First time watercooling help on a p182

halohunter · 13th April 2010, 10:10 PM

Hey There! I'm a veteran WP user, and a new OCAU poster but longtime lurker. I hope to kickstart my involvement with my first water cooling build. But first it would help me heaps if I could have some advice.

I have a:
Q6600 SLACR ready to have its overclocking potential recognised
P5k-e Mobo
620W Corsair PSU
And I plan to purchase a GTX480 with an inbuilt GPU cooling block: http://www.evga.com/articles/00539/

My case is an Antec p182 which has tube holes.

I've read up on previous builds on the Antec p182 and I really like the setup this guy used: http://www.overclock.net/water-cooli...g-my-p182.html where the pump is inside the resv casing. It would fit in nicely in what really is cramped case.

My budget minus the GPU block is $400. Realistic? Also, do you think a new PSU is in order?

13th April 2010, 10:10 PM	#1
halohunter Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1	First time watercooling help on a p182 Hey There! I'm a veteran WP user, and a new OCAU poster but longtime lurker. I hope to kickstart my involvement with my first water cooling build. But first it would help me heaps if I could have some advice. I have a: Q6600 SLACR ready to have its overclocking potential recognised P5k-e Mobo 620W Corsair PSU And I plan to purchase a GTX480 with an inbuilt GPU cooling block: http://www.evga.com/articles/00539/ My case is an Antec p182 which has tube holes. I've read up on previous builds on the Antec p182 and I really like the setup this guy used: http://www.overclock.net/water-cooli...g-my-p182.html where the pump is inside the resv casing. It would fit in nicely in what really is cramped case. My budget minus the GPU block is $400. Realistic? Also, do you think a new PSU is in order?