watercooling!

[simonwong1989]

I would like to see watercooling being an option in the higher end systems. I will be a much quieter system for a start.

[Spaceritual]

This would be a good idea although I am still a little uniformed about the drawbacks to such a system.

Can you for instance open the case and modify with the same freedom as a fan based system?

Maybe there are other drawbacks i have not even thought about but my quest, when I buy a new system , is to get the quietest one possible for my budget . Can be nothing worse than getting a high end sound card and have the ambiance ruined by a noisy pc , water cooling i assume would be perfect in these situations?

[simonwong1989]

Originally Posted by Spaceritual

This would be a good idea although I am still a little uniformed about the drawbacks to such a system.

Can you for instance open the case and modify with the same freedom as a fan based system?

Maybe there are other drawbacks i have not even thought about but my quest, when I buy a new system , is to get the quietest one possible for my budget . Can be nothing worse than getting a high end sound card and have the ambiance ruined by a noisy pc , water cooling i assume would be perfect in these situations?

Well, i think that if they were able to select watercooling as an option, then they might able to make an option for high end enthusiasts and those looking for overclocking as standard. But I doubt they will be able to put overclocking as an option for a certain amount ectra.

[Lenny]

The drawbacks for WaterCooling System (..WC system) that i am aware of are:

- Have to change the 'water' every couple of months unless you buy those liquid based products designed for WC, furthermore the 'water' is not tap water its water that is distilled (or something like that) which prevents rusting within the screws of the WC system.

- If there is a leak in the system then you are more or less screwed if you components are not covered with warrenty.

- Although its fairly easy to set up, you will have to take out the components and test the WC system for any faults, additionally you will have to take the air bubbles everynow and then which forces you to check the inside of the system more regularly.

[Spaceritual]

Thanks for the info Lenny , I have been pondering getting a water cooled system to avoid , as much as possible, any unwanted noises. I think a quieter set up would possibly be more important to me than any other consideration when looking around for my next pc .

I would also be getting the water cooling added already to a new system so hopefully that will all be covered by the two or three year on site warranty that will come with it , so that does seem to limit me to Mesh or Scan with Mesh as yet no providing water cooling as an option

[DrATty]

Take a look at the Swiftek H2O Compact. Self-contained coolers look like this look like a good introduction. It can be modified to cool motherboard components too.
Water cooling is becoming more straightforward with integrated coolers on components. Closed systems and newer additives mean the coolant doesn't require frequent attention.
It's a lot easier to fit water cooling from the outset than to add it later so it's a good idea. I need something to cool mine. I burned my hand on the northbridge this week (really badly, don't laugh - I was checking to see how hot it was after seeing the posts on 4Gb on the P5N32e-SLI) and my core temperatures are high too. Hopefully, newer chips won't run so hot and clever cooling will be unnecessary.

[innaclay]

A watercooling system still needs a fan for the system, even if it is destined to be at the bottom of the chassis and housed within the box.

Video boards nowadays require a seconday cooling fan, to run concurrently with the CPU unit.

And the last integral watercooling system I tried took up three of the spaces reserved for PCI fittings. The husband still uses it on his (older) Mesh PC, and will most likely be on the forums to rant about the advantages soon, once he see this post.

Now if you are into refridgeration I might be interested.