Liquid Cooling

[JayCub]

Hi Guys anyone here running a liquid cooled pc, i see that on some reviewers forums they are trying to introduce more people to water cooling as setups are more simplified, such as this review here OCD 3 TV one of my haunts on the net when looking at new hardware.

My CPU temp at 4.0 Ghz from 3.2 is 31 degrees an increase of 3 degrees on air and i wondering if anyone has experience with water cooled systems i have plenty of room and no intention of going LN2

[Bearcat]

I have no experience with liquid cooling Jay, but am also interested to see if someone does. It might be an option worth looking into for my new build.

[hellnoire]

I don't have experience in liquid cooling, nor do most of my friends, however, I've done a lot of reading into it. From what I get from it and the reading that I've done, it's only really worth it if your computers constantly hold at over 50 degrees at idle.

It runs a lot of extra risks and adds a major point of failure to include to your systems, the only major reason I wouldn't recommend it. Apparently, there are foolproof solutions... but if you're not using all the cycles anyway, why worry?

It's like the old debate: leave your PCs on, or turn them on and off as needed? Whatever you choose, both come with upsides and downsides.

[A Guy]

I personally haven't watercooled, but many at Seven Forums do. There are basically 2 methods, the easiest being a closed loop system such as the [url=http://www.corsair.com/cooling/hydro-series/hydro-series-h50-cpu-cooler.html]Corsair H50 or [url=http://www.corsair.com/hydro-series-h70-cpu-cooler.html]H70. These will be a step up over cooling on air. Then there are any levels of actual fluid cooling including just the CPU, to the GPUs, and even the Northbridge. It's really a subject you have to study up on (like correctly overclocking). Here is a basic [url=http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/a-beginners-guide-for-watercooling-your-pc,1573-2.html]Begginners Guide that touches on some of the many factors. A Guy

[JayCub]

Thanks guys, the closed loop systems didn't get the best responses although Corsair are constantly improving but not good enough which is a pity as the air coolers are massive now and makes installing some hardware more awkward especially cpu area, wiring and ram depending on the make.
i get easily distracted and after seeing some of the later releases i was thinking of going that way, best to walk before you run, i will be overclocking but not breaking any records.

[Bearcat]

i will be overclocking but not breaking any records.

I am going to keep my eyes on the eastern horizon and if I see a cloud of smoke rising from out Ireland way, I will know that Jay went just a bit to far overclocking his new PC!

[JayCub]

I checked all conections before powering on and missed the four pin on the 24 pin power plug was not seated, my excuse and im sticking to it was the cooler covered the plug although the voltage is quite low the mobo was not cheap so i had one hand on the PSU switch and the other on the power switch on the front panel, that was just the burn test but on a searious note anyone can build a pc these days and i would say go ahead have the one you want and enjoy yourself.

[Bearcat]

but on a searious note anyone can build a pc these days and i would say go ahead have the one you want and enjoy yourself.

I can make any "simple" project much harder than it needs to be.