Air Cooling Vs. Water Cooling Poll

[-0MEGA-] · 07-06-2009, 03:59 PM

Honestly water cooling is overrated, but it also adds to the look and then of course the bragging rights

Russian777 · 07-08-2009, 08:47 AM

air cooling all the way. Water cooling is just a waste of money.

Turbo10 · 07-08-2009, 12:17 PM

Yeah but come on doesnt it look awesome to have colour pipes with water going round your system. I agree that its a lot of money though, but its just an enthusiasts investment in a computer. Cause basically computers are expensive, full stop

**apj101** · 07-08-2009, 01:24 PM

air and passive....

gto286 · 07-09-2009, 12:28 AM

ok on the note of liquid cooled. vs air cooled.
i once in a hot summer too a 3" flexible hose from my a/c vent on the floor
ran it in the back of the case (no case fan at the time)
sealed it then put some insulation around it to keep the air nice and cold.

it kept my desktop nice and cooled all my temps dropped dramatically
ran nice for months.

now those that have moisture in your a/c i don't recommend it

this idea worked for me and didn't cost me one red cent in extra parts

[-0MEGA-] · 07-09-2009, 12:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gto286

ok on the note of liquid cooled. vs air cooled.
i once in a hot summer too a 3" flexible hose from my a/c vent on the floor
ran it in the back of the case (no case fan at the time)
sealed it then put some insulation around it to keep the air nice and cold.

it kept my desktop nice and cooled all my temps dropped dramatically
ran nice for months.

now those that have moisture in your a/c i don't recommend it

this idea worked for me and didn't cost me one red cent in extra parts

I did something similar, where during the cold winter months I had a vent coming in from outside, that kept the parts cold!

**bomberboysk** · 07-09-2009, 01:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by [-0MEGA-]

I did something similar, where during the cold winter months I had a vent coming in from outside, that kept the parts cold!

I did something twice as wacky, i had a window fan hooked up in the winter to keep my entire room around 45-50f

I love the cold, for me, colder=better, which is why i cant wait til i get my attic done

Twist86 · 07-09-2009, 03:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by [-0MEGA-]

I did something similar, where during the cold winter months I had a vent coming in from outside, that kept the parts cold!

I do the same....cept I love my room being 50F...I don't get sick and my PC runs cool.

I never get sick though and I believe its because I enjoy my room being colder in the winter (thus not a total body shock from 80F to 30-40F temps or lower)

G25r8cer · 07-09-2009, 07:28 AM

Lets see $140 max on an air cooled system VS. $200-300 on liquid

I'll go air

**bomberboysk** · 07-09-2009, 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by g25racer

Lets see $140 max on an air cooled system VS. $200-300 on liquid

I'll go air

And thats just a low end setup for cpu only

View Poll Results: Which do you have?
Water Cool System	5	17.24%
Air Cool System	24	82.76%
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07-06-2009, 03:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
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07-08-2009, 08:47 AM	#2 (permalink)
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gto286 New Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: California Posts: 17	ok on the note of liquid cooled. vs air cooled. i once in a hot summer too a 3" flexible hose from my a/c vent on the floor ran it in the back of the case (no case fan at the time) sealed it then put some insulation around it to keep the air nice and cold. it kept my desktop nice and cooled all my temps dropped dramatically ran nice for months. now those that have moisture in your a/c i don't recommend it this idea worked for me and didn't cost me one red cent in extra parts

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