Water Cooling

[BeastSD]

Hey guys, not sure if this has been covered or not, I wanted to know more about water cooling, how does it work, what are the upps and downs, and how would I know if I need it or not?

My mate built his own one from scratch, he is a very serious FPS competitor and apparently he competes in like SA tournaments, if this is the truth or not I would not know, sure it is though cuz this oke is decent and really clued up on gaming gear etc. He actually put my pc together for me for R3500 and I love it, runs sc2 on ultra for everything so I am happy lol.

But I would really like to know more about water cooling and how necessary it really is.

 

[rootworm41]

Basically you have:

A resovoir
A pump
Tubing
Liquid
Waterblocks (for RAM, CPU, GPU)
And of course, a radiator.

You don't have to get all of the waterblocks, as you can choose which parts you would like to cool. Basically water (or other liquids) conducts the heat much better than air does, and this is why we use it. We can use the ability to cool better to overclock and gain performance in our computer.

Anything else you would like to know?

 

[BeastSD]

Basically you have:

A resovoir
A pump
Tubing
Liquid
Waterblocks (for RAM, CPU, GPU)
And of course, a radiator.

You don't have to get all of the waterblocks, as you can choose which parts you would like to cool. Basically water (or other liquids) conducts the heat much better than air does, and this is why we use it. We can use the ability to cool better to overclock and gain performance in our computer.

Anything else you would like to know?

What would a "Waterblock" be?
When will I ever know that my pc needs it?
And even if I don't how could I learn to do it?

Thanks for the reply mate

 

[GReeN_ORB]

There are tons of WC guides out there. Perhaps start with the one at TomsHardware.

Also, this sticky on the TomsHardware forum: TomsHardware forum guide

 

[Snare]

OR you could wrap the PC in water resistant plastic and dunk it in a bucket [SOZ couldn't resist. I sadly know next to nothing about Water-Cooling]

 

[BeastSD]

There are tons of WC guides out there. Perhaps start with the one at TomsHardware.

Also, this sticky on the TomsHardware forum: TomsHardware forum guide

Thanks I will take a look, but I cant help but realize that u are not answering one of my questions, how would I know if I need it or not?

OR you could wrap the PC in water resistant plastic and dunk it in a bucket [SOZ couldn't resist. I sadly know next to nothing about Water-Cooling]

Trollloloollolol Troll Troll Troll! At least we know the same amount about it lol, dont feel like the only pc noob here

 

[GReeN_ORB]

Thanks I will take a look, but I cant help but realize that u are not answering one of my questions, how would I know if I need it or not?

Choice you have to make. WC gives you more overclocking headroom, is quieter, and looks cooler but costs a lot more and the OCing headroom can be marginal.

And can you learn to do it? OFC, lots of research, lots of reading and take your time, if you want to build a loop.

 

[Snare]

Thanks I will take a look, but I cant help but realize that u are not answering one of my questions, how would I know if I need it or not?



Trollloloollolol Troll Troll Troll! At least we know the same amount about it lol, dont feel like the only pc noob here

Lol, I know everything about making a PC run at solar temps. but the opposite is not my niche

 

[BeastSD]

Lol, I know everything about making a PC run at solar temps. but the opposite is not my niche

LOL touche

 

[rootworm41]

What would a "Waterblock" be?
When will I ever know that my pc needs it?
And even if I don't how could I learn to do it?

Thanks for the reply mate

1. Waterblock = What makes contact with anything you want to cool.
2. Your PC will never really need it unless you want to overclock (a lot).
3. Read, watch YouTube etc XD

 

[Ike_009]

OR you could wrap the PC in water resistant plastic and dunk it in a bucket [SOZ couldn't resist. I sadly know next to nothing about Water-Cooling]

It's called oil cooling. You take your entire PC and dunk it in a tank of non-conductive fluid to turn every surface into a heat sink. It works very well but it voids your warranties instantly and is very expensive. You could use regular cooking oil if your cheap.

 

[BeastSD]

1. Waterblock = What makes contact with anything you want to cool.
2. Your PC will never really need it unless you want to overclock (a lot).
3. Read, watch YouTube etc XD

Thanks bro, I'm not sure I need to over clock my system for sc just yet but doesn't that like (same as modding a car or bike engine) cut the life from ur components or am just overthinking it a bit?

