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.

Paul Olivenza Jr:

 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.

Glad it was. Everything can seem a bit overwellming building your first water loop. Nelsoncp and Warlord have build many watercooled rigs and they can help you more than I can. They helped me with my first one a few months back. I just remember being totally at a loss as to were to start.

nelsoncp21:

 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.

 Yes mate . . . I'm planning to cool "ALL" including my memory and hard drives . . . and since Bob already gave me a hint that the the big water 780e won't be able to handle the "job" . . . I'm now considering and looking at 2 independent "custom" loops.

If I put up 2 independent loops . . . what are the components that should or normally are put together in one loop? And which is more beneficial . . . 6; 10 or 13 mm tubes?   

Like I've declared right from the start . . . this will be my first water cooled rig project . . . and I'm a complete starnger on the set ups, materials and it's capabilities. You guys are really most helpful.    

1/2" tubing will give you the best flow. This is the tubing I use

http://www.petrastechshop.com/1id3odfeflpv1.html

What is your budget?

bob_on_the_cob:

1/2" tubing will give you the best flow. This is the tubing I use

http://www.petrastechshop.com/1id3odfeflpv1.html

What is your budget?

For the whole project . . . I can go as high as $ 16,000 . . . for as long as it's top of the line in performance.

I'm newly retired and my hobbies are photography including editing; music and film editing and I'm gonna use my rig for stock/money market  also that's why I'm planning to have a rig supporting at least 3 LCD display (but convertible to a gaming rig).

On the other thread . . . the new evga x58 SLI core i7   board was newly released so I'm holding back for a few months until I see the new board's performance . . . most likely the MSI P7N2 will be out of my plan. 

With that budget I would reccomend 2 loops for sure. Also the new i7 cpus should be out soon. Koolance already has a waterblock for them