thorne Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 I've never done it but I've been researching it . To those who have done it did you feel it's worth the effort and money to properly water cool a pc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrousbird Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 I considered it, but I have been able to push my 920 so far on air (with room to spare), I personally can't get over the cost/effort vs. extra speed ratio of going water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGU Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 I thought it was nice to have it was nice to be able to run the complete system with no fans at all and still have good cooling. To do it right it can be pretty pricey though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBussman1647545507 Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 I made a few it's not worth it unless you need to overclock the the shit out of you cpu and gpu. All the systems I've made still had fans in them to cool the radiator.These ended up being very big budget projects and i saw very little productive gains just slightly higher benchmark scores. if you want a quiet and cool computer buy an oversized heat sync and put a high quality low rpm fan on it. Then run more quiet case fans as needed. You can still achieve pretty good overclocking ability with a setup like this. Or you can make a oil cooled computer if it needs to be silent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Cranium Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 I've done a couple systems using purposed designed cases and home brew rigs. Neither of them were anything more than just a gimmick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco-REX Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Water cooling is only worth it if you are overclocking. Air cooling is perfectly fine for a stock setup. But, if you enjoy projects and doing cool shit, water cooling is certainly a neat project to work on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KennyFKINPowerz Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Its not worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99FLHRCI Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Slightly off topic.....Can someone PM me a good how to about overclocking. I understand that it is making a computer work faster then it is rated and I am not sure of anything other then that. I would like to know what it is and how to do it. I just don't know where to start or what sites to trust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Totally worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickey4271647545519 Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 When I had my rig it was watercooled, overclocked .5ghz on each core ( could have gone 2ghz over on each core but the mobo wasnt manufactured right and overclocked the ram also) and I think it ran 1 degree warmer than stock, so basically 2 degrees over room temperature. Once I'm out of college I'm building another water cooled rig, IMHO its totally worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Water cooling is only worth it if you are overclocking. Air cooling is perfectly fine for a stock setup. But, if you enjoy projects and doing cool shit, water cooling is certainly a neat project to work on. Seconded. Check out my pics in the other pc thread. If done right, not only is it hella effective, but it looks fucking awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maro Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 I thought about it when I built my last system... but too damn expensive... and too many potential issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spam Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 I thought about it when I built my last system... but too damn expensive... and too many potential issues. Smartest thing ive ever read on CR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbospec29 Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 cooler than water http://www.pugetsystems.com/submerged.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unfunnyryan Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Its not worth it. Right on. Nowadays it isn't worth it. If your hardware runs hot, it would be cheaper to upgrade to new stuff that runs cooler and faster. If I wanted to watercool my crossfire 4870s, it would have cost about $400 to get all the stuff together, plus adding 15lbs of weight to my case and the risk of water damage. Instead I bought a 6950, and did the bios mod to change it to a 6970. Runs faster, cooler, and uses less energy. No need to watercool it. Same goes for processors. The sandy bridge stuff runs so cool there is just no point. Mine hardly hits over 100* F. on the stock cooler. Now, oil submersion cooling on the otherhand...always worth it if you build a custom enclosure to house it all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjrsplat Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 one day i will build a mineral oil cooled computer. it would need the cd drive mounted outside the oil though at the very least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGU Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Seconded. Check out my pics in the other pc thread. If done right, not only is it hella effective, but it looks fucking awesome. I agree it looks amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImUrOBGYN Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Or he could just clean the damn thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorne Posted February 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 It's for a friend I would have a budget of 300-500$ to build it. The machines rocking a 6 core extreme I7 and we were talking about overclocking it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 300-500 is a perfect budget for an excellent custom WC rig. http://www.dangerden.com to get started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YellowBalt Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 If money isnt a problem do it, my old system was so quiet. Nice to not have fans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Cranium Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 300-500 is a perfect budget for an excellent custom WC rig. http://www.dangerden.com to get started. If you're going to water cool this is the place to start. Don't fuck around trying to fabricate water blocks. Buy good ones that are pressure tested and will fit correctly. Then it's a matter of coolant, pump storage and heat exchanger. I put together a system a while back that consisted of a 10 gallon fish tank, fish tank pump and a small radiator. You can buy one for a PC or use a transmission cooler. I drilled two holes in the back of my case for inlet and outlet lines. Honestly that was about it. I cooled two systems with that same rig for a couple years. What ever you do make sure you don't use plain water as your coolant (add alcohol or some additive) or you'll end up with snot growing in your water blocks. Heck, you might try running a cheap bottle of vodka as your coolant. It might work well. If you want a prefab unit check out http://www.koolance.com/ They have some nice boxes that incorporate the pump, storage and heat exchanger. Both internal and external systems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gillbot Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 Corsair H50, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supplicium Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 I spent around 1k in watercooling gear in 05. They have sat in a box since I got it. I never attempted the install. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICEMAN1647545504 Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 Fuck water cooling it. I'm swapping an LS1 in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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