Water cooling

sjhaycroft · 13-05-2007, 11:07 PM

hi, im currently thinking of upgradeing to a water cooling system but im unsure on a few things. firstly, what exactly is cooled other than the cpu? would i no longer need fans? would i need a bigger case?

thanks

Big B · 13-05-2007, 11:18 PM

While the CPU is typically the main part cooled, there are waterblocks for the northbridge, graphics chip, memory (OCZ has some modules out that are rigged for both air and water cooling out of the box), and even hard drives.

There is a fan, but this is used in conjunction with the radiator. These days a 120mm fan is typically used. So, while, yes a fan is in use, being a larger unit allows for a slower RPM to move a decent amount of air, and keeps the noise down. It's not absolutely required with something like the Zalman Resorator system, but that's the main exception and is not made to be a very mobile unit.

You'll typically be able to get away with less fans, but count on at least one for use in the radiator.

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sjhaycroft Big Geek Join Date: Dec 2006 Age: 20 Posts: 262 Times Helpful: 1 Status: Offline	Water cooling hi, im currently thinking of upgradeing to a water cooling system but im unsure on a few things. firstly, what exactly is cooled other than the cpu? would i no longer need fans? would i need a bigger case? thanks __________________ My System: 2.4ghz Conroe Core CPU 512MB XFX XXX Alpha Dog 8800GT 2GB Corsair Dominator Ram 800MHZ 730w Hiper Power Psu Antec 900 Ultimate Gamer case Zalman CNPC9700-LED super aero flower cooler Logitech Z-5450 5.1 THX/Dolby/DTS Seagate 320GB Barracuda 7200.10 16mb cache (Primary) 162GB Maxtor HD (Secondary) Nforce n680i MSI P6N Motherboard Dell 20.1" Widescreen TFT X-Fi Xtream Gamer Fatal1ty Professional soundcard Razer DeathAdder 1800 Dpi Gaming Mouse

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Big B HWF Godfather Join Date: Dec 2001 Age: 28 Male Posts: 9,636 Times Helpful: 585 My Mood: Devilish Status: Offline My Computer	While the CPU is typically the main part cooled, there are waterblocks for the northbridge, graphics chip, memory (OCZ has some modules out that are rigged for both air and water cooling out of the box), and even hard drives. There is a fan, but this is used in conjunction with the radiator. These days a 120mm fan is typically used. So, while, yes a fan is in use, being a larger unit allows for a slower RPM to move a decent amount of air, and keeps the noise down. It's not absolutely required with something like the Zalman Resorator system, but that's the main exception and is not made to be a very mobile unit. You'll typically be able to get away with less fans, but count on at least one for use in the radiator. __________________ Hardware Forums\|HWF Rules\|My DVD's\|PSU FAQ\|HWF Folding Team\|2CPU

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