Air Cooling Vs. Water Cooling Poll

ii lucky charm i · 06-28-2009, 11:16 PM

Hey guys, I will be getting a water cooler for my PC next week. I want to take a few statistics to see how popular and reliable they are. Thanks guys.

GSAV55 · 06-28-2009, 11:23 PM

well, I don't know how much action you'll get in this thread, but it completely depends on what you are using it for and the quality of the components you use, and if you actually set it up right.

Nevakonaza · 06-28-2009, 11:28 PM

Hmm well i think decent watercooling kits these days are expensive,I would rather put the money towards a high end air cooler.

Ive seen a few articles on other forums who have gone from air cooling to watercooling and they said that their temps was not all that better,certianly not worth the cost anyway.

I think most people choose to go with watercooling for the silent part more than anything,but thats my opinion.

Bodaggit23 · 06-28-2009, 11:49 PM

Even if you watercool, you still have the "whirr" of the pump(s)
and your psu fan spinning.

And the ever wonderful threat of a leak, and the possible destruction of all of your high end components going up in smoke.

Mostly hardcore benchmarkers go for watercooling as it's overkill for most mainstream users. Just not necessary.

**bomberboysk** · 06-28-2009, 11:58 PM

Watercooling is best, but only if you build your own system and dont use one of those "kits", most kits are utter rubbage to begin with. Im running air at the moment though, not enough budget to go to water.

ducis · 06-29-2009, 12:12 AM

the problems with water cooling are as follows:
1) maintenance and installation are a pain
2) expensive
3) only marginally better cooling performance

my biggest gripe with watercooling, is that it sucks the value out of overclocking. its usually better to spend $350 more on your processor and get a $50 heatsink then to spend $400 on a watercooling setup.

**bomberboysk** · 06-29-2009, 12:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ducis

the problems with water cooling are as follows:
1) maintenance and installation are a pain
2) expensive
3) only marginally better cooling performance

my biggest gripe with watercooling, is that it sucks the value out of overclocking. its usually better to spend $350 more on your processor and get a $50 heatsink then to spend $400 on a watercooling setup.

well not always, especially when nowadays quadcores overclock much further, sometimes far enough that air cant handle them. The i7 920 and 975 probably clock somewhat similar on air, due to the amount of heat they put out. But get water, and you would see the 975 clock somewhat further most of the time.

Aastii · 06-29-2009, 12:42 AM

air cooling, peace of mind is the main reason, with air cooling it can't leak all over your system and knacker it up.

Also, i can't afford water cooling, and even if i could i wouldn't, takes up too much room, too fiddly and the extra money isn't worth it for hardly any temp difference and only a little quieter, especially when you only wear headphones and have no speakers, then you can't even hear the system anyway

gto286 · 07-08-2009, 08:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ducis

the problems with water cooling are as follows:
1) maintenance and installation are a pain
2) expensive
3) only marginally better cooling performance

my biggest gripe with watercooling, is that it sucks the value out of overclocking. its usually better to spend $350 more on your processor and get a $50 heatsink then to spend $400 on a watercooling setup.

agreed!

**bomberboysk** · 07-08-2009, 08:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gto286

agreed!

Although...if you build a loop with quality parts, it can outlast an air cooler, quite lower temps, and can run tec's in it, running a tec on a just air cooler is somewhat hard.. I know here once i get a new case, i will be running a quad feser for my cpu, northbridge/southbridge/fet's, then eventually add in gpu. Might even toss in a TEC...

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06-28-2009, 11:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
ii lucky charm i Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 34	Air Cooling Vs. Water Cooling Poll Hey guys, I will be getting a water cooler for my PC next week. I want to take a few statistics to see how popular and reliable they are. Thanks guys.

