Is water cooling worth it?

leecho7 · 03-14-2005, 09:00 PM

I have a decent Fan/Heatsink, one of those Thermaltake Volcanoes (I think.. can't remember). Also have 3 case fans (mid tower case.) My comp stays around 43ish degrees (in celcius) under heavy load. Is that a decent temp for your cpu? My mobo temp runs at about 38ish (in celcius). The reason why I ask, is because a couple of my buddies have those fancy schmancy liquid cooling rigs where theres tubes and a fish tank or whatever.

Is it worth spending the hundreds of bucks or so to get liquid cooling? Or is it only for those who like to over clock?

Rob Williams · 03-14-2005, 09:03 PM

Well.. it's definately a plus to overclockers. I have yet to get one myself, but hope to in the near future. It's also for people who want a QUIET system. Since you have three fans, that's a lot of noise, and WC would cut down on that quite a bit.

Combine better overclocking, better looks and quietness.. that's about all Watercooling amounts too.

If you have the extra money to spend, go for it. Especially if you want to overclock your CPU / GPU.

Muddy · 03-16-2005, 12:37 AM

im going to get water cooling because i want my pc extremely silent yet good cooling

leecho7 · 03-17-2005, 05:45 PM

My pc is actually pretty silent considering the amount of fans I have in my rig. The reason why is because I got those Vantec Stealths up in there. Pushes a good amount of air, and stays very quiet at the same time.

I used to have this one fan my cousin gave to me. I asked him why he didn't want it anymore and he just said 'Just didn't like it, good fan though, serves its purpose'. So I decided to try it out.

When I turned on my system, the first noise I heard was this very extremely ridiculously loud scream. It was like a blow dryer on max power. I felt the air blowing against my leg though, and boy did it push air. But the sound was just unbearable, you couldn't hear yourself think with that thing on.
The brand of the fan is Vantec, the type is Tornado. Man Vantec Tornados, they push ungodly amounts of air, but at the same time make ungodly amounts of noise.

reptilezs · 03-26-2005, 09:20 AM

i ran a thermaltake aquarious 2 a year or so back. it was a decent system that is quiet. the performance was comparable to air cooling but less noise. if you move up to higher quality units, youll get better performance for simaler noise. if you dont want watercooling just change the fans to low rpm fans.

dukeman · 03-30-2005, 09:37 PM

it is well worth it if you want good temps and silent computer

here is my antec p160 with dangerden heatercore.

http://www.photojunkyard.com/is.php?...g=P1010173.JPG

http://www.photojunkyard.com/is.php?...g=P1010170.JPG

dukeman · 03-30-2005, 09:39 PM

found somemore pics

http://www.photojunkyard.com/is.php?...40P1010169.JPG

http://www.photojunkyard.com/is.php?...g=P1010175.JPG

http://www.photojunkyard.com/is.php?...g=P1010171.JPG

Rob Williams · 03-30-2005, 09:40 PM

Nice set up man.

As a WC noob.. can I ask what that black stuff is in the bottom of your tower?

dukeman · 03-30-2005, 09:40 PM

and finally my oc with super pi

http://www.photojunkyard.com/is.php?...=34_sec_pi.JPG

I am working on getting that down to 32 seconds.

dukeman · 03-30-2005, 10:30 PM

in this photo you can see what it is. it is pax. mate sound absorping pads. they really do make a difference and it is only $15 a box on crazypc.com. it adds some weight to the panels and is designed to absorb high freq sound from fans

http://www.photojunkyard.com/is.php?...g=P1010173.JPG

dukeman · 03-30-2005, 10:31 PM

here is a pic of it without stuff in the case

http://www.photojunkyard.com/is.php?...g=P1010161.JPG

madmat · 06-16-2005, 05:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leecho7

The brand of the fan is Vantec, the type is Tornado. Man Vantec Tornados, they push ungodly amounts of air, but at the same time make ungodly amounts of noise.

I had one of those a friend of mine gave to me and I ended up giving it to another friend of mine...it wasn't the noise, I had it hooked to a rheobus so I could turn it down, it was the fact that it was like the siren song of old, every time I was around it it kept speaking to me "Come, stick your finger in my blades..." I just had to get rid of it.

