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Cheap X800 Liquid Cooling

A2k00

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Cheap X800 Liquid Cooling

Hi there, I am new to this site but would like advice on a liquid cooling system idea for my X800 Pro. I will use the

Koolance VID-AT1-V06 ATI X800/X850 Video Water Block

http://www.tekheads.co.uk/s/product?product=604566

Coolermaster Aquagate (Big) Water Cooling System

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=140732



Will this kit work together?, by using the Coolermaster Aquagate as a GPU Cooler rather than using it as a CPU cooler? I’ve looked in the kit and the only thing I noticed is that the LCU pipes are 6.5MM and the X800 coolers pipes are 6MM. will these not just stretch a bit to fit?? Not has any experience with water cooling but since I did the 16pipes Bios flash my card runs at 85c when playing BF2 and other graphical games even with the Arctic 4 Cooling Silencer unit fitted. Now I know you can run at 85c, which is fine, but I have read that the card will last much longer if you get the temp down. As the kit I have chosen to make will only cost £93.74 (plus £? p+p) I think it would be worth it. Advice on this build would be very much appreciated.
 
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I would advise you to get the following:
1)Swiftech Storm for CPU, Maze 4 for GPU
2)Thermochill PA120.3 w/yate loon fans
3)Laing DDC with Alphacool top
4)T line
5)7/16" tubing.

Use 1/2" barbs throughout.
 

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Where can i get this stuff from?? im in the UK, The reason i wanted a kit is because im a noob to watercooling, Ive been a computer technicain for years but never came round to the idea,

I was like hmmmm water and computers, nope! But watercooling is getting easyer and cheaper these days im i fancy avin a go
 

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Memory 2x 512MB OCZ PC 3200EL Platinum Rev.2 (TCCD)
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Storage 4x WD Raptor 740GD in RAID 0
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You can get most of the stuff from Overclockers.co.uk, they have the Swiftech H20-220 Apex Ultra Watercooling Kit, which is not quite the stuff that I listed, but similar.
 
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Hey mate, i had an x800 a while back, I used a graphics card peltier waterblock on it, worked a treat! you could always check it out.

It was a swiftech module I believe. Just add ram sinks. You probs wont get a better water cooling block out there
 
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This is a link to the newer version of the pelt waterblock i used. It can b used with x1600 cards and above. :) judging from the performance graph you will get pretty low temperatures

http://www.swiftnets.com/products/mcw60-T.asp
 

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tyred water cooling my x800xt pe(flashed pro vivo) turned out to get worse temps then my zalman heatpipe, so after months of trying to get it to work better i traded it to a buddy for some more computer parts, hes happy, i put a vf700 on the thing and the temps where 5c lower then with water(good maze gpu block to....)

also i advice using non conductive coolant, if the pipes leek/break you will have a fryed system if u use water, you will also had a fryed cpu/videocard if the pipes break tho so a kit with auto shutoff will be usefull

water/liquid can be kool/good but it can also be a total pain in the arse.
 
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