Need to enlist the resident water cooling expert
Cliff_Forster
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I have a giant case on the way (Antec P183), and I am thinking I am going to fit it with a water cooler.
To cool an AMD AM3 CPU, and a Radeon 4890 video card, what would we suggest?
I understand the Ram cooling on that graphics card is critical, so I suppose the water block can't be limited to covering the core, to just put sinks on the ram, I don't think ramsinks offer enough cooling for the GDDR5. I have not been successful finding any solutions specifically manufactured for this card except for one that PowerColor sells pre instaled on one of thiers.
If not a good water cooling solution, can someone suggest an agressive aftermarket VGA cooler for the 4890?
Thanks.
To cool an AMD AM3 CPU, and a Radeon 4890 video card, what would we suggest?
I understand the Ram cooling on that graphics card is critical, so I suppose the water block can't be limited to covering the core, to just put sinks on the ram, I don't think ramsinks offer enough cooling for the GDDR5. I have not been successful finding any solutions specifically manufactured for this card except for one that PowerColor sells pre instaled on one of thiers.
If not a good water cooling solution, can someone suggest an agressive aftermarket VGA cooler for the 4890?
Thanks.
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As far as graphics-specific coolers, EK has some out that reportedly work on the 4890, such as these. Vouched for over at [H]ard.
I will second an Apogee block, I use the GTZ and it's fantastic.
Incidentally this cooling system has not missed a beat in over 3 years. I also use MCT-5 cooling from danger den as well.
My advice ...keep it simple.
The Thermochill PA120.3 is an expensive radiator, but I picked it up because it performs extremely well with low CFM fans and have been extremely happy with it. Running 24/7 full load in complete silence is well worth the price tag.
A 3x120mm radiator would be great, coupled with an Apogee GTZ block and this GPU cooler. Throw in a decent pump and some fans, etc. and you're golden.
Might I suggest some Gelid Wings?
For rads I went with HW Labs Black Ice GTX III's to save some bucks. They've been great. No complaints.
I also agree witht he apogee gtz.
Cheap
Reliable
Efficient
Powerful
Quiet
Flashy
And it is REALLY FUN to put together a water cooled rig.
Moving them is not so fun. With my external radiator and reservoir, moving is a real bitch and I've had to do it four times now since the initial build. But that's another story.
Not really. Auto radiators are aluminum and most all cpu blocks are copper. It is not recommended to mix these metals in a loop.
Very true, although you stirred my memory. Too bad my NAS went down or I would post pics. The two water builds I did were great fun. One in a lian li v2000, and another in the falcon northwest fragbox case. Quite the downsize the second one was!
We used heatercores actually, which are copper or brass. Some autozones and such still carry them, and you can't beat the price of $20.
http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=304440
My threads are still up out there, just no pics, but this is the exact thread that I based my radiator build off of.
Hmm, what a shame... I think my old Bonneville core and the acrylic shrouds I made got tossed when I moved last year.
Purpose-built radiators have gotten good enough and cheap enough to where most don't bother with using heater cores any more (not to mention that the shift toward silent computing has changed quite a few things in the water cooling arena).