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Water Cooling Computer Kits Whats the best to use? What it the best to use either a kit or build a custom one Whats the best pump / res / block's / tubing / radiator / tubing clips ect.. I'm going be cooling a north bridge and amd2 socket 2 start with. I cant seem to find a site that has everything about all this on one page. Looking for good value and good cooling at the same time thanks in advance.

whatchamacallit1971 replied: "To answer your questions in the order you asked: "What it the best to use either a kit or build a custom one": A low end/mid-range kit will normally perform worse than a well designed custom system, but there are many kits that perform very well. "Best Pump": Best is hard to quantify. Most GPM (gallon per minute)? smallest? quietest while providing good performance? The same applies to all the components in a watercooling system - it is very hard to pick "the best" since in many cases the performance is relative to your needs. An excellent system can be bought from: Their systems use the components that most DIYers use for custom systems, but they have everything pre configured so you know that everything matches. Some guidelines for cooling the system you described: You should get a 2x120 radiator at least, anything smaller will not have enough surface area in order to cool both the CPU and the northbridge. Since you plan on having multiple block you want a powerful pump and tubing that will not restrict the flow off coolant which means that you should look at 1/2" inner diameter for the tubing and barbs. If you want to read more (which I strongly advise), check out the forums at and I also recommend reading about watercooling here: - it's a good primer."

Can somebody tell me about water cooling your computer? I heard something about draining it and how it's a hassle. Can somebody tell me a little about water cooling or give me a good link or something?

Mark N replied: "Well they work really well if you get a good one. But the thing is, have you ever gotten a bad one? I don't need to say what a bad watercooling experience leaves you with... The real problem is getting one with very dense hoses. Heating and cooling take their effect on cheap less dense hoses, so they end up cracking or losing their seal at the connections. Secondly they have an evaporating property. About once a month you need to check the water level in your system. It isn't that bad really, but some people don't change or check their oil in their cars either... It is best to go to websites were people can leave reviews of the products and read up. Even there you have to kinda use discression as to the reviewer. I have read a many bad reviews that you just know by reading the post, the person was dumb enough that he probally PP'ed on the item and screwed it up, then claimed he got screwed."

Pao K replied: "Water cooling "COOLER" is a type of heat sink, fan and water combination that are used in high end CPU heat sinks. If you look at them they look like a radiator on a car, just a smaller version. Regular CPU's just uses a heat sink or combination heat sink and fan. Keep in mind that the bigger heat sink is usually better than a bigger fan."

Vengeance replied: "Liquid cooling is becoming more and more a mainstream technology - originally used (and still is today) used to cool overclocked parts, it essentially consists of several parts: a sump (the tank that holds the coolant) the pump (the part that pushes the coolant through the system) the heat sinks (the part that cools a cpu, gpu, etc) the heat exchanger (or radiator, works the same way as a car radiator) the tubing various fittings (compression fittings are my personal favorite) The basic idea behind liquid cooling is to replace the fan over a cpu or gpu with a heat sink through which the coolant is pumped effectively whisking away the heat where it will go to the radiator and through heat fins and usually a large fan or two be cooled to return to the sump to go through the pump and make the trip again. It generally will get you about 10-20C cooler than high-powered air cooling. It has it's drawbacks: 1. It's expensive. A decent sized sump, pump and piping set up for multiple cards and a cpu can set you back $500 or more. There are multiple types of coolant on the market - the better ones are NOT made of water, but usually involve a glycol mixture similar to anti-freeze. 2. It generally voids the warranty on all parts you install it on. So if you break it, you bought it - er, rather gotta buy a new one. 3. It requires maintenance. The coolant must be kept at manufacturer set levels. 4. It's time consuming to set up and tear down. It'll take from an hour to a day just to get the piping set up depending on your set-up. It needs a wet run outside the box to check for manufacturer leaks and then a drain and a full install into your system. Once installed you have to work the liquid through the tubing very carefully (usually involves a syringe) so as not to trap *any* air bubbles. As far as draining goes - it's not really that bad - you open the fill port and drain from the lowest point, then make sure you tilt to get it out of the radiator. Don't spill - even though cooling liquids aren't conductive- spilling is never a good thing. There's a decent video here on draining your system: But for all the bad things being said about it here - it's second only to complete oil submersion as a cooling system. It's just generally not for people who don't want to overclock, crossfire high heat video cards or are not running the newest Qi7 processors that run *very* hot right out the box. And for most people the price tag can be very prohibitive. We build quite a few of them, our customers are mostly hardcore and professional gamers."

