Question on RAM cooler

 I have been searching for articles regarding RAM coolers that would work well (without issues) with the Dorminator series . . . the only water block I can find is the Thermaltake Aqua RX R-1 and the coolance RAM 35 . . . (the coolance RAM will only fit if the heat spreader or heat sink can be removed)

Anybody with experience on this? Any advice?

. . . much appreciated.

With most ram blocks you will need to remove the heatsinks that came with the ram. I don't recommend ram blocks though. The are rather restrictive and you get small gains at best. You may raise the temps in other areas if your cpu block needs a high flow rate.

 the only ram blocks I have heard of that are any good are from some company in Europe and not available in the U.S.

bob_on_the_cob:

With most ram blocks you will need to remove the heatsinks that came with the ram. I don't recommend ram blocks though. The are rather restrictive and you get small gains at best. You may raise the temps in other areas if your cpu block needs a high flow rate.

 YUP . . . it's restrictive . . .  a lot of work too. I was just trying to get an idea on this.

Anyway . . .  I'll continue with my research.

Are you building your first watercooling setup?

bob_on_the_cob:

Are you building your first watercooling setup?

 Yes Bob . . . that's why I keep researching and asking. I'm a complete stranger to the "water cooling world"

Paul Olivenza Jr:

 

 Yes Bob . . . that's why I keep researching and asking. I'm a complete stranger to the "water cooling world"

I just built my first one a month or 2 back. What are you planning to cool?

martinsliquidlab.com Martin has the best reviews anywere.

I got a little inspired by this thread here

bob_on_the_cob:

Paul Olivenza Jr:

 

 Yes Bob . . . that's why I keep researching and asking. I'm a complete stranger to the "water cooling world"

I just built my first one a month or 2 back. What are you planning to cool?

martinsliquidlab.com Martin has the best reviews anywere.

I got a little inspired by this thread here

 

 Hey congrats . . . how did it turn out?

What I am planning to cool? . . . here . . . http://hothardware.com/cs/forums/p/40442/317170.aspx#317170 

Turned out great! Are you cooling your gpus and northbridge or just cpu?

bob_on_the_cob:

Turned out great! Are you cooling your gpus and northbridge or just cpu?

 I'm planning . . . All!  

 I'm looking at: Thermaltake 780e on Thermaltake ESA plus: Only for : CPU; Northridge; southridge and VGA. The big water 780e includes ONLY a water block for the CPU so water blocks for the NR;SR and VGA will be bought separately.

. . . and as crazy as It may sound . . . I'm toying with the idea of putting an independent external cooling unit just for my memory and HDD. something like . . . Zalman reserator I . . . a unit which has it's indpendent power supply. Reason why I kept researching and asking questions.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/hands-water-cooling-systems,836-9.html

. . . what do you think?

Not sure if the bigwater will keep all that cool. You might be better off with a custom kit. At the least you will need to add a second radiator and a better pump.

bob_on_the_cob:

Not sure if the bigwater will keep all that cool. You might be better off with a custom kit. At the least you will need to add a second radiator and a better pump.

 Noted Bob . . . I was afraid of that scenario . . . I'll look deeper into that.

Indeed the big water might beable to cool the NB and CPU but thats about it. for any thing bigger your going to need a bigger rad and maybe a double bypass setup. if you going to cool alot of parts with water.

Yeah I would recommend building your own setup. It will cost a little more, but it's really worth it in the end.

Der Meister:

Indeed the big water might beable to cool the NB and CPU but thats about it. for any thing bigger your going to need a bigger rad and maybe a double bypass setup. if you going to cool alot of parts with water.

 Hey thanks for the input . . . that's exactly what I'm digging on rightnow . . . a triple layer black ice rad and a double bypass set up.

Anybody can give me a double bypass diagram? 

Paul Olivenza Jr:

 Hey thanks for the input . . . that's exactly what I'm digging on rightnow . . . a triple layer black ice rad and a double bypass set up.

Anybody can give me a double bypass diagram? 

Double pass it a radiator that the water goes throught twice before moving to cool again. The black Ice is. The Swiftech radiators are also very nice!

bob_on_the_cob:

Paul Olivenza Jr:

 Hey thanks for the input . . . that's exactly what I'm digging on rightnow . . . a triple layer black ice rad and a double bypass set up.

Anybody can give me a double bypass diagram? 

Double pass it a radiator that the water goes throught twice before moving to cool again. The black Ice is. The Swiftech radiators are also very nice!

 

 Yeah . . . I already got that at the link you posted . . . (Martin's Lab) . . . what I'm thinking is a diagram of the WC system that has two rads. I'm completely blank on that kind of set up.  Does that recquire two pumps?  

It depends. If you have a 655 you should be ok. Glad that link helped you out. When I first started looking up stuff for my setup I couldnt find any reviews and everyone pointed me to martin.

 You would only need 2 pumps if you were creating independant loops otherwise just 1 decent pump. Alot depends on the tuubing and amount of blocks you have in your loops. Are you trying to cool your chipsets, cpu and gpu's all on the same loop? I would recomend 2 independant loops if you are.

 Oh yes . . . that link was very helpful . . . for a guy who's working on his first Water cooled sysytem . . . you'll get the basics more than what you'll need.