Adequate liquid cooling for 805

[gdskater]

I am looking to OC the pentium d 805 much like what was done in the article on toms hardware. I have a mid tower case and I have been looking at the complete liquid cooling kits from thermaltake. My problem is this, the big water se may be too underpowered for this sort of an overclock, making the big water 745 perfect. However, the big water 745 has an extra 120mmx240mm radiator that will most likely not fit within my case. What liquid cooling solution should I be looking at?

 

[raven_87]

Head to Danger Den...

Look for a single CPU setup. Should be a pretty reasonable price.

 

[PeterBateman]

well of course a kit from danger den would be ideal,otherwise you can leave the extrafan radiator on the outside, maybe even mount it on the outside. But the 745 and gigabyte watercooling kit are the only premade kits to go with for that cpu

 

[kwalker]

The se will work if your on a buget .
the d805 is much hotter than the d9xx.
this might limit your oc.
the thermaltake se has 1/4 inch lines and a weaker pump but the 120mm fan keeps things cool for me .
Just to let you know I am not 100% satisfied with the performance and will be changing over very soon.
My shopping page
http://www.overcool.com/Exec/v5_search_item.asp?string=swiftech&oldpartnerid=10001208&olduserid=23218765139079&nu=1&loginCheck=72197232187900702006300&userid=23218765139079&redir=1

 

[phreejak]

It depends on what kind of budget you have for a watercooling project. It would be helpful if you could give us some indications as to how much you are willing to spend on this. There are alternatives to the Bigwater solutions, of course, and your budget will go far in determining if you choose a premade alternative kit or if you can go the DIY (Do-It-Yourself) route. Essentially, premade kits are cheaper than comparable DIY kits you create but, that is because the DIY parts are of better quality (and more effective).

Also, do you just intend on cooling the CPU or will you be needing extra waterblocks like for the GPU or, perhaps, the northbridge?

 

[gdskater]

I am on sort of a budget. I am willing to spend about $200 CAD tops ($180.90 American). Plus I live in Canada so anything I buy online would Idealy come from a canadian source. I would like to in the future cool my gpu but as of now I would like to just accomodate the cpu. Does anyone know what water cooling was used in the article here on toms hardware?

 

[phreejak]

Have you looked at FrozenCPU? They ship internationally. While I know the rates are a bit higher for that kind of shipping, they have quite a few kits under $200 that use excellent top-of-the-line equiptment. Look them up and see how much shipping is to Canada.

As far as Canadian sources are - I am only aware of "The Cooling Shop" at http://www.pcwatercoolingshop.com and their selections are limited.

 

[raven_87]

http://www.dangerdenstore.com/product.php?productid=184&cat=65&page=1

 

[phreejak]

You know, I didn't realize that Danger Den shipped internationally - which is good.

That kit that Raven_87 linked would do much better for you than any bigwater kit could. I am just not sure what the additional charges would be for shipping to Canada.

The nice thing about that kit is that it can serve as a springboard in the Do-It-Yourself category down the line as you are not dealing with proprietery equipment. It would be easy to add a second waterblock to it or upgrade the existing one - when time and finances allow.

 

[cronic]

i would go with a vapochill kit because in my opinion they are the best
look on ebay you can pick a cheap kit there

 

[gdskater]

What about this kit from pcwatercoolingshop.com?

http://www.pcwatercoolingshop.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21_38&products_id=78

It only has the water block for the cpu but it has 1/2" tubing. Would this allow me to remain at good temps while I OC?

 

[phreejak]

I think it will do just fine.

 

[raven_87]

As long as you have 1/2in fittings with a decent pump @ Rad you'll be fine.

Those kits with 1/4 fittings barely (and I mean barely) top out a high end air system.