bomberboysk
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Well, actually heatpipes could be used for 100% silent cooling...But for the cooling capacity of a good system you would need to have like an entire case be the fins for the heatsink lol.
Air Cooling Vs. Water Cooling Poll
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funkysnair
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exactly!!
its a cost issue not a performance issue...
liquid cooling is not extreme cooling but its a step above air cooling, true it uses fans to cool the rad but its the liquid that removes the heat and the surface area of the rad that gives it the better cooling advantage!
i cant argue the cost side of things but when its the performance that comes into question its a different matter!
bomberboysk
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Plus, you cant really do sub ambient on air, while with water its not too difficult to run a chilled loop.
just a noob
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isn't there a zalman case just like that?
edit: bomber, you should totally be able to do sub ambient on air, unless ohio doesn't get as cold as wisconsin(i could have gotten -30*C temps in the winter lol)
bomberboysk
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Lol, sub ambient would be TEC lol! Sub ambient doesnt mean below 0, and i think -30c is a little exxagerated. People i know in newton/kiel get like -10f temps lol. Zalmans case is water cooled though, which means it needs a pump=not 100% silent
MIK3daG33K
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I had a water cooler and my temps did not drop enough for me to spend the money again. With a quality heatsink good wire management and proper case fans you will not see enough of drop for the price you will pay. The fact that it's better is not in question because it is, but it's not a big enough difference for the price.
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bomberboysk
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It really depends on what kind of watercooling, if its a decent system with good parts you will notice quite a difference in temperatures. If its a cheap thermaltake kit or one of those low end swiftech kits you wont notice a difference at all.
Russian777
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air cooling all the way. Water cooling is just a waste of money.
gto286
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bomberboysk
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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...agreed!
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gto286
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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 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
Geoff
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I did something similar, where during the cold winter months I had a vent coming in from outside, that kept the parts cold!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
bomberboysk
Active Member
I did something twice as wacky, i had a window fan hooked up in the winter to keep my entire room around 45-50f[-0MEGA-];1278922 said:
I love the cold, for me, colder=better, which is why i cant wait til i get my attic done
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bomberboysk
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And thats just a low end setup for cpu only