RCoughtrie
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Anyone used or using a water cooling system... im in the middle of ordering my my bits for my new desktop... i usally build them all fan assisted worked well in the past... worth trying out or is it a load of pish ?
this is what m looking atm
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-011-ZA
[Edited on 22-07-2008 by RCoughtrie]
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N3CRO
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Alot of people do it but personally I never will as I believe water and electricity don't mix...
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Richie
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If you've got the money then do it however I have never seen any benefit. My Q6600 is overclocked to 3ghz and under 100% load, Coretemp never goes above 48c.
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Dom
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I was looking at Zalmans myself, but the overall views seems to be that there good as a starter but a few quid more and you could build a setup that could handle a lot more and run slightly quieter.
Necromancern - In water setups it's suggested that you use distilled water, as it is (to a certain extent) non-conductive. Besides, there fairly safe anyways (as long as you have tightened everything and used decent components etc)
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chumbly_warner
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I have had a full water cooling setup in my pc for 6 years now.
Its never leaked and rund lovely.
Grpahics, cpu and chipset are watercooled 
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chumbly_warner
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Here is a link to a pic as its a bit large to post :
http://www.ashleywarner.co.uk/gallery/2/finished035.jpg
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John
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My pc is fully water cooled as well, it's a pain in the arse now tbh although i've not touched this setup since I built this system.
I done it purely for noise, most people don't know my pc is on.
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Matt L
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my mates pc is water cooled and is currently trying to start it up as a business in it.
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RCoughtrie
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I was only thinking of using it on the CPU and fan assist the rest...
Wont a fully water cooled system just make heat travel from one component to another... ? or are they separately piped ?
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Russ
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if your just gonna do the cpu, look at some of the corsair cpu only options.
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Cosmo
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The Swiftech CPU only set ups are great for ease of use, and not too pricey either.
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N3CRO
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quote:
Originally posted by Dom
I was looking at Zalmans myself, but the overall views seems to be that there good as a starter but a few quid more and you could build a setup that could handle a lot more and run slightly quieter.
Necromancern - In water setups it's suggested that you use distilled water, as it is (to a certain extent) non-conductive. Besides, there fairly safe anyways (as long as you have tightened everything and used decent components etc)
What I meant was if you had a leak, it could cause an electrical fire 
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John
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I've had various leaks and no fires.
One was going for long enough to take out my graphics cards.
You'd need to be very unlucky to start a fire with some distilled water and low current 12v, and theres not much i can t hink of that would readily go on fire inside a pc either.
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ed
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Yes, funnily enough there isn't anything in a PC that's flamable.
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N3CRO
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Maybe not but I'll never W/C a PC.
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John
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Well at least now you know it won't go on fire if theres a leak.
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Russ
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submerge it in vegetable oil instead
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N3CRO
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Russ
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quote:
Originally posted by Necromancer
what 
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Mike2k111
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quote:
Originally posted by Richie
If you've got the money then do it however I have never seen any benefit. My Q6600 is overclocked to 3ghz and under 100% load, Coretemp never goes above 48c.
Is that the B3 or G0 stepping youve got Richie? My B3 Q6600 is over clocked at 3.0Ghz and idles around 42c and tops out at 60c when running prime95.
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Russ
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my g0 slacr is at 3.6 on air runs at about 60 full load
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Mike2k111
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Thats pretty good going, what cpu heatsink are you using with that?
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Russ
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scythe ninja rev b
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Richie
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Mine's a G0, with an Artic Freezer 7 Pro cooler, and the q6600 has been lapped.
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Cosmo
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TBH I wouldnt fit any decent CPU or cooler without lapping it. Such an easy thing to do and often has good results.
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