Does anyone Watercooled their system?

Streetboost · 3rd Dec 2002, 01:33 PM

just wondering wether there are people here who had gone to that stage yet....i'm short of cash but i planned to put one!! im sick and tired of my loud delta.....

Chai · 3rd Dec 2002, 05:43 PM

I've been watercooling my system for a few years now...

peaz · 3rd Dec 2002, 06:10 PM

Yup, I've also been using water cooling for almost a year now. It's the best cooling solution I've had so far. Noiseless and keeps the temps stable!

Streetboost · 4th Dec 2002, 02:29 AM

while you we're water cooling your system ..i'm saving up cash here.....
yeah water cooling is out there for a year plus already.btw are you guys all malaysians?not much active users here huh?well i hope it grows and more reviews could be done..i could help you guys out by doing some reviews, but i'm too lazy to type and take pics.

ALstonLoong · 6th Dec 2002, 06:35 PM

well ....i think water cooled is waste of money. With a good water cooled , i think at least have to spend around 600 RM. If you are running a p4 or even athlon, get a alpha or other bettter heatsink is good enough. How much ? maybe is just 100 bucks RM. With 600 RM , why dont i get a better higher cpu. Why ppl overclock ? try to get more performance by paying minimum amount of money.

Just my opinion....

Chai · 6th Dec 2002, 08:34 PM

True, water cooling is for 'enthusiast'. It's like why buy a Ferrari when you can get similar performance from a BMW M5. I know it's a bad example, but you should know what I mean. Many people are getting water cooling because it's quiet and efficient.

I wouldn't stop recommending people, but if you can't afford it, don't buy one, because it's not necessary.

ALstonLoong · 7th Dec 2002, 06:55 AM

Well...i will only recommand water cool to advance user. Water cool is a dangerous setup. Once you are not paying attention, your hardware will expose to water. Beside that, sometimes we have to mod our case to fit in a water cooling kit. Water cooling actually is a very good cooling solution . I really hope in future water cooling can be more affortable and able to get water cool cases with affortable price. I seen a external water cooling kits from koolence. Not too bad just abit pricy.

Chai · 7th Dec 2002, 10:48 AM

I wouldn't say watercooling is dangerous. If you follow instruction properly, it's not any more dangerous than installing a heatsink.

PY 222 · 7th Dec 2002, 06:45 PM

There are more points of failure in a watercooling setup.

Pumps, joints, fan, radiator, hose and WATER!

With heatsink, its just the fan and the occasion "OOps I did not install the heatsink correctly and now I have chipped the core! DAMn".

But I think it is really COOL if you are a hardware guy and you know what you are doing. EXAMPLE ----> Chai

Chai · 7th Dec 2002, 07:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PY 222

But I think it is really COOL if you are a hardware guy and you know what you are doing. EXAMPLE ----> Chai

This is not a good example!

The only part I'm worried about is pump, because it's the only mechanical (moving) item in the whole system, wait, I forgot about the fan too

Quote:

With heatsink, its just the fan and the occasion "OOps I did not install the heatsink correctly and now I have chipped the core! DAMn".

You forgot about 'snapping the socket lugs'

3rd Dec 2002, 01:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
Streetboost Newbie Join Date: 3 Dec 2002 Location: MI, USA Posts: 7 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	Does anyone Watercooled their system? just wondering wether there are people here who had gone to that stage yet....i'm short of cash but i planned to put one!! im sick and tired of my loud delta..... __________________ Race for Speed never ends! Asus A7m266 Windows 98 SE AMD Athlon Xp 1600 40g WD hd 7200rpm 256 MB DDr pc2100 Elsa Gladiac GeForce 2 Ultra 64mb Hercules Gamesurround Fortissimo II

3rd Dec 2002, 05:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 28,128 Reputation: 4649 Rep Power: 82	I've been watercooling my system for a few years now... __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

3rd Dec 2002, 06:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
peaz ARP Webmaster Join Date: 13 Oct 2002 Location: http://atpeaz.com/ Posts: 8,595 Reputation: 1673 Rep Power: 32	Yup, I've also been using water cooling for almost a year now. It's the best cooling solution I've had so far. Noiseless and keeps the temps stable! __________________ Ken Ng Tech ARP Follow me at Twitter Blogs @ http://www.atpeaz.com/

4th Dec 2002, 02:29 AM	#4 (permalink)
Streetboost Newbie Join Date: 3 Dec 2002 Location: MI, USA Posts: 7 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	while you we're water cooling your system ..i'm saving up cash here..... yeah water cooling is out there for a year plus already.btw are you guys all malaysians?not much active users here huh?well i hope it grows and more reviews could be done..i could help you guys out by doing some reviews, but i'm too lazy to type and take pics. __________________ Race for Speed never ends! Asus A7m266 Windows 98 SE AMD Athlon Xp 1600 40g WD hd 7200rpm 256 MB DDr pc2100 Elsa Gladiac GeForce 2 Ultra 64mb Hercules Gamesurround Fortissimo II

6th Dec 2002, 08:34 PM	#6 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 28,128 Reputation: 4649 Rep Power: 82	True, water cooling is for 'enthusiast'. It's like why buy a Ferrari when you can get similar performance from a BMW M5. I know it's a bad example, but you should know what I mean. Many people are getting water cooling because it's quiet and efficient. I wouldn't stop recommending people, but if you can't afford it, don't buy one, because it's not necessary. __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

6th Dec 2002, 06:35 PM	#5 (permalink)
ALstonLoong Getting there Join Date: 6 Dec 2002 Posts: 196 Reputation: 32 Rep Power: 8	well ....i think water cooled is waste of money. With a good water cooled , i think at least have to spend around 600 RM. If you are running a p4 or even athlon, get a alpha or other bettter heatsink is good enough. How much ? maybe is just 100 bucks RM. With 600 RM , why dont i get a better higher cpu. Why ppl overclock ? try to get more performance by paying minimum amount of money. Just my opinion....

7th Dec 2002, 06:55 AM	#7 (permalink)
ALstonLoong Getting there Join Date: 6 Dec 2002 Posts: 196 Reputation: 32 Rep Power: 8	Well...i will only recommand water cool to advance user. Water cool is a dangerous setup. Once you are not paying attention, your hardware will expose to water. Beside that, sometimes we have to mod our case to fit in a water cooling kit. Water cooling actually is a very good cooling solution . I really hope in future water cooling can be more affortable and able to get water cool cases with affortable price. I seen a external water cooling kits from koolence. Not too bad just abit pricy.

7th Dec 2002, 10:48 AM	#8 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 28,128 Reputation: 4649 Rep Power: 82	I wouldn't say watercooling is dangerous. If you follow instruction properly, it's not any more dangerous than installing a heatsink. __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

7th Dec 2002, 06:45 PM	#9 (permalink)
PY 222 DF King Join Date: 10 Oct 2002 Location: Look behind you! Posts: 3,080 Reputation: 24 Rep Power: 11	There are more points of failure in a watercooling setup. Pumps, joints, fan, radiator, hose and WATER! With heatsink, its just the fan and the occasion "OOps I did not install the heatsink correctly and now I have chipped the core! DAMn". But I think it is really COOL if you are a hardware guy and you know what you are doing. EXAMPLE ----> Chai __________________ Signature is currently disabled. Please contact the Administrator for more information.