dannymccann
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Just found THIS
Wondered if anyone has it or has used it what is like, or whether there is any better value on the market. I love Thermaltake and fancy a change from my current loud air cooled case
Cheers
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dannymccann
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ttt
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drax
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Tbh that looks like a case with an inbuilt pump.. Thats all.
You have to buy all the bits for watercooling, good kits start about £150 for main things like cpu block, pump, cables, rad etc.
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Russ
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not worth the cash. water cooling isnt something where corners should be cut, buy the best bits, or else.
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Dom
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agree with Russ, water and electrics aren't exactly the best mix  so you never skimp with water cooling kit. Plus it's unlikely that it'll be any quieter than your current fan cooled setup - though having a case full of 60mm fans will make quite a bit of a racket, in which case watercooling probably would be quieter
If you want to quiet down your current setup, then look at getting a decent cpu cooler that will accept 92/120mm fan and buy a quiet fan like YS-tech/Zalman for it - did the same in mine (and bought a tagan psu) and the system is barely audible, and it's a lot cooler 
eitherway, i would go ask on the overclockers.co.uk forums if you're in any doubt about watercooling and what kit to buy etc
[Edited on 18-08-2007 by Dom]
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Cosmo
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yeah, I wouldnt bother with a cheaper water cooled case, just buy some good quality 120mm fans and a fan controller to lower their speed to a slower speed to make them quieter.
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Russ
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dom works the other way mate, bigger fans are quieter and push more air
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AndyKent
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TBH, I've never understood watercooling. For a really decent kit, you might as well just buy a phase-change system which will work much, much better. Quite and performance don't really go hand-in-hand so why bother???
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Russ
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vapochill and prommy cases i where its at 
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AndyKent
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Indeed
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Dom
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quote:
Originally posted by Russ
dom works the other way mate, bigger fans are quieter and push more air
i know, hence why i stated to get a new cooler that supports bigger 92/120mm fans etc But i don't think i'd explained it that well
Vapochill's are good bits of kit, but they aren't exactly quiet with the compressor and 500 quid for a case is a lot of dosh.
Personally i would opt for a decent spec watercooling system and use peltiers were possible - alot of power needed, but work just as well and quiter (if you can get the watercooling rad fans quiet) than compressor cooling.
If cash wasn't a problem and it needed to be quiet then a zalman tnn 500 would be the best bet
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dannymccann
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yea im no novice at building pooters. as it is when you arent playing games you cant actually hear the PC, am I just being nit-picky??
It is
4600X2
1950GT
Hyper Modular PSU (awesome PSU for the money)
2 hard drives
2 silent 80mm fans on the back
Both the CPU and GPU heatsinks / fans are stock, just cant be bothered to fit an Arctic Cooler to my gfx card, although they are good they take up a lot of space and I cant even hear the AMD heatsink.
Im going with 'im too much of a perfectionist' 
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Cosmo
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what can you hear then?
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Schlumpfy
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That's an awesome spec! Would love something like that.
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dannymccann
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quote:
Originally posted by Cosmo
what can you hear then?
I can just abut the hear the fans when i am on the desktop / internet etc but when i go in games obviously the fans whirr up cos of the heat, its the gfx fan as I have it set to change RPM based on temperature using ATiTrayTools. I know the options ive got for aircooling was just wondering originally what that particular kit was like for the reasons i said in first post, thanks for all the responses 
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dannymccann
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quote:
Originally posted by Schlumpfy
That's an awesome spec! Would love something like that.
so build it then, cost me £250
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