Water Cooling?

[bigbeark]

Just wondered if anyone here has experimented with water cooling?

How effective is it on flame-thrower Prescott CPUs?

What sort of gear is out there? Is this strictly an extreme gamer application?

What's the cost and do you need a special case etc?

Are these setups completely silent?

Thanks for your input.

[Scenic]

Re: Water Cooling?

i'd rather upgrade to a core-based system than spend lotsa money on watercooling.
Used socket 775 stuff is cheap now because it's "outdated"..

the smallest Core 2 Duo (E4300) will outperform most P4's.. and doesn't get nearly as hot..

watercooling is not really only "extreme gamer" stuff. a lot of people prefer it because it's pretty quiet when set up right.

strong points:
- quiet (depends ; pump is usually the loudest part)
- more effective than aircooling

weak points:
- expensive
- needs careful & regular maintenance (water levels, anti-oxidization chemicals, leaks, ..)
- if it leaks, you've got a BIG problem
- takes up quite a lot of space

there are also "hybrid" solutions with closed loops, like the Corsair H50 & H70
they're not as effective as a "real" watercooling setup though..

[dood]

Re: Water Cooling?

I agree... I wouldn't bother trying to water cool a Prescott at this point in life. Unless you _really_ like to tinker... it's simply not worth it.

[Phaihn]

Re: Water Cooling?

haha just do what i did run a tube made of old pop bottles out the window and bring in the cold night air or winter whare i am now.