM_Controlled_Water_Pump_-_White.html?tl=c107s153b33
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/18222/ex-pmp-231/Swiftech_MCP655-PWM-DRIVE_12v_Water_Pump_-_PWM_Enabled_w_G14_Thread_Ports_Perfectly_Tapped.html?tl=c107s153b33
This build with double as a HTPC and I TRYING to build it with a 520W PSU. Im not sure i will be able to do that, But basically im aiming to reduce noise and power consumption to a minimum.
Any Advice is beneficial!
Thanks!
So on my loop its going to have 1 CPU, 1 GPU, 1 Pump, 1 Res, and 1 Rad (either a 240 on the top blowing out or a 200mm on the bottom blowing out)
First question is should I add a second Rad (120 on the back fan). I do not plan on OCing, so I think the single Rad is fine.
Second question is which pump should I get? These are the two I am looking at...
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/14568/ex-pmp-171/Swiftech_MCP35X_12v_PWM_Controlled_Water_Pump_-_White.html?tl=c107s153b33
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/18222/ex-pmp-231/Swiftech_MCP655-PWM-DRIVE_12v_Water_Pump_-_PWM_Enabled_w_G14_Thread_Ports_Perfectly_Tapped.html?tl=c107s153b33
This build with double as a HTPC and I TRYING to build it with a 520W PSU. Im not sure i will be able to do that, But basically im aiming to reduce noise and power consumption to a minimum.
Any Advice is beneficial!
Thanks!