Bobbythecat · 09-26-2005, 12:22 AM

I have an Acetec Waterchill. Yeah, it's nice and quiet. The only sound I hear are those damn system fan and VGA fan. I had switched from a Socket 754 AGP DFI board to a eVGA Sli board, but the newer board is impossible to watercool, with the VGA blocking the system fan. So I get really good cooling for my CPU, but the system fan gets to make some noise. I could get a waterblock for the VGA, but usually it remains quiet, as whatever that I run isn't too demanding for it yet. Definately, go for watercooling if you'd like a silent PC. But don't forget a silent PSU as well. That thing could have up to 3 fans, and oh boy do they make noise! There are WC-kits out there that's relatively cheap for the performance they give. If you have the dough to buy a XP-120 or XP-90 from Thermalright, then I might reach a little more for the watercooling kit. (I have both WC and a XP-90 w/ Panaflo fan. Yeah, both pretty damn good cooling solutions, but the former is silent.)

Rob Williams · 09-26-2005, 10:32 PM

I can't believe you don't have a waterblock for your GPU! I'm currently working on a review for the Titan Robela water case, and am impressed so far. With the stock cooler, my load temp was 67ÂºC, but now with WC'ing it's 53ÂºC.

Bobbythecat · 09-27-2005, 02:33 AM

The thing is, my GPU, if reported correctly, doesn't get much hot. So I decided not to get it. Yeah..if it does get hot, I'd have it already. My main thing is the 40mm fan that screeching inside my system....that little crybaby, makin some noise so long as my PC is on.

03-14-2005, 09:00 PM	#1
leecho7 Partition Master Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Baltimore Maryland Posts: 271	Is water cooling worth it? I have a decent Fan/Heatsink, one of those Thermaltake Volcanoes (I think.. can't remember). Also have 3 case fans (mid tower case.) My comp stays around 43ish degrees (in celcius) under heavy load. Is that a decent temp for your cpu? My mobo temp runs at about 38ish (in celcius). The reason why I ask, is because a couple of my buddies have those fancy schmancy liquid cooling rigs where theres tubes and a fish tank or whatever. Is it worth spending the hundreds of bucks or so to get liquid cooling? Or is it only for those who like to over clock? __________________ The way we saluting flags, wrapping them around our heads when niaz ain't become American till 9/11 //Feeling like you gotta sneak into heaven//When the reverend looking like a pimp and the pimp look like the reverend... People let me paint a picture You know I ain't a christian I ain't a muslim, ain't a jew I'm losing my religion I speak to god directly... ~Around my Way - Talib Kweli You go to church to find you some religion//And all you hear is connivin' and gossip and contradiction and//You try to vote and participate in the government//And the muh'f*in' Democrats is actin' like Republicans ~The Beautiful Struggle - Talib Kweli

03-14-2005, 09:03 PM	#2
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	Well.. it's definately a plus to overclockers. I have yet to get one myself, but hope to in the near future. It's also for people who want a QUIET system. Since you have three fans, that's a lot of noise, and WC would cut down on that quite a bit. Combine better overclocking, better looks and quietness.. that's about all Watercooling amounts too. If you have the extra money to spend, go for it. Especially if you want to overclock your CPU / GPU. __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

03-16-2005, 12:37 AM	#3
Muddy E.M.I. Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Newport Beach, CA Posts: 60	im going to get water cooling because i want my pc extremely silent yet good cooling __________________ AMD 64 3200+ Mobile Gigabyte K8NS 1024 PC3200 RAM PNY 6800 (16 Pipes, 3 Pixel Shaders) 2x 160gb SATA 500 X-Connect (bleh)

03-17-2005, 05:45 PM	#4
leecho7 Partition Master Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Baltimore Maryland Posts: 271	My pc is actually pretty silent considering the amount of fans I have in my rig. The reason why is because I got those Vantec Stealths up in there. Pushes a good amount of air, and stays very quiet at the same time. I used to have this one fan my cousin gave to me. I asked him why he didn't want it anymore and he just said 'Just didn't like it, good fan though, serves its purpose'. So I decided to try it out. When I turned on my system, the first noise I heard was this very extremely ridiculously loud scream. It was like a blow dryer on max power. I felt the air blowing against my leg though, and boy did it push air. But the sound was just unbearable, you couldn't hear yourself think with that thing on. The brand of the fan is Vantec, the type is Tornado. Man Vantec Tornados, they push ungodly amounts of air, but at the same time make ungodly amounts of noise. __________________ The way we saluting flags, wrapping them around our heads when niaz ain't become American till 9/11 //Feeling like you gotta sneak into heaven//When the reverend looking like a pimp and the pimp look like the reverend... People let me paint a picture You know I ain't a christian I ain't a muslim, ain't a jew I'm losing my religion I speak to god directly... ~Around my Way - Talib Kweli You go to church to find you some religion//And all you hear is connivin' and gossip and contradiction and//You try to vote and participate in the government//And the muh'f*in' Democrats is actin' like Republicans ~The Beautiful Struggle - Talib Kweli

03-30-2005, 09:39 PM	#7
dukeman Obliviot Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 15	found somemore pics http://www.photojunkyard.com/is.php?...40P1010169.JPG http://www.photojunkyard.com/is.php?...g=P1010175.JPG http://www.photojunkyard.com/is.php?...g=P1010171.JPG __________________ GigaByte K8NS Ultra socket 939 3200+ Winnie Patriot Duel Channel PC-3200 w/ XBL (2 x 512) PNY Gforce 6800gt Enermax NoiseTaker EG475P-VE SFMA Swiftech MC6000-64, MCW50 gpu, DD MPC350, Dangerden Heatercore with shroud.

03-26-2005, 09:20 AM	#5
reptilezs Obliviot Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 7	i ran a thermaltake aquarious 2 a year or so back. it was a decent system that is quiet. the performance was comparable to air cooling but less noise. if you move up to higher quality units, youll get better performance for simaler noise. if you dont want watercooling just change the fans to low rpm fans.

03-30-2005, 09:37 PM	#6
dukeman Obliviot Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 15	it is well worth it if you want good temps and silent computer here is my antec p160 with dangerden heatercore. http://www.photojunkyard.com/is.php?...g=P1010173.JPG http://www.photojunkyard.com/is.php?...g=P1010170.JPG

03-30-2005, 09:40 PM	#8
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	Nice set up man. As a WC noob.. can I ask what that black stuff is in the bottom of your tower? __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

03-30-2005, 10:30 PM	#10
dukeman Obliviot Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 15	in this photo you can see what it is. it is pax. mate sound absorping pads. they really do make a difference and it is only $15 a box on crazypc.com. it adds some weight to the panels and is designed to absorb high freq sound from fans http://www.photojunkyard.com/is.php?...g=P1010173.JPG __________________ GigaByte K8NS Ultra socket 939 3200+ Winnie Patriot Duel Channel PC-3200 w/ XBL (2 x 512) PNY Gforce 6800gt Enermax NoiseTaker EG475P-VE SFMA Swiftech MC6000-64, MCW50 gpu, DD MPC350, Dangerden Heatercore with shroud.

03-30-2005, 10:31 PM	#11
dukeman Obliviot Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 15	here is a pic of it without stuff in the case http://www.photojunkyard.com/is.php?...g=P1010161.JPG __________________ GigaByte K8NS Ultra socket 939 3200+ Winnie Patriot Duel Channel PC-3200 w/ XBL (2 x 512) PNY Gforce 6800gt Enermax NoiseTaker EG475P-VE SFMA Swiftech MC6000-64, MCW50 gpu, DD MPC350, Dangerden Heatercore with shroud.

09-26-2005, 12:22 AM	#13
Bobbythecat E.M.I. Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sacramento for now... Posts: 78	I have an Acetec Waterchill. Yeah, it's nice and quiet. The only sound I hear are those damn system fan and VGA fan. I had switched from a Socket 754 AGP DFI board to a eVGA Sli board, but the newer board is impossible to watercool, with the VGA blocking the system fan. So I get really good cooling for my CPU, but the system fan gets to make some noise. I could get a waterblock for the VGA, but usually it remains quiet, as whatever that I run isn't too demanding for it yet. Definately, go for watercooling if you'd like a silent PC. But don't forget a silent PSU as well. That thing could have up to 3 fans, and oh boy do they make noise! There are WC-kits out there that's relatively cheap for the performance they give. If you have the dough to buy a XP-120 or XP-90 from Thermalright, then I might reach a little more for the watercooling kit. (I have both WC and a XP-90 w/ Panaflo fan. Yeah, both pretty damn good cooling solutions, but the former is silent.) __________________ Attorney #1: I stepped on a baby bird this morning on the way into the courthouse. Attorney #2: The jokes are right. We don't have souls. "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do." ~ Mark Twain. Many may say something like it, but few act upon it. Woe unto them.

09-26-2005, 10:32 PM	#14
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	I can't believe you don't have a waterblock for your GPU! I'm currently working on a review for the Titan Robela water case, and am impressed so far. With the stock cooler, my