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Water Cooling?
mobrien_12:
--- Quote from: Pathos ---You still will need decent air cooling for the gfx cards won't you ?
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I think you can get water blocks that mount on the gfx card (the GPU) also. This makes the plumbing more complex.
mobrien_12:
--- Quote from: H_TeXMeX_H ---I'm not sure, but I don't think it's pure water they use ... it's coolant (~50-70 % water)
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Thanks for the links. With the kits (like the ones in the second link) I guess it's not so hard now...no fabrication, and there are ones that are all self contained in the case (no "fish tank").
Antifreeze makes sense. If the CPU ever got close to 100 degrees celcius and you used tap water it would boil... well if you've ever had a car radiator boil over you know that is bad.... with a PC it could be disasterous.
The article does say it makes boxes run quieter...
piratePenguin:
My main problem with fans is the dust...
Jack2000:
My rig hasn't been dusted off from like 4-5 years :) and yes it is open(sceleton like only the things that hold stuff in place no covers)
the noise is not so bad ...
and when you listen to some music it just fades away t:)
H_TeXMeX_H:
--- Quote from: piratePenguin ---My main problem with fans is the dust...
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Yeah, I agree, that would be my main reason to switch. I think I've said this before, but my GPU fan got clogged with dust ... which resulted in numerous seemingly unexplained crashes :(
Also, there are liquid cooling units with temperature sensors and alarms and shutdown systems to prevent "boiling over".
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