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water cooling v. fan\heatsink
I've been thinking about getting water cooling for my AMD 4200 X2, but
have been reading reviews that say they're only getting around 3 to 6 degrees lower than with fan\heatsink. My case has 5 80mm fans and one smaller one (50mm, I think), not counting PS/CPU fans. I live in OR where it does get hot (90 - 100+) in summer. CPU temp sits around 40C idle. I'm a casual gamer. Is water cooling worth the extra $$? -- Biostar GeForce 6100-M9 939 AMD 4200+ X2 2 gigs Kingston ram EVGA nVidia 7600GT PCI-E 450W PSU |
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Is water cooling worth the extra $$? Probably not except it should be quieter than all those case fans. I used to run a water setup and if you do it, cool everything (cpu, video, mb) with water. -- Mac Cool |
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On Aug 1, 10:40 pm, Mac Cool wrote:
Probably not except it should be quieter than all those case fans. I used to run a water setup and if you do it, cool everything (cpu, video, mb) Ok, thanks. Next question: I currently have a run-of-the-mill CPU fan/ heatsink (fan is smaller than 80mm). Would you recommend a beefier fan/ heatsink? For example: http://www.directron.com/amdopteronfan.html Noise isn't a concern, unless it sounds like a buzz saw. I actually like some fan noise as it acts like white sound and helps me sleep. However, awhile back I ordered a cooler with a 120mm fan for an AMD 64 3000 and it literally sounded like a buzz saw and didn't make the CPU run a bit cooler than the thermaltake heatsink with an 80mm fan that was originally on there. I sent it back. There are so many different designs I don't know what works and what doesn't. |
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water cooling v. fan\heatsink
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Noise isn't a concern, unless it sounds like a buzz saw. I actually like some fan noise as it acts like white sound and helps me sleep. If you like white noise, there is a water set up that will produce both white noise and cool better than fans or a typical closed water system and that is an evaporative system. Rather than being enclosed and cycling through a radiator and fan, you either trickle the water over a waterfall or mist it through something like a shower head or pipe in which you've drilled tiny holes. This was the type of system I ran when I did use water cooling. You need to add swimming pool chemicals to the water to keep it from getting slimy and a filter helps, but the chemicals are cheap. Occasionally you will need to add water since the system is evaporative. If you add a fan to the system, it's possible to cool the water below ambient room temperature. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooling_tower -- Mac Cool |
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water cooling v. fan\heatsink
On Aug 2, 11:31 pm, Mac Cool wrote:
If you like white noise, there is a water set up that will produce both white noise and cool better than fans or a typical closed water system and that is an evaporative system. Rather than being enclosed and cycling through a radiator and fan, you either trickle the water over a waterfall or mist it through something like a shower head or pipe in which you've drilled tiny holes. This was the type of system I ran when I did use water cooling. You need to add swimming pool chemicals to the water to keep it from getting slimy and a filter helps, but the chemicals are cheap. Occasionally you will need to add water since the system is evaporative. If you add a fan to the system, it's possible to cool the water below ambient room temperature. Thanks. Looks like a project I'd like to tackle. Why did you stop using water cooling? |
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Thanks. Looks like a project I'd like to tackle. Why did you stop using water cooling? When it came time to upgrade I was working about 60-70 hours/wk and I bought a Dell because I didn't have time/desire to tinker anymore, been using it now for several years. It's time to upgrade again and I have more free time so I'm going to roll my own this time. -- Mac Cool |
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