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Old 10-12-2009, 08:45 AM
rjolin01 Limp Gawd, 1.4 Years
 
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What should I watercool in my sig rig?

Currently I am just water cooling my CPU in my sig. I am wondering what else should I watercool to get the best overclocking once I start attempting it. Would it be benificial to water cool the RAM? On the EVGA 750i FTW should I replace the NB block and fan with watercooling? The board is suppose to be good enough with the fan/nb setup but was wondering if worth watercooling. What about the MOSFET and SB? If I watercool the NB I would need to remove these blocks since they are all connected. Also should be a continuous loop or should I use T's and Y's? While I am at it how about the Harddrives?

I am in process of getting a Triple Rad and eventually a better pump so please consider these in recomendations.

Wow this really looks like a watercooling noob thread. Guess I could of just said, "What should I watercool besides my CPU in my sig rig?" Hey that would be a catchy title.
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Old 10-12-2009, 09:29 AM
Fafeifa Gawd, 4.6 Years
 
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ram is not needed, cool the cpu, the nb and you should be good to go.
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Old 10-12-2009, 01:01 PM
Delemon n00bie, 3.2 Years
 
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ram is not needed, cool the cpu, the nb and you should be good to go.
+1 for this
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Old 10-12-2009, 02:25 PM
rjolin01 Limp Gawd, 1.4 Years
 
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is it worth watercooling the nb on a evga750i ftw tho? I heard that the stock heatsink with an aftermarket fan is just as good.
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Old 10-12-2009, 11:13 PM
s002wjhwjh [H]Lite, 1.2 Years
 
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cpu, and nb
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Old 10-13-2009, 02:25 AM
soulesschild 2[H]4U, 3.0 Years
 
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I don't feel it's worth it but if you aren't gonna upgrade your board anytime soon, why not? Block should cost you about 40-60 dollars.
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