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Just put the games you are interested in buying in your wish list and when it goes on sale Steam will let you know about it so you don't miss it.

Forum ID: Smogsy
Build Title: The Man-Cave
Thread URL: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/170196-the-man-cave-999-complete/
Description: I wanted more space, for my Hobbies so built a Log Cabin to house all my hobbies & get away from it all. This Cabin was mainly for Home Cinmea & Gaming requirements. see the log for full progress including Full Bathroom arrangements & industrial Air-con & Internet redundancy 
 

I'm a 45 year old male. Want to play some games IRL?

This looks incredibly nice. Job well done.

That is incredible

i wouldn't skimp on anything.  if you are going to take the enthusiast  path and watercool you may as well do it right.  if you skimp on fittings or clamps and you get a leak and fry $1000 of graphics card you didnt really save much did you.   As far as your ambient temps are concerned...if will only make the ambient temp hotter.  the whole point of water cooling is to take MORE heat from the cpu, gpu, whatever component you are watercooling and transfer it to the water.  the hot water goes to the radiator where the heat from the hot/warm water is dissipated into the air instead of the copper/aluminum fins of a air cooler into the air.  the reason the component is going from ~80c to ~40c is because MORE of the heat is going into the air.  if you are water cooling to make your room cooler you are going to have a bad time.  

You could buy two of these for 250$, this for $80 and some tubing, fittings, etc.
 
At least 400$, maybe more if you get top quality stuff.
 
 
This post might help, not sure!

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1) Wait till launch, we know nothing more than you do. We are not psychic, educated responses need to be formed by benchmarks.
 
2) If you don't need to, don't buy anything just yet. Wait until AMD releases something in response, with any luck prices will drop.
 
3) Personally I recommend neither, go pick up an R9 295x2 while its still on sale. 

Any 780/Titan block will work. http://www.xs-pc.com/waterblocks-gpu/razor-gtx-titan-780-780ti

Now if only they released Red Dead Redemption on PC...

Don't use that system prep. It will make you're tubing all foggy. If you do a quick Google search, you will know what I mean.
 
http://www.overclock.net/t/1199158/plasticizer-problems-discussion-gallery/2550#post_19796530

I would agree with what the other people suggested when they said the Enthoo Pro. I just finished building in the Enthoo Luxe, which is the same case with a few added features and it was very easy to use, sturdy, looks nice and has a fair price.

I really wanted Corsair to get back on track with this case but I'm disappointed... Call me a fanboy but I think Phanteks Enthoo Luxe is the shit.

I think this looks a lot better than the 600T.. The 380T and the 780T look great although I like the looks of the 750D over any of the graphite series..

If you already have the original Supremacy, stick to it. You are talking about 1-2 C temps at best in most cases. Unless you want to switch tops, it makes little sense to upgrade.

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I used a Bitspower Male/Male Space Adapter    

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/8797/ex-pmp-79/UNDesigns_Z2_Pump_Bracket_-_120mm_Fan_Mount.html
 
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/18799/ex-res-487/Alphacool_Cape_Cyclone_Reservoir_Mount_2_Piece_Set_w_5mm_LED_Support_-_60mm.html
 
Those are the 2 needed items

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This is a watercooling FAQ.

Myself, Whaler and others will be adding to this FAQ on a regular basis. Please do not reply to this thread. This will be a collection of information that we hope will be useful to new users looking at Water Cooling and will be expanded on over time. Most of the information will be generalized and we will try and keep personal opinion out and stick to the facts. Note, some users will have had different experiences and results then us and different opinions. We are just trying to cover the basics here.
 
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1.2 Is a custom water cooling loop worth it?
2.8 Plan a loop for me. A basic loop plan you can add to.
3.1 How many radiators do I need?
4.8 Hardline/Acrylic Tubing Guide
6.6 List of water cooling retailers.
6.8 How to leak test a loop before adding water.

Before Water-Cooling

1.1 Should I make a custom loop or use an AIO cooler?
1.2 Is a custom water cooling loop worth it?
1.3 Is an AIO unit worth it?

Picking Parts

2.1 What parts do you need?
2.2 Picking a Pump
2.3 Picking a Radiator
2.4 Picking a Water block
2.5 Finding a GPU Block
2.6 Picking a Reservoir
2.7 Picking Fans
2.8 Basic CPU Loop Plan (This is a separate thread)

Radiators and Fans

3.1 How many Radiators do I need?
3.2 What does FPI mean and what difference does it make?
3.3 Thick or Slim radiators?
3.4 Will a radiator fit inside my case?
3.5 What is Static Pressure?
3.6 Push, Pull, Push/Pull
3.7 What is the minimum number of rads I need?

Tubing, Coolant and Fittings

4.1 What is the best coolant to use?
4.2 What is the best tubing?
4.3 Clear coolant or clear tubes?
4.4 What size tubing should I use?
4.5 Mayhems coolant warnings.
4.6 What are the fittings?
4.7 Leak Test
4.8 Amount of Coolant to use
4.9 Hard/Acrylic Tubing - Written by B NEGATIVE (This is a separate thread)

Pumps and Reservoirs

5.1 Which pump should I choose?
5.2 Which Reservoir should I choose?
5.3 Flow Rate and Restriction

Extras

6.1 Loop Order
6.2 Dual Loop
6.3 Fan Controller
6.4 More Reading
6.5 Linus's Test Results with various AiO's
6.6 Where to buy
6.7 Some links
6.8 How to leak test a loop before adding water - Written by B NEGATIVE (This is a separate thread)
 
Maintenance
 
7.1 Draining your loop

Nah. It's a powerful little pump. It can push up to 1000L per hour, more than enough to give you max head pressure at 1GPM with 2 GPU's + 1 CPU and 2 rads and fittings + tubing.

Incase you're interested.
 
http://www.instructables.com/id/Compubeaver---%3E-How-to-case-mod-a-beaver---in-29-e/?ALLSTEPS

Nothing can top an antec 1900..

I don't know of any actual benchmarks for those specific rad sizes, you could Google it. 
 
Like with most thicker low fpi vs thinner high fpi rad comparisons. It depends on the fans, the RPM you run them at and how much you care about having a silent system.
 
I know that a 360 XTX can dissipate about 210W in push or pull with fans at 1400 RPM. You could take a really rough estimation and divide this number by 3 and then times 2 (240) and say that a 240 XTX will dissipate about 140-160W at this RPM. At lower RPM's than 1400 the XTX will perform better because the rad is low fpi, especially if you have some good static pressure optimized fans. However, the PE rad isn't too thick (38mm) and will probably perform about the same with some good static pressure fans at the same <1400 RPM. 
 
In this case I'd say with the same RPM and fans, they should perform about the same. It's more a question of which rad you can fit in your chassis.

I would have it as an intake. Drawing fresh cooler air in for the top rad.