Watercooling

[ADE]

OK, well, it looked like it...I mean, it said the name for the case for the new side panel. Oh, just a heads up. All the cooling heatsinks must be installed with the Motherboard out of the case. Back plates. Do you use an ESD band?

 

[g4m3rof1337]

dont know what ESD means.

It'll be a DS3 mobo.

So install coolers on mobo first, then mount mobo?

 

[ADE]

yes. ESD= Electro Static Discharge band. If static passes from you to a component, you may have fryed the part. Like a MOBO comes in that funny bag. Its called an ESD bag. Its there for a very important reason. and ESD ban prevents static from you to go to the part. cost like, $5.

 

[g4m3rof1337]

Oh Ok.
So install the coolers on that?

 

[elitehacker]

You know I still think that air cooling is the best if you don't want to spend a fortune on water-cooling.

 

[g4m3rof1337]

Yeah.
I am going to do air cooling now.

And get the best that I can.

 

[elitehacker]

The best value lies in air cooling, I think water cooling is just a rip off, they are very noisy in my experience, and there is so many things that can go wrong.

 

[ADE]

Oh Ok.
So install the coolers on that?

Well yes. But you wear it on your wrist. There is a line with a clamp on the end that you clamp onto a metal part of the computer that connects you to the computer thus grounding you.

 

[Cromewell]

I have never had a problem with static. Of course you store your motherboard, RAM, video card etc in antistatic bags but when you're installing them just touch the case, it will ground you and static isn't a problem anymore.