CPU block: $65
Chipset block: $90
Mosfets: $80
GPU block: $140
Tubing: $20
Clamps: $12
240 Rad on back: $65
120 rad on bottom: $50
Water: $40
Res and Pump: $65
Ultra Kaze fans: $60 ($12ea)
little 120 fan: $10
The rest of the stuff I had already so the water cooling stuff only was about $697 (prices off the top of my head)
But thats all pieced together and best of the best pieces i could find.
Its cool man, thanks for the props. I hear you on the reasoning to a point. I did it for the project and learning how to do it. I learned alot about fluid dynamics, fan blade design how it relates to pressure, cfm, noise… lots of cool shit.
I got the fans hooked up to my motherboard aux connectors and now I can crank them up to 100% and everything inbetween. for some reason the NZXT controller would only let them big fans get up to 1500rpm. Anyway. with it cranked up full bore it is louder than a server, but my idle temp is 27deg CPU and GPU. Max temp sofar with the GPU at 4.45ghz 1.4V it hit 46C and the GPU cranked up alot already doesnt hit more than 41C! Prior Air setup was CPU around 65C and GPU around 70C… thats a giant difference.
If I turn the fans down to 15% the idle only rises to about 31 and never maxes out past 55C on gpu and cpu… and it is almost silent! that says alot for the setup I think.
Last night I hit 19,675 points on 3dMark06! I am happy so far.