Watercooling

[quagmondo23]

Does this case come with everything for me to set up watercooling.
http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=326276&view=detailed#ProductTabs.
I think it does because of the price. I am new to water cooling and am thinking about starting with something simple.

 

[taylormsj]

Yes it does but i wouldnt get it, the case is nice, the water cooling kit will be pants

 

[mep916]

If you're looking for a case with a built-in WC setup, the Gigabyte 3D Mercury Pro would probably be good. It's been receiving some pretty good reviews. Expensive, though.

 

[WhiteFireDragon]

thermaltake has some good air cooling, but their water cooling systems really suck. generally all prebuilt water kits aren't that great. building a custom one with parts you choose will be much better, although it will cost more

 

[quagmondo23]

I know it's a very noob question but what's the purpose of water cooling. From what i've heard you still have to put in fans and stuff. So, is water cooling just for top computers that will overheat to an extraordinary amount and need extra cooling or have I got that all wrong?

 

[WhiteFireDragon]

purpose of water cooling is as simple as wanting better cooling than air. water can absorb much more heat than air. instead of directly transferring heat to the air, water takes the heat away from the CPU or GPU first before a radiator dissipates the heat. most of the time when people overclock, heat is a big bottleneck and limits how much you can overclock, so water cooling is a good solution. it can still be used just for general purposes, except price is always a limiting factor. people that use a comp just for general purposes won't justify dropping a few hundred just to cool their parts.

 

[quagmondo23]

Ok, thanks. I might leave it until I build my next computer.