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jmslew · 12-02-2006, 12:50 PM

OK, I am a sucker for computer stuff and most of you probably won't do this but, because I did, I thought it would be cool to post a how-to with pics.

So, you want to go the water cooled route? You have many options here. You can go with active water cooling (uses a fan to cool the water/liquid just like a car radiator), or you can go with silent passive water cooling (uses no fans and, with the exception of the water pump and any other case/chipset fans which can be removed, is completely silent). I chose active because well, that's what was available and I heard good things about the kit and all of it will fit inside my absolutely HUGE case.

This is not a completely step-by-step how-to so read the instructions first!! It is also recommended that you have a little experience with working on computers before you go and try this (you should know how to remove PCI/PCI-E/AGP add-on cards and you should know how to remove a motherboard and reinstall it, I think we cover everything else). Out of a 10 point rating system, I would rate this at about a 7 (borderline 8) for difficulty.

The kit (Thermaltake BigWater SE shown with two additional VGA waterblocks.....because I have two video cards)____________________________________________ _____Here are the parts laid out:

The gallon of distilled water is not needed for this kit, but with most of the kits available, you will have to mix XX% distilled water with XX% supplied coolant liquid (just like a car's coolant/refer to instructions for exact percentages of each)
Sitting on top of the foam, you will see the resevoir/fill tank
On the left you will see the radiator (the piece with the fan attatched to it)
To the right of the radiator on the carpet, you will se the water pump
To the right of the water pump (in an awkward position) you will see the PCI backplate that has the wiring and knob to control the radiator fan speed (yes it is adjustable more on that later...)
Below that, you will see the CPU waterblock (the large copper piece of the three total)
The bottle of green liquid is the supplied coolant liquid
The two smaller copper blocks are the VGA waterblocks
And you have your various tubing, hardware and odds and ends..

12-02-2006, 12:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
jmslew Experienced Zuner Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 220 Reputation: 11	Water cooling how to with pics OK, I am a sucker for computer stuff and most of you probably won't do this but, because I did, I thought it would be cool to post a how-to with pics. So, you want to go the water cooled route? You have many options here. You can go with active water cooling (uses a fan to cool the water/liquid just like a car radiator), or you can go with silent passive water cooling (uses no fans and, with the exception of the water pump and any other case/chipset fans which can be removed, is completely silent). I chose active because well, that's what was available and I heard good things about the kit and all of it will fit inside my absolutely HUGE case. This is not a completely step-by-step how-to so read the instructions first!! It is also recommended that you have a little experience with working on computers before you go and try this (you should know how to remove PCI/PCI-E/AGP add-on cards and you should know how to remove a motherboard and reinstall it, I think we cover everything else). Out of a 10 point rating system, I would rate this at about a 7 (borderline 8) for difficulty. The kit (Thermaltake BigWater SE shown with two additional VGA waterblocks.....because I have two video cards)____________________________________________ _____Here are the parts laid out: The gallon of distilled water is not needed for this kit, but with most of the kits available, you will have to mix XX% distilled water with XX% supplied coolant liquid (just like a car's coolant/refer to instructions for exact percentages of each) Sitting on top of the foam, you will see the resevoir/fill tank On the left you will see the radiator (the piece with the fan attatched to it) To the right of the radiator on the carpet, you will se the water pump To the right of the water pump (in an awkward position) you will see the PCI backplate that has the wiring and knob to control the radiator fan speed (yes it is adjustable more on that later...) Below that, you will see the CPU waterblock (the large copper piece of the three total) The bottle of green liquid is the supplied coolant liquid The two smaller copper blocks are the VGA waterblocks And you have your various tubing, hardware and odds and ends..