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07-21-2007, 10:18 AM
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| Monster Techie  Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: United States, Arkansas
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|  Watercooled e6420 Potential??? I have a buddy who im building a system for and we are looking into buying either one of these: Intel C2D E6420 (overclocked and watercooled) or Intel C2D Q6600 (overclocked with tuniq tower) Say i choose the e6420.. how much do you think would be sufficient for a watercooling kit, on a budget.. i have no experience and im guessing $120 would be good? Like i said, i have absolutely NO experience in watercooling, please help me out  Thanks in advance, Alexsabree
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07-21-2007, 10:20 AM
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| Retired.  Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Los Angeles, California
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 | Re: Watercooled e6420 Potential??? Watercooling is very sketchy for new builders. It can break and leak coolant if not done properly, or even when done properly. The Tuniq Tower is the best option in my opinion.
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07-21-2007, 10:58 AM
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| Monster Techie Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: United States, Arkansas
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| Re: Watercooled e6420 Potential??? Im the one building it for my friend... hes just the one buying it. Question: how often do you have to change out the water and such?
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07-21-2007, 12:54 PM
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| One dumb Techie Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: San Jose, California
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07-21-2007, 02:05 PM
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| Re: Watercooled e6420 Potential??? Yea air is good. Or you could go with a vigor TEC eletric cooler.
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