Right ive read through the help guide, ive scoured the internet for hours and i have a pretty good idea of what i want to do.
Basically i will be making a new machine soon, and every time i build a new pc i do something a little bit different to the last time. e.g first pc was a 2500barton overclocked (cheap cpu to play with) second build was a 3700+ which at the time was awesome but expensive.. then upgraded to a dualcore 3800 and clocked it up, also experimented with SLi. I have spent more and more money each time i build a new PC so i dread to think where i will end up.
Anyway long story short, time for water cooling. I have access to a CNC router so can cut out very accuratley, 2D shapes. This got me thinking:
I was thinking of buying two cheap cases and sticking them together then make the internals and externals using the router (this involves a lot of effort and time). This would give me the room i need for decent cooling and lots of space. not to mention the second case could hold the PSU/PSU's and all the watercooling kit.
Idea 2 is to buy one of those old huge server cases and using that.
Idea 3 was to make my pc a monster looking thing with two rads hanging off of the right hand side, and 2 cylidrical reservoirs sat on top. "Two?!?!" you ask. well i quite like the idea of two seperate loops as it gives me freedom for multiple graphics cards setups and more cooling power, and by using two i can avoid having hugely overpowered pumps and massive rads and still get good cooling.
Basically i want some input on here, i live in the UK so heatercores and such arent exactly common, well not the recommended ones anyway. and it is expensive. So i ask you to rip apart all the ideas and shoot me down, as it is the only way i will learn, tell me which idea you prefer and which you dont. Most of all i would like recommendations on specific brands and parts. I've looked into it a bit and realised that i'm seriously missing out here, so HELP ME!
And it must glow red... i like red.
Basically i will be making a new machine soon, and every time i build a new pc i do something a little bit different to the last time. e.g first pc was a 2500barton overclocked (cheap cpu to play with) second build was a 3700+ which at the time was awesome but expensive.. then upgraded to a dualcore 3800 and clocked it up, also experimented with SLi. I have spent more and more money each time i build a new PC so i dread to think where i will end up.
Anyway long story short, time for water cooling. I have access to a CNC router so can cut out very accuratley, 2D shapes. This got me thinking:
I was thinking of buying two cheap cases and sticking them together then make the internals and externals using the router (this involves a lot of effort and time). This would give me the room i need for decent cooling and lots of space. not to mention the second case could hold the PSU/PSU's and all the watercooling kit.
Idea 2 is to buy one of those old huge server cases and using that.
Idea 3 was to make my pc a monster looking thing with two rads hanging off of the right hand side, and 2 cylidrical reservoirs sat on top. "Two?!?!" you ask. well i quite like the idea of two seperate loops as it gives me freedom for multiple graphics cards setups and more cooling power, and by using two i can avoid having hugely overpowered pumps and massive rads and still get good cooling.
Basically i want some input on here, i live in the UK so heatercores and such arent exactly common, well not the recommended ones anyway. and it is expensive. So i ask you to rip apart all the ideas and shoot me down, as it is the only way i will learn, tell me which idea you prefer and which you dont. Most of all i would like recommendations on specific brands and parts. I've looked into it a bit and realised that i'm seriously missing out here, so HELP ME!
And it must glow red... i like red.