Ioman
11-13-2002, 08:13 AM
OCAddiction is checking out the AquaXtreme-XP AMD Socket A Water-Cooling Kit by CoolTechnica. If you've wanted to setup your rig with some water cooled action but didn't want to spend a lot of money or search high and low for the individual parts, this is a great kit to check out. With water cooling rapidly becoming main stream, it’s nice to see the retailers in the community putting together these ready made kits. Certainly something to look into for someone new to water cooling. Here's a quote from the review.
"Setting up, and installing a water cooling system may seem daunting. If you plan correctly, TAKE YOUR TIME, and leak test the system for a good amount of time before firing it up in a live system, you’ll be OK. When you get your H2O system, first you want to set it up and run a leak test for 24 hours, MINIMUM (you’ll be bangin’ your head against the floor to find out a .20¢ hose clamp just fried your $2000 rig). What you want to do is find an open space, non carpeted (I found the garage, or someplace with a concrete floor works well in the event of a leak) and lay down some old newspaper (the newspaper will make it easier to find any leaks). Arrange your setup in a circle (Pump/Res, Block, Rad), with a big bowl in the middle, and connect the components up. "
Review Link: http://www.ocaddiction.com/reviews/water/aquaxtreme/index.shtml
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"Setting up, and installing a water cooling system may seem daunting. If you plan correctly, TAKE YOUR TIME, and leak test the system for a good amount of time before firing it up in a live system, you’ll be OK. When you get your H2O system, first you want to set it up and run a leak test for 24 hours, MINIMUM (you’ll be bangin’ your head against the floor to find out a .20¢ hose clamp just fried your $2000 rig). What you want to do is find an open space, non carpeted (I found the garage, or someplace with a concrete floor works well in the event of a leak) and lay down some old newspaper (the newspaper will make it easier to find any leaks). Arrange your setup in a circle (Pump/Res, Block, Rad), with a big bowl in the middle, and connect the components up. "
Review Link: http://www.ocaddiction.com/reviews/water/aquaxtreme/index.shtml
http://www.ocaddiction.com/reviews/water/aquaxtreme/image0013.jpg