How does water cooling work?

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TheMagicalWallaby
1) The water get in contact with the fins that are on the block on top of the CPU. The heat transferred to the fins gets transferred to the water. The water flows through the radiator, in which the heat is transferred to. Then the fans use air to take the heat away. The reservoir is what you use to fill the system and contain the water or coolant. The pump is self explanatory.

2) The pump

3) You must drain the system first using a drain port. open up a fill port at the top of a radiator (highest part of the loop, then open up the drain port (should be the lowest part of the loop). The air will force the water out.
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woltej1

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with water cooling you can have an all in one or a custom rig where you buy and assemble yourself.

With water cooling, the important parts are the CPU block, reservoir, radiator and pump. Much like in a cars cooling system, a pump pushes fluid around which goes to the block which draws heat off the cpu, then gets pumped up to the radiator where fans blow the heat off and repeat. Usually is powered by the board or a connector off the PSU.

Not sure what you mean by replacement strategies or what circumstances you would replace them under.
 
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you have closed loop water coolers( these are prefilled and sealed, like the corsair h60 etc.) and custom loops, those are built out of a cooler block, radiators a reservoir, a pump and pipes/tubes and possible other things like gpu cooling. the water flows through the cpu block and heates up by taking heat from the cpu, the warmer water gets pumped in the radiator which gives the heat of to the air and so your cpu is cooled. the pump can get powered by the cpu fan header and the fans on the radiator by a case fan header. the tubes just have to be between components without too sharp turns that block the water
 
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In cooling you have 3 methods for your system.

1. Air cooled
2. Closed Loop
3. Open loop (1,2,3, or more water blocks also multiple tubing locations and possible multiple pumps and reservoirs)
I would recommend starting with a closed loop system that you have the option to “upgrade” I use this saying with hesitation as you really only can add more fans to make a push pull. Swiftech has a great all-in-one. Most people move towards the H100i, it’s a great starter.

1a. Air cooling is the dominate method for keeping CPU, Vid and other parts from overheating. Look at case fan layout and ventilation factors of the system. i.e (how many fans and how are we going to move the air) also look at case size and setup.

2a. Closed loop is very simple and very cost effective when cooling a system. The only way to really enhance a closed loop system is to add more fans to the RAD (if the RAD will let you) hence why I like Swiftech… You can create a push-pull system. The case you use will need to have adequate clearance in the upper section as the RAD and fans will take up space.

3a. Possibilities are endless and can become very expensive, you are only limited to the size of the case. If looking at a true open loop system I would be looking at http://www.caselabs-store.com cases… They have the space for all the cool toys needed to push am open loop to the absurd.

For starters, I would look at a full kit in a box, EK makes great kits. This is a great way to learn the ins and outs of full loop systems. They will have all the parts needed, plus they have the ability to be upgraded at any time. Look at http://www.frozencpu.com for kits and parts for full systems.

If this is your first time playing with liquid cooling do not try and create a full system. Purchase a all in one kit and build from there.

You must remember 2 things with water cooled systems…
1. The pumps must be running at all times, water flow circulation is an absolute must.
2. If you look at a full loop system, you must drain and clean every 4-6 months depending on the amount of time the system is running.


Have a blast...
 
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TheMagicalWallaby

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1) The water get in contact with the fins that are on the block on top of the CPU. The heat transferred to the fins gets transferred to the water. The water flows through the radiator, in which the heat is transferred to. Then the fans use air to take the heat away. The reservoir is what you use to fill the system and contain the water or coolant. The pump is self explanatory.

2) The pump

3) You must drain the system first using a drain port. open up a fill port at the top of a radiator (highest part of the loop, then open up the drain port (should be the lowest part of the loop). The air will force the water out.
 
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