Sure if you were in there I would certainly have a look at them, its nice to see pics with the rad installed! :)
Right now I have a 1200 case, but am upgrading from an X6800 Air cooled to an i7 965EE water cooled. Im going to give my current setup to my son, and buy a new 1200 (I like the case), that way I can work in the new case for a few weeks without worrying about cramping my computer time :)
I am hoping I dont run into many space issues, I have 1 of the 4 bay sections clear - I have 5 HDD's (RAID10 and a spare) in the bottom 2 cages and a floppy and CD in the top cage. As long as the pump fits in the free cage (Height wise) I think I will be ok.
I have never built a water cooled system from scratch before, so I have been scouring all the info I could find :) I think I am going to go with :
(2) Feser X-Changer Dual rads (One inside under the 200mm, and one off the back)
(1) Eheim Aquastream XT (Ultra Version) Pump
(1) EK Supreme CPU Block (Restrictive, will the monster pump make up for it?)
(1) EK-FC280 GTX SLI block for the GPU (Or maybe the DD Tieteon)
(1) DangerDen 5.25" Bay Reservoir
Im a little torn on what tubing to use. I was leaning toward 1/2" for flow rate. I have seen so many arguments both ways. And I want to use compression fittings, but im scared to death im going to get the wrong ones, but I guess thats part of the fun haha. I cant wait!
Your story has given me so much information, I am so glad you took the time to document your build, I intend to do the same!
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