Air Cooling Vs. Water Cooling Poll

dak1b · 06-30-2009, 03:50 AM

im running a good air cooling system rigth now...water is just too damn expensive!!!!

[-0MEGA-] · 06-30-2009, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Ethan3.14159

You don't count.

teamhex · 06-30-2009, 02:46 PM

Air FTW, iv looked at the temps people with water cooling post...I can easily get close to it on air. I'm at like 38c at 4 gighertz, and under load never gets over 56c. Water cooling just isn't worth it. To me its just a novelty item. It looks pretty cool too.

funkysnair · 06-30-2009, 07:48 PM

lol, i hade my q6600 overclocked to 3.6ghz and was idle at 19oC...

the main reason people stay away from liquid cooling isnt because it doesnt cool much more than air its because of the cost.

only time air cooling is close to liquid cooling temps is if the liquid cooling kit is not very good quality (pre-built kit)!

i aint no fan boy its frustrating to hear all this talk "its not much better"

if so then why do people use liquid cooling systems to cool the hot side of peltiers (tec)? why not use a cpu fan? because air cooling/heatsinks cant get rid of enough heat quick enough!

air cooling is good for pc's does its job and water cooling is expensive, each to there own

MIK3daG33K · 06-30-2009, 08:00 PM

I think if you put it to price/performance air comes out on top. At the end of the day the water is cooled by air anyway. I understand that because water is a denser medium it may draw heat away a little better and your temps will not fluctuate as much as air, but it just costs to much for the little bit of performance you get compared to quality air cooling.

funkysnair · 06-30-2009, 08:03 PM

i think if you put it to performance water comes ontop, its all about the cost... i agree

MIK3daG33K · 06-30-2009, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by funkysnair

i think if you put it to performance water comes ontop

This may be true, but I said price/performance. The little bit of gains you get is not worth the price.

RavenPerch · 07-03-2009, 11:35 PM

i thought that water cooling when it came out would be noise free and more solid state cooling, but it still has heatsinks and fans....completely pointless....

**bomberboysk** · 07-03-2009, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by MIK3daG33K

This may be true, but I said price/performance. The little bit of gains you get is not worth the price.

Little? Its not a little gain going from air to water, for one the rad can be outside the case which means cooler air. Other factors include more area and more effecient area to remove heat from, heatpipes can only be so effective, unlike water which is in a continuous loop.

funkysnair · 07-03-2009, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by RavenPerch

i thought that water cooling when it came out would be noise free and more solid state cooling, but it still has heatsinks and fans....completely pointless....

yeh pointless lol... thats why cars etc use liquid cooling!

solid state cooling would only be possible with a solid state pump, would like to know of a pump with no moving parts

View Poll Results: Which do you have?
Water Cool System	5	17.24%
Air Cool System	24	82.76%
Voters: 29. You may not vote on this poll

06-30-2009, 03:50 AM	#11 (permalink)
dak1b Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: California Posts: 260	im running a good air cooling system rigth now...water is just too damn expensive!!!! __________________ CPU:Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 Conroe 3.0GHz RAM:CORSAIR 4GB 240-Pin DDR2 HDD:Seagate Barracuda 750GB 7200 + External 640gb drive MBO:NVIDIA nForce 750i GPU:GeForce 9800 GX2 1GB PSU:PC Power & Cooling 750W CASE:Thermaltake Armor+ MONITOR:Acer Black 22" + vizio 42" hdmi dual monitor setup =] KEYBOARD: G15 Gaming/Logitech G5 2 Mouse OS: Windows Vista 32bit

06-30-2009, 02:46 PM	#13 (permalink)
teamhex Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Houston Age: 21 Posts: 1,722	Air FTW, iv looked at the temps people with water cooling post...I can easily get close to it on air. I'm at like 38c at 4 gighertz, and under load never gets over 56c. Water cooling just isn't worth it. To me its just a novelty item. It looks pretty cool too. __________________ Antec 900 ASUS P5Q IC2D E8400@ 4.0GHz Silent Knight 2 Radeon HD 4870 Mushkin RedLine 4Gigz 890MHz 5 5 5 12 Ultra X2 750watt PS Samsung SpinPoint F1 750gig HD 22" Westinghouse LCD Arghh!! NBC, Cant Stop Me!

06-30-2009, 07:48 PM	#14 (permalink)
funkysnair VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newcastle-England-uk Age: 27 Posts: 2,714	lol, i hade my q6600 overclocked to 3.6ghz and was idle at 19oC... the main reason people stay away from liquid cooling isnt because it doesnt cool much more than air its because of the cost. only time air cooling is close to liquid cooling temps is if the liquid cooling kit is not very good quality (pre-built kit)! i aint no fan boy its frustrating to hear all this talk "its not much better" if so then why do people use liquid cooling systems to cool the hot side of peltiers (tec)? why not use a cpu fan? because air cooling/heatsinks cant get rid of enough heat quick enough! air cooling is good for pc's does its job and water cooling is expensive, each to there own __________________ intel i7 920@3.6ghz-foxconn flamingblade-6gig gskill ddr3 1600mhz-ati 4890-coolermaster 700watt psu-intel mx25-m ssd 80gig-samsung spinpoint f1 1tb-custom liquid cooling-windows7 64bit Last edited by funkysnair; 06-30-2009 at 07:52 PM.

06-30-2009, 08:00 PM	#15 (permalink)
MIK3daG33K Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Detroit, MI Age: 23 Posts: 564	I think if you put it to price/performance air comes out on top. At the end of the day the water is cooled by air anyway. I understand that because water is a denser medium it may draw heat away a little better and your temps will not fluctuate as much as air, but it just costs to much for the little bit of performance you get compared to quality air cooling. __________________ Motherboard: Asus P5Q SE2 CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 @ 3.4 Ghz (8 x 425) 1.5 Vcore /w Coolermaster GeminII S RAM: 4 GB (2x2) Patriot Viper Series PC-8500 @ 1066 Mhz (5.5.5.15) 2.1 v Video Card: Nvidia Geforce GTX 260 Core 216 650/1401/1150 Power Supply: Coolmax GreenPower 950W Modular Hard Drive: 160 GB Hitachi 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive Case: Antec 900 Monitor: Acer X223w monitor

06-30-2009, 08:03 PM	#16 (permalink)
funkysnair VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newcastle-England-uk Age: 27 Posts: 2,714	i think if you put it to performance water comes ontop, its all about the cost... i agree __________________ intel i7 920@3.6ghz-foxconn flamingblade-6gig gskill ddr3 1600mhz-ati 4890-coolermaster 700watt psu-intel mx25-m ssd 80gig-samsung spinpoint f1 1tb-custom liquid cooling-windows7 64bit

07-03-2009, 11:35 PM	#18 (permalink)
RavenPerch Bronze Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 29	i thought that water cooling when it came out would be noise free and more solid state cooling, but it still has heatsinks and fans....completely pointless....

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