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Does liquid cooling make a difference?

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August 22, 2006 12:23:11 AM

i was goig to buy an fan case but i saw and looked up some of the new thermaltake cases with built in watere cooling systems... any thoughts on this?

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August 22, 2006 12:38:02 AM

if your going to watercool, its better to buy the parts seperately than to buy a complete kit.
August 22, 2006 1:17:14 AM

If good, it's considerably quieter than "stock" fans, or OEM, whatever you want to call it, assuming it replaces all fans in your system, the CPU fan is usually one of the quietest fans in any given system. So if it replaces that only, it wouldn't make an awful lot of sense really.

It's more work, and although the temperature drops should be significant, it's really only for the OMGWTFLEET-factor, overclocking and such...
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August 22, 2006 1:21:28 AM

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i was goig to buy an fan case but i saw and looked up some of the new thermaltake cases with built in watere cooling systems... any thoughts on this?


Complete water cooling set are alright......they are pretty much on par with some of the best heatsink+fan combos out there and maybe slightly better in full load situations.

They do offer quietness over high rpm fans needed for excellent air cooling performance though!!

Like "Riddlinkidstoner" said, building your own water cooling kit would give you better performance but it all depends if you are willing to invest time into this setup!
August 22, 2006 2:10:52 AM

Basically, watercooling is the next stage in "evolution" as far as system cooling is concerned. Basic kits and premade kits (like Vantec, Thermaltake, Evercool, etc.) are as good or slightly better than convection cooling (although, the Thermaltake kit does perform better than most premade kits with the exception of, perhaps, Koolance). As a general rule, they perform as good as the best convection cooling method with one drawback - expense. A premade kit can cost between $80 (Coolermaster Aquagate) to $300 (Koolance Exos)but are, for the most part, less than $150. Sometimes, in this area, it is better to invest in the highend aircooling equiptment than in a lowend watercooling kit as they will perform similar reults but the aircooling is, ultimately, cheaper.

Manufacturer kits (Danger Den, Swiftech) and Do-It-Yourself (D.I.Y.) are more expensive and can run you anywhere between $200 to more than $300. These types of kits will blow away any type of convection cooling and are far superior in their results. This kind of watercooling takes a commitment.

But, here again, it's all about the Benjamins...$$$$$
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