The total shipping price was for all of my parts - including the case, radiators, etc. As well as insurance.
Now, my pump and res combo is a dual bay xspc combo that has a proprietary pump in it that is garbage. I could buy the one with the d5, but I cannot find it under $179 without tubing or fluid.
I Would love to sell all my parts, but to get what I would want in Germany it would cost me around 1450 euros (That is using my SSD and HDD).
I have looked into it and I have found out I would not really get more than $600 tops for my parts on eBay, so I might as well get the damn thing fixed and hope that we end up getting a shipping container for all of our other goods.
for CPU, air is better than water.. x99 is the only platform right now that sorttta warrants the use of water..
The total shipping price was for all of my parts - including the case, radiators, etc. As well as insurance.
Now, my pump and res combo is a dual bay xspc combo that has a proprietary pump in it that is garbage. I could buy the one with the d5, but I cannot find it under $179 without tubing or fluid.
I Would love to sell all my parts, but to get what I would want in Germany it would cost me around 1450 euros (That is using my SSD and HDD).
I have looked into it and I have found out I would not really get more than $600 tops for my parts on eBay, so I might as well get the damn thing fixed and hope that we end up getting a shipping container for all of our other goods.
for CPU, air is better than water.. x99 is the only platform right now that sorttta warrants the use of water..
Couldn't be further from the truth :/
You should come on over to Overclockers.com :)
I say just buy the XSPC D5 Dualbay rev2 res/pump combo if you want to keep the dual bay style setup and call it a day. I personally run the Photon 170 D5 combo and 0 issues.Show Image(http://www.simplifiedstyle.com/IMG_20140210_230214.jpg)
Long live the water!
Does germany use the same outlet/voltage as the us? That was the main reason i suggested dumpimg the psu. Might as well replace it with a gold or platinum unit.
Whelp... watercooling is getting dumber and dumber as components are using less and less energy.
Whelp... watercooling is getting dumber and dumber as components are using less and less energy.Even though the latest top of the line GPUs are more energy-efficient than previous gen. they can still not run at high load for any length of time with stock coolers before they have to throttle themselves to avoid overheating. With good watercooling, they could run at high load all the time.
It just fascinate me seeing many guys here spend more on their keyboards in total than their rigs lol
It just fascinate me seeing many guys here spend more on their keyboards in total than their rigs lol
dont get me wrong I'm a WC maniac, my build is too overkill I've to admit
but I'm not at the point where I'm happy even with my cpu in combo with those AIO watercooling, they just get better and better (or even those noctua air cooling)
AND NO MAINTENANCE required :D custom loops is just for the hobby and prestige IMO
Unless you are still into custom loops, and your money can keep it up why not go for the new stuff you need
else... ditch them
but I can tell those new GPU's really went well with extreme custom loops, the extra power you get can sometimes make it worth
I've been DIY'ing them for myself (including CPU and GPU blocks) since 2001.Cool. Most acrylic tops for waterblocks do look like you could make or mod them yourself relatively easily, but the high fin density of a store-bought copper block looks difficult to me.
You could make your own reservoir and buy a submersible pump with better flow rate than that overpriced, underperforming, noisy stuff sold for PC use. Fish tank flow pumps are quieter (particularly the submersed, sealed type with rubber sucker feet like these: http://www.marinedepot.com/powerheads_pumps_eheim_compact_pump-ap.html), cheaper, more reliable and flow more (and are cooled by the water, too). The only downside is you may have to rig your own power switching for it since most of them run on mains, not 12v (a simple relay can work fine). Upside is you have more power from your PSU for the other components. I find it quite ridiculous how much companies charge for watercooling parts. I've been DIY'ing them for myself (including CPU and GPU blocks) since 2001.
You could make your own reservoir and buy a submersible pump with better flow rate than that overpriced, underperforming, noisy stuff sold for PC use. Fish tank flow pumps are quieter (particularly the submersed, sealed type with rubber sucker feet like these: http://www.marinedepot.com/powerheads_pumps_eheim_compact_pump-ap.html), cheaper, more reliable and flow more (and are cooled by the water, too). The only downside is you may have to rig your own power switching for it since most of them run on mains, not 12v (a simple relay can work fine). Upside is you have more power from your PSU for the other components. I find it quite ridiculous how much companies charge for watercooling parts. I've been DIY'ing them for myself (including CPU and GPU blocks) since 2001.
how are you making ur own cpu blocks.