Check out my new WaterChill kit!

[Allan]

I wrote a review of this kit for Spode's Abode, but I will add a couple of pictures here as well. Go read the review here: http://www.spodesabode.com/content/article/waterchill

I am most pleased with this kit!

[Lazgoat]

Allan, how does this system compare to your previous watercooling setup? Has it allowed for an increse to your OC?
I've read your review and see that you have the radiator outside the case, will it fit in the case or are the tubes too stiff?

Laz.

[Allan]

It is significantly better than my previous water cooling setup, and I have gained another 150 MHz in the overclocking department + I now have water cooling on both north bridge and video card too.

I am going to put the rad in the top of my case, which won't be a problem. I just need to borrow a dremel and cut a hole in the top of the chieftec.
No problemos, just need to find the time and the tools.

[warp1]

Remember that I'm still pretty new...... but I'am confused. Through the forum/guide reading I've been doing I thought water "chilled" signified that the water was cooled by some means below ambient temperature and water "cooled" was when the water was cooled by a standard, air to water, heat exchanger.

Other than my title confusion, the kit looks very well manufactured.

Nice job on the overclock!

[Allan]

I do think you have a good point here, and I understand your confusion. In this kit, the water isn't chilled with anything other than room temperature air...

I think I will push the OC a bit more pretty soon. 2400 MHz shouldn't be impossible...

[doogie_howser]

I have also just purchased the Waterchill kit but only CPU at the moment, I have to remove the bottom shelf of my chieftec to put the Rad up against the front of the case. my idle temp is now only 2'C above ambient temp and max load is about 10'c above. I am very happy with the performance of the kit and the quality, the only down side is that the RAD is too big for most cases (with the 120mm fan attached) and you dont get a tool to remove the connections from the acrylic top to connect them to the smaller plate for my Epox 8Rda board (stupid Caps get in the way). I did rig a pipe outside and onto the Rad while it was cold a few nights ago and managed to get the idle down to 17'C

All in all a good bit of kit...

[Lazgoat]

Allan, would you say its worth buying the whole WaterChill kit or buying bits and peices from different manufacturers?

Laz.

[Neoprene]

Hi all,

Well lol I posted a q about whether anyone had experience with the KT03 waterchill system , then allan goes one better with the KT120. I had my eye on one , it`s now in the post ( lol hopefully , what with the current postal strike ! )

Also got myself 2x256 Corsair TwinX PC4000 from a guy in the states for £113 incl postage ( ok , they`re second hand but as new cond)

Now to see how much further I can take my chip

LAz a lot of people advocate buying the individual parts to cut on cost, but as I`m a first timer re watercooling and wanted inter-part compatibility etc , I went for a kit . Instructions always help

[Neoprene]

Hi,

Doogie , how did you find the noise of the 120mm Sunon @12v ?? Is it worth considering getting , say a Zalman 120mm for lower noise levels ?

[Allan]

Originally Posted by Lazgoat

Allan, would you say its worth buying the whole WaterChill kit or buying bits and peices from different manufacturers?

For the price, the WaterChill cannot be beaten IMHO. You can get better performing kits out there, but they are more expensive.

[Allan]

Originally Posted by Neoprene

Hi,

Doogie , how did you find the noise of the 120mm Sunon @12v ?? Is it worth considering getting , say a Zalman 120mm for lower noise levels ?

How important is noise to you? At 7 V, the Sunon is ok. If noise if important to you, get something with fewer dB.. At 12V it is a bit too loud for me, but 7V is fine.

Good luck with your kit, m8! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask!

[robbie]

Originally Posted by Lazgoat

Allan, would you say its worth buying the whole WaterChill kit or buying bits and peices from different manufacturers?

Laz.

I don't know how much those water chill kit's cost but I just put my water kit back together (from over a year ago) and I'm pretty sure the prices "were" (at the time of purchase off the forums)

Block $25
Rad $20
Pump $30
Hose $2
Misc $15 (fan, hose clamps etc)

total $92

I just put it together yesterday and took some pix, I haven't had a chance to post yet but I will.
Rob

[Allan]

The WaterChill kit costs 2 times that, but you cannot really compare new vs. old prices. After a while you may be able to get a WaterChill for cheap, if you buy it used...

What waterblock do you use, rob?

