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Alty VonAltenstein
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Posted - 2010.04.25 02:10:00 -
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So I am going to be upgrading my computer very soon...new mobo, processor...ect...pretty much building a new computer. I am wanting to put a liquid cooling system in it, but have zero experience with them. So I find myself wanting/needing advice as to which models/brands are decent. Any advice/input anyone might have would be useful. My processor will have a LGA 1366 socket. Case will have plenty of room and price really isn't a problem.
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Crumplecorn
Gallente
Eve Cluster Explorations
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Posted - 2010.04.25 02:24:00 -
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I researched liquid cooling a while back.
The conclusion I came to is that it is a waste of time.
Unless you're the sort to throw money away on bleeding edge systems. It does look pretty cool after all (no pun intended).
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RogueWing
Tools Of The Trade
Southern Connection
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Posted - 2010.04.25 02:40:00 -
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Corsair H50
Closed loop water cooling for your CPU. Installs like any other CPU cooler and you never have to touch it again. The water is pre-added and completely closed off.
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Admiral Pelleon
White Shadow Imperium
Z.E.R.G
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Posted - 2010.04.25 04:09:00 -
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If you're not going to build your own loop just get an H50 and be done with it.
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ImAPostingAlt
Amarr
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Posted - 2010.04.25 05:36:00 -
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Basically the choice of water cooling comes down to your graphics cards. If your running multiple GTX480s it's probably worth it to set up a full loop otherwise just use an H50. The i7 can reach 4.5 easily with an H50 so a dedicated loop for just the processor isn't really necessary.
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TheLordofAllandNothing
Caldari
NailorTech Industries
RAZOR Alliance
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Posted - 2010.04.25 08:29:00 -
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Edited by: TheLordofAllandNothing on 25/04/2010 08:29:52
A Tuniq tower air heat sink also works very nicely, ****ing enormous, but you can get chips very high on them.
THe only reason to do a full circuit everything including pumps, reservoirs, radiator and maze of tubing(+ some decent high end blocks) is if you are running multiple gpus overclocked.
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Vogue
Mercurialis Inc.
RAZOR Alliance
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Posted - 2010.04.25 14:03:00 -
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Edited by: Vogue on 25/04/2010 14:03:41
 Originally by: RogueWing
Corsair H50
Closed loop water cooling for your CPU. Installs like any other CPU cooler and you never have to touch it again. The water is pre-added and completely closed off.
I have a Corsair H50 on a Intel i5 overclocked from 2.66ghz to 4 ghz. It does a decent job keeping the four cores down to around 55C in games. But all four cores are not stressed that much. But when i do use an application or utillity such as Prime95 that pushes all four cores to 100% utiliisation the cores after five minutes go to 80C.
This is also applicable to i7 CPU's that can be overclocked to 4ghz.
So i am going to get a water cooling setup. Then i can further OC my i5 to 4.2 ghz. A friend is giving me a watercooling system that i will expand with a beefy radiator. One that can take 3 x 120mm fans mounted on one side.
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Locus Bey
Gallente
Anucaran
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Posted - 2010.04.25 14:20:00 -
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http://www.overclock.net/
A great resource for watercooling, and computers in general.
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Lithalnas
Amarr
Privateers
Privateer Alliance
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Posted - 2010.04.25 16:01:00 -
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The H50, seen Here is a good cooler. But the only reason to go water cool is for noise and space constraints. Modern air coolers are bulky, Water cooling can b e set up external to the case and/or use the space under the hard drive mounts.
My rule of thumb is that if you are not inside your case once every other month, then don't go water cooling.
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Alty VonAltenstein
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Posted - 2010.04.25 18:59:00 -
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Thank you for all the replies and the overclock.net site 
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Alty VonAltenstein
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Posted - 2010.04.25 19:04:00 -
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Oh, and I am sold on that H50...seems to be really good.
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Kazuo Ishiguro
House of Marbles
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Posted - 2010.04.25 20:50:00 -
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If you'd rather have something that's half the cost, easier to install and nearly as effective, try this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186134
I installed one recently, and I now have a mildly overclocked, very quiet E6750 idling at 32C (going by coretemp). It has a sturdy mounting system and can be fitted without taking an existing PC to bits (if you have some long pliers).
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Vogue
Mercurialis Inc.
RAZOR Alliance
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Posted - 2010.04.25 20:55:00 -
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General thing to bear in mind with overclocking is hot summer days. Your cooling will be using hotter air to cool a heatsink or radiator. So cooling effectiveness less. You might have to lower your overclock.
I recomend Core Temp Its a utillity that minimised will show your individual core temps on the task bar. If for whatever reason your CPU is getting too hot at a glance you will notice it.
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Surfin's PlunderBunny
Minmatar
Anti Fundie Patrol
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Posted - 2010.04.25 21:55:00 -
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I tried liquid cooling, but the stupid PC kept getting my beer warm 
Originally by: Xen Gin
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Zedic
Amarr
Universalis Imperium
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Posted - 2010.04.27 07:05:00 -
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Originally by: ImAPostingAlt
Basically the choice of water cooling comes down to your graphics cards. If your running multiple GTX480s it's probably worth it to set up a full loop otherwise just use an H50. The i7 can reach 4.5 easily with an H50 so a dedicated loop for just the processor isn't really necessary.
I admit it's been awhile since I've built a gaming rig (think GTX 8800 era) but damn,,, when I looked up this card of which you speak I,,, I,,, touched myself inappropriately... 
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