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Water Cooling
Is it difficult to install on a new build, and how quiet is it ?
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Easy providing you plan it well (tube lengths etc). How quiet? Depends on
the system and what fan you use ... "the gnome" wrote in message ... Is it difficult to install on a new build, and how quiet is it ? the_gnome |
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"the gnome" said:
Is it difficult to install on a new build no how quiet is it ? I chose a large, open reservoir and no fan which made my system silent except for the video card and hard drive. I could have easily added water cooling to the vid card but chose not to. Make sure you add chemicals to prevent slime growth or you will be taking it apart in about a month and cleaning it, don't ask me how I know. Tip: buy chemicals for swimming pools, you will save a bundle over buying the stuff sold by mod sites (which is the same) -- McQualude |
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It isn't difficult to install.
The amount of noise produced is dependent on the size and speed of the fan, and, indirectly, the size of the radiator. You can use a large radiator, from a motorcycle or one made specifically for the task, and get away with not even using the fan, except for under heavy load, producing a nearly inaudible system. Or, you can use a few, larger fans running slowly, which would lower noise. It is also possible to run the waterlines to a radiator that is in a different room or basement, producing no audible noise in the computers' room. Dave "the gnome" wrote in message ... Is it difficult to install on a new build, and how quiet is it ? the_gnome |
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McQualude wrote in message ...
"the gnome" said: I chose a large, open reservoir and no fan which made my system silent except for the video card and hard drive. If any other people try an open reservior, they should install that reservior so that it can't possibly spill and get any equipment or people wet. Electricity and water can be a deadly combination. Everything in a water cooled system must be run from grounded outlets that truly are grounded -- some houses have 3-prong outlets that are neither grounded nor connected to ground fault interrupters (GFCIs). But even with grounded outlets, a GFCI is still a good idea, and even the radiator core should be grounded to the metal case of the computer. |
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