Let's agree that you know more about it than I do.
I now know a quietness benefit.
And yea my water comment was too simple. I do know distilled and all that.
But I am just a notebook guy so please be gentle.
I think you and I can agree that it is a more complicated higher maintenance method that people should consider are the benefit/complications worth it.
And what does happen if it leaks/bursts?
I like your style sir :good:
Yes water cooling is not a 1 time and let be solution, you are correct, there is added maintenance, and added cost to water cooling. Unlike heaksinks which you put on and let go for the most part.
The what happens if theres a leak or a burst is one of those lets hope it doesnt happen situations. You can do this by one buying good quality parts, and 2nd checking and double checking your system.
1st step is always clean your parts, take apart the water blocks, clean the insides, clean your tubing, your reservoir, pump and radiator. You dont have to take about the pump reservoir or radiator just run some hot distilled water through them. Make sure therse no little metal chips or pieces of plastic in them from the production process.
When you first build your loop you want to do this outside the computer case first. Kinda like a practice run. Put your loop together plug in the pump and run it for awhile make sure theres nothing leaking around the fittings or even from a faulty waterblock, reservoir, radiator or pump.
Once the loops been running for whatever time you see fit.... Id say about an hour, you can disassemble it again, drain all the water and discard it. This is where id actually clean the system again just to be safe but inst needed if you cleaned well the first time.
Now you can install this into your computer. Put the loop back together, and before adding any liquid start at the outlet of the radiator and work your way around the loop in the direction of flow. Make sure every fitting is tight, your tubing is attached correctly. All the way around until you hit the inlet on the radiator. After this you can slowly fill your reservoir and turn the system on. Watch closely for the first 10min, if anythings going to leak it should then.
Leaks are your main concern. Bursting not so much, the system isnt under ton of pressure, now thats not to say it cant happen. If theres a blockage of somesort it could greatly increase the chances.