Author Topic: Dilema (Read 747 times)

Mr.Tibbs · « **on:** August 29, 2006, 10:18:00 PM »

I am looking into building a new computer. One with portability in mine. I would just like to say I had a blast at the 150ML. Thank you for treating me so well. I want to build this computer for the next lan I attend. I will try to bring a friend this time around, anyways back on topic.

For this computer I was thinking along the lines of the Aspire Q-Pack. I love the fact that it is so small and is really portable. And I want to have it water cooled, something I have never tried at all. This would be a first for me, so Kona your wisdom will be greatly appreciated here.

I found one on www.xoxide.com and it is there version of the case with a entire water cooler built right in. With a Swiftech block and such, but what I don't like about it is that the reservoir takes up a hard drive slot. I was thinking about getting one of there 5.25 reservoirs with a built in pump. The 5.25 has a much larger reservoir, (700CC). I have tried to just get the case and make a system around it, but it would be the same as me just buying the one they have with all the stuff in it.

Help me out here, I was planning on having the system having these specs:

AMD 64 939 processor
7950 GTX Dual GPU card
74GB Raptor + 500GB Hard drives. (74 for OS and 500 for storage)
X-fi Sound card

You see where I am getting at, I want it to be a fast little box. So water gurus what would you say I do?

Xoxides Q-Pack water cooled case:

http://www.xoxide.com/water-cooled-xqpack-primochill.html

The 5.25 Pump and 700CC reservoir:

http://www.xoxide.com/koolance-rp-1000bk.html

Fabio · « **Reply #1 on:** August 30, 2006, 12:49:30 AM »

... wouldnt recomend SFF case for first water cooling attempt... but thats just me...

Dwg115 · « **Reply #2 on:** August 30, 2006, 07:10:39 AM »

yea Fabios right. Most water cooled rigs are in large towers cause they require more room.
I see your thinking of doing the 7950gtx. Man for that money you might wanna hold off till the Nvidia G80 is out cause it should kill the 7950 and it's due out shortly and will be DX10 compatible. just a thought.

Mr.Tibbs · « **Reply #3 on:** August 30, 2006, 08:23:35 AM »

Well yeah of course I am going to wait because I need damn money. This isn't just a spur of the moment type thing.

zx2slow · « **Reply #4 on:** August 30, 2006, 11:51:25 AM »

I've wanted to build a watercooled q-pack, it is just hard to do a clean install in a tiny case. I was going to mount a triple radiator on the outside of one but went with the armor jr I entered in the case mod contest.

You'll want to trash the aspire PSU, they are weak and tend to explode into flames. I would go with a tee instead of a res for ease of transport.

I would look at a full tower case, I have a aspire x-navigator with a single 120mm radiator on the rear fan port that worked out nicely.