Hi,
I've just started putting together a new pc and decided to make it a big one.
Here is the list of all the components I have purchased:
Thermaltake Tai-Chi case with Watercooling
Thermaltake ToughPower 1200W PSU
Asus Striker Extreme motherboard
Intel QX6850 3.0Ghz CPU (coming soon)
Kingston RAM - 4GB (for now)
XFX 8800 Ultra XXX
2X Hitachi 1TB drives (possibly a third for Raid-5)
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro
Hauppauge WinTV HVR4000
Liteon 20X SATA DVD Writer
Thermaltake AquaBay M1, M2, M3 & M5
2X Thermaltake AquaBay M4 (possibly a third for extra hard drive)
Obviously, I'm taking my time building the system as I still don't have the CPU, but I'm trying to get everything else ready in the meantime. Having never built a liquid cooled system before, I'm a little bit nervous and want to make sure I get everything right.
1. I've just discovered that my graphics card and my case don't work well together. The fans on the door of the Tai-Chi hit the fan on the graphics card when I try to close it. I have tried placing the graphics card in the bottom PCI-E slot as well, but it is still just a bit to high up to miss the fans. I'm looking into replacing the fan on the graphics card with a D-Tek Fuzion GFX and Unisink. Will this be compatible with all the rest of the the Thermaltake stuff?
2. Is there a specific order that I should hook up all of the Thermaltake Aquabays? There is also an extra pump that came with the M5 Aquabay. I've tried emailing Thermaltake but didn't get a response. I just want to make sure I get it all hooked up for the best cooling possible.
Thanks for any help!