What is the best water cooling system for a computer? I looked at zalman on new egg, but saw it got bad reviews. I was wondering what is the best way to keep my computer cool.. I like the cooling system...if anyone can put one together from xoxide.com or have any idea...let me know

the pedestrian replied: "first of all every electric machine generate heat, now some processors need to generate some heat for optimal performance and if you cool them down too far then performance will be bad and erratic some time ago a computer manufacturer was developing a laptop that used a heat exchange system behind the screen, using oil for thermal exchange from the processor to the back of the screen where the oil was cooled and back but can't remember the name there was no cooling fan and it worked caind of like the new refrigerators cooling units"

Quick question about water cooling for a computer? The computer i have right now is water cooled. So the first time i started it up i was able to see a few bubbles going threw the tubes, and it was kinda cool seeing the water actually go through the tubes. Now i don't see anything and im wondering if your suppose to actually see the water going through. Of course my computer is being cooled because none of the temps are reading high, i was just wondering if anybody who has water cooled actually sees there water going through the tubes.

william y replied: "at first you see bubbles, but then they go away. Sad huh. Anyway, you could get UV or light reactant coolant and install cold cathode lights, then the coolant will glow. Maybe you could buy some colored additive or something..."

mister answerer replied: "Sometimes you can't see the water, it's okay."

adding water cooling to computer what do i need distilled water for? i have fesser 1 uv blue cooling fluid ... do i mix that with water? if so whats the ratio?

Eggers replied: "just take a hammer adn smash your pc"

Colinc replied: "Anything but distilled water will contain deposits which will drop out of suspension when heated and clog the system, and sometimes can contain seriously corrosive elements. These can cause water leaks into the machine. Not a good idea."

Water cooling computer? I'm looking for general advice about water cooling my new computer. If I have a water cooling kit installed, I can get an oem processor (without heatsink and fan)????

PAC Undertaker for life replied: "u should be able to"

bluebottle replied: "here this should evplain all .........but to answer the question - yes you can use an oem processor ...just make sure the watercooling kit is the right one for the processor check out the forums for help ....."

Karz replied: "An OEM processor will do. Take note that when you do not have a heatsink fan, there could be less air blowing towards the voltage regulator area. Be sure to have good case ventilation especially if the Northbridge is not part of the water cooling circuit. If you have not bought the kit, take a look at the best in air cooling, Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme."

XF11 replied: "no this is not wise. water cooling can keep cool up to an extent, but processors get so hot that they could melt the pipes. the water cooling kit is to cool the air and therefore you need the heat sink to suck up all the heat away from the proccessor and the fan to blast cool air to the heatsink to cool it."

How to the gaming custom built water cooling computers work? Like, they connect the water from a source, than there all the tubes in the computer. Cansomeone explain this to me?

Can you think of anything more crazy than water-cooling a computer? I mean come on! 1 drop and the sparks start flying, then it's game over. kaput!

darkmax replied: "well, you've gotta know what you are doing."

snowboard817 replied: "How about cruising 600 mph at 25,000 ft in a tin bucket strapped to a seat bolted to the tin machine with a piece of leather as your "safety belt"? 1 fatal mechanical error and everyone on board is dead. That is more crazy. Besides, water cooling is isolated in tubes..."

brisray replied: "How about a computer sitting in an aquarium filled with mineral oil - A liquid nitrogen cooled computer - A computer with 70 cooling fans - A floppy drive RAID array -"

caldude1010101 replied: "A lot of gasoline pumps are electrically powered. One errant spark and KABOOM! Yet, it happens rarely because of safety precautions put in place."

ol white biker replied: "It is very possible as long as the coolant is sealed away from circuitry like the coolant in a internal combustion engine."

BrunoGiordano replied: "No. I really think it's a good idea. The tubing can be made very robust. I used to think the same about motorcycles and Volkswagens."

Computer water cooling problem? Hi, i just got a computer from my aunt she got from a friend. It has a water cooling system to the cpu. I cannot tell if he pump is sending water throught the pipes. When i turn on it does not make any noise. I checked bios for cpu temp after about a min and was 67 degrees celcius. I do not know what to do to even tell if the pump is working. If you know what i can do to fix it would be great. thanks

Michael M replied: "lol, water cooling?"

blamay22000 replied: "Get rid of that garbage and get a decent fan"

Anywhere I can buy coolant for my computer water cooling system in San Antonio, TX? ? I could use some tubing too but know I can buy some at home depot but I like that UV reactant tubing so much better...ANY CUSTOM PC STORE in the greater San Antonio, TX area would be great I sprung a leak and need supplies NOW!!! Please don't say bestbuy...etc I ATLEAST NEED COOLANT.

whatchamacallit1971 replied: "Directron sell water cooling products (http://www.directron.com/index.html) and according to their site, they have a store in San Antonio: "

wrongfulleaf replied: "There is a Fry's in San Antonino. I used to live down there but I couldnt tell you where it is at just google it."

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