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It's called oil cooling. You take your entire PC and dunk it in a tank of non-conductive fluid to turn every surface into a heat sink. It works very well but it voids your warranties instantly and is very expensive. You could use regular cooking oil if your cheap.

So obv your fans and things like that no longer work cuz they serve no more purpose? Has anyone that u know of done this? I wont have a warranty on any of my things so it might be a good thing to look into, but don't wana do it cheap and screw it up though. I suppose u'd have to constantly clean the oil as well or no?

 

[Snare]

It's called oil cooling. You take your entire PC and dunk it in a tank of non-conductive fluid to turn every surface into a heat sink. It works very well but it voids your warranties instantly and is very expensive. You could use regular cooking oil if your cheap.

hmm. seems legit to me. Thanks for educating man. Any particular fluid you recommend or should I synthesis my own?

 

[BeastSD]

hmm. seems legit to me. Thanks for educating man. Any particular fluid you recommend or should I synthesis my own?

Well as far as I understand from reading about it a bit more, it has to be oil, some oils are better than others but all the things I read was about oils abroad so no real idea if it is the same here. Don't think u should make ur own unless ur into this sort of thing and know what u are doing mate. Also it obv has to be non conductive, not too sure if all oils are non conductive but I still don't think I would do it without some professional help.

 

[Snoek]

It's called oil cooling. You take your entire PC and dunk it in a tank of non-conductive fluid to turn every surface into a heat sink. It works very well but it voids your warranties instantly and is very expensive. You could use regular cooking oil if your cheap.

When I first heard about this, I thought it was a joke o_0... not even close to trying anything like that.
Don't know much about water cooling but it seems like a bit of an unnecessary risk if you're not doing anything too hectic? Just stick to fans for safety. imagine a leak

 

[GReeN_ORB]

hmm. seems legit to me. Thanks for educating man. Any particular fluid you recommend or should I synthesis my own?

Well as far as I understand from reading about it a bit more, it has to be oil, some oils are better than others but all the things I read was about oils abroad so no real idea if it is the same here. Don't think u should make ur own unless ur into this sort of thing and know what u are doing mate. Also it obv has to be non conductive, not too sure if all oils are non conductive but I still don't think I would do it without some professional help.

When I first heard about this, I thought it was a joke o_0... not even close to trying anything like that.
Don't know much about water cooling but it seems like a bit of an unnecessary risk if you're not doing anything too hectic? Just stick to fans for safety. imagine a leak

Either use mineral oil, or transformer oil. It's also ideal to run it through a radiator to help dissipate the heat.

Take a look at the Puget Systems mineral oil PC, for an example of an awesome mineral oil PC

 

[BeastSD]

Either use mineral oil, or transformer oil. It's also ideal to run it through a radiator to help dissipate the heat.

Take a look at the Puget Systems mineral oil PC, for an example of an awesome mineral oil PC

Holly balls! I would have never thought of using a fish tank hahaha, this looks so dam awesome! At first I was seconding what Snoek said, why take the risk? But then after seeing that pic I fell like im obligated hahaha. It really is dam cool man! Still not too sure if I would do it but I think using an old Pentium 2 or something will be good just to start testing it and not just jam my rig into a fish tank with oil hahaha. But I am def gonna do something to see how it works



Thanks for the link and the help!

 

[Snare]

Holly balls! I would have never thought of using a fish tank hahaha, this looks so dam awesome! At first I was seconding what Snoek said, why take the risk? But then after seeing that pic I fell like im obligated hahaha. It really is dam cool man! Still not too sure if I would do it but I think using an old Pentium 2 or something will be good just to start testing it and not just jam my rig into a fish tank with oil hahaha. But I am def gonna do something to see how it works

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Thanks for the link and the help!

You learn something new everyday . So we just need to try figure out legal loopholes so we can do that and still claim insurance.

BTW Ike_009, have you ever actually seen a system using this cooling method with your own eyes?

 

[BeastSD]

You learn something new everyday . So we just need to try figure out legal loopholes so we can do that and still claim insurance.

BTW Ike_009, have you ever actually seen a system using this cooling method with your own eyes?

This photo is closest my eyes have gotten to it, but shouldn't be a problem, as long as u have no shortage of money and balls to throw ur pc into an experiment the method is sound. There is a lot of explaining regarding it on youtube, go take a look.

 

[Ike_009]

Nope, haven't seen a real one, plus it's a really rare set up. These systems are normally for the big guys with plenty of cash, not students.

Check this out though