06-28-2009, 11:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
GSAV55 Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: FL Age: 19 Posts: 1,039	well, I don't know how much action you'll get in this thread, but it completely depends on what you are using it for and the quality of the components you use, and if you actually set it up right. __________________ Acer 24" wide screen 2ms 1920x1200 Asus M2N-E nForce 500 SLI 2x XFX GeForce 7900GTX SLI 2gb OCZ DDR2 RAM AMD 64 x2 5600+ 3.02Ghz 550watt X2 Ultra modular PSU 250gb Seagate Barracuda G15 Gaming Keyboard

06-28-2009, 11:28 PM	#3 (permalink)
Nevakonaza VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: UK Age: 21 Posts: 12,748	Hmm well i think decent watercooling kits these days are expensive,I would rather put the money towards a high end air cooler. Ive seen a few articles on other forums who have gone from air cooling to watercooling and they said that their temps was not all that better,certianly not worth the cost anyway. I think most people choose to go with watercooling for the silent part more than anything,but thats my opinion. __________________ Desktop= Core 2 Quad Q6600 GO @ 3.4Ghz\|MSI P35 Neo-F\|[5GB OCZ Vista Gold Series -6400 oc.\|XFX HD 4890 XT 1GB GDDR5 \| X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity 7.1\|Coolermaster Dominator 690 Black (Modded)\|OCZ ModXStream Pro 600w Modular\| 250Gb & 500GB Sata2 Avermedia Volar HDTV Tuner\|Windows 7 Home X64 Asus X58 Laptop Intel M575 2Ghz \|120GB Sata HDD \|Crucial 2GB DDR2 800mhz \|15.4 inch Widescreen display]\|Intel GM965\|Vista Basic 32Bit\|DVD-RW

06-28-2009, 11:49 PM	#4 (permalink)
Bodaggit23 Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Aperture Science Posts: 4,520	Even if you watercool, you still have the "whirr" of the pump(s) and your psu fan spinning. And the ever wonderful threat of a leak, and the possible destruction of all of your high end components going up in smoke. Mostly hardcore benchmarkers go for watercooling as it's overkill for most mainstream users. Just not necessary. __________________ Team Stats @ ExtremeOverclocking.com Team Stats FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358 CPU: i7 920 Batch#3841A525 (@3.43Ghz) Board: EVGA E758-A1 Memory: Dominator 3x2GB DDR3 1600 Hard Drive: 300GB VelociRaptor GPU: EVGA GTX260 SC Core 216 Optical: Sony Optiarc 22x DVD/CD Burner PSU: Corsair TX850W CPU Cooling: Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 Primary OS: Windows Vista x64 SP2 Case: Coolermaster HAF 932

06-28-2009, 11:58 PM	#5 (permalink)
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06-29-2009, 12:12 AM	#6 (permalink)
ducis Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,293	the problems with water cooling are as follows: 1) maintenance and installation are a pain 2) expensive 3) only marginally better cooling performance my biggest gripe with watercooling, is that it sucks the value out of overclocking. its usually better to spend $350 more on your processor and get a $50 heatsink then to spend $400 on a watercooling setup. __________________ pm me for any questions on sub ambient cooling FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358 A stocked clocked computer is like Hitler without a mustache, It does the Job but isn't nearly as much fun My Guide to Benchmark Cooling Free Website Hosting!

06-29-2009, 12:42 AM	#8 (permalink)
Aastii Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: St Helens, UK Age: 16 Posts: 3,457	air cooling, peace of mind is the main reason, with air cooling it can't leak all over your system and knacker it up. Also, i can't afford water cooling, and even if i could i wouldn't, takes up too much room, too fiddly and the extra money isn't worth it for hardly any temp difference and only a little quieter, especially when you only wear headphones and have no speakers, then you can't even hear the system anyway __________________ Intel E6750 @ 3.2GHz P5N-E SLI 8GB PC6400 OCZ Gold Asus 8600gt silent cooling SLI 180gb Samsung Main drive, 200GB Maxtor Backup Corsair TX850W

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