[robbie]

Originally Posted by Allan

The WaterChill kit costs 2 times that, but you cannot really compare new vs. old prices. After a while you may be able to get a WaterChill for cheap, if you buy it used...

What waterblock do you use, rob?

I think it's a Maze something, it has a swirl pattern (from center out) and I got it from Spyder. He'd know exactly what it was I think?!?!

I "think" I took pix of it, if not I need to and post. Care if I borg your thread or should I make my own?!?!?! hahahah
Rob

[Lazgoat]

Also Robbie the WaterChill kit has the GPU and NB water blocks included. In the UK they complete kits like Allan's are availale for about £200.

Laz.

[Neoprene]

Hi all ,

Well I got my new Asetek KT03 kit yesterday , and spent most of today assembling it. It took a while , as I had to completely rebuild the comp around it. I had an SLK 800U with a 92mm Zalman fan pushing 56 CFM before , so had to remove that from the mobo first which took a bit.

Instructions are pretty clear ..although there is nothing in the manual about the fact that on , for instance an ABIT NF-7S , the standard plastic overlay for the block wont fit due to some transistors. Hats off to Allan in his guide for mentioning this and saving me some time.

I guess I was pretty nervous about my first watercooling setup, visions of my system exploding with water damage. The kit is pretty foolproof tho !

I really didnt want to have any parts outside the case , so fitting it in a Lian Li PC65 case was a very tight fit. I managed to take off the grill box behind the case fans , moved the HD up, and lo and behold the Radiator just fitted .

Both the pump and reservoir are now also inside the case, I used very little tubing but enough. The manual says to use 1L of water..I found my sys was completely full at about 400mls !

At 12v the 120mm Sunon is pretty damn loud. Two issues arose for me ..1 power to the control unit is via a floppy style power supply ..so I had to use my floppy connection and hence now have no floppy drive !
2 the control unit does not seem to be working ..no fan power, but if I use a mobo connector with a Zalman voltage regulator it works just fine . Faulty control unit ??? I really dont want to have to send back the whole kit after spending 6 hours assembling it all !!

Finally noise and temps. At 7v idle I`m running 49.5 vs the SLK800u`s temps of about 51-52 ..these are figures with the CPU overclocked. But the Waterchill set @7v is a good deal quieter than the 92mm Zalman fan .

Overall seems fine at the moment , tho a bit pricey in the UK @ £148 .My cables have now managed to become a mess again so have to address that. Whether my gameplay/load temps are a significant improvement I `ll have to see. But it is quieter !!

Again , thanks to Allan whose giude on Spode`s Abode made things a lot easier .

[Daniel ~]

Front page stuff! ":O}

[Neoprene]

Originally Posted by Daniel ~

Front page stuff! ":O}

Sheesh ! Lol well I just played BF1942 for an hour and temps made it to 52.5 .. a good 4-5 degrees C lower than with the SLK800U. My next plan is to put the Zalman 92mm in front of the radiator to increase air throughput, while I can vary the fan speed via the Lian Li front fan controller, and see if that helps .

I still keep looking down at the case waiting for sizzling circuits

[The Spyder]

Originally Posted by robbie

I think it's a Maze something, it has a swirl pattern (from center out) and I got it from Spyder. He'd know exactly what it was I think?!?!

I "think" I took pix of it, if not I need to and post. Care if I borg your thread or should I make my own?!?!?! hahahah
Rob

That was sigma's old block, a Gemni or something or other swirl block...

And I am afraid I dont agree with how you chose to review this. By placing the radiator outside the case, it is only cooled by the ambient air. This vs. it being inside a "normal" closed case is going to affect temperatures, and not give results a common user might achieve. (Ofcourse no one is going to try and perfectly recreate your setup and temps... lol)
Just something to think about...

other then that it looks to be a good kit...

[Neoprene]

Hi,

Well Spyder my temps are with the entire system contained within the case. Likely smaller tubing length and therefore less total water volume will somewhat reduce the cooling potential. I placed the 92mm Zalman in front of the radiator pulling air in ( at 7v , barely audible) , as well as the 120mm drawing air through it also . This dropped my temps to 46C @ idle on the overclocked system.

My only concern is that of system temps which have risen to 31c, due to increased heat from the radiator. Still, cant win `em all !!