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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: wiskyfog on February 03, 2014, 10:14:05 AM

Title: watercooling
Post by: wiskyfog on February 03, 2014, 10:14:05 AM

Is watercooling a good thing or like an aquarium, a pain in the rectum?

Title: Re: watercooling
Post by: Bizman on February 03, 2014, 10:59:46 AM

Both.

Modern watercooling systems are compact in size and sealed for easy operation. Small, cool and relatively quiet. Remember, the coolant has to be cooled somewhere with a fan! Stories have been told, also here, that the blocks may crack causing a small leak both compromising electronics and decreasing cooling efficiency. A well breathing case with slowly rotating large fans can be as quiet with less potential hazard.

Title: Re: watercooling
Post by: SilverZ06 on February 03, 2014, 02:10:35 PM

I use a Cooler master H80 to water cool my i5-2500k @4.8GHZ. I've been running it for about 2 years so far without any issues. It is super easy to install and it is a maintenance free unit. It has three adjustable speeds but you have to go into the case and manually press the button on the cooler to select a speed. Mine just stays on low and I couldn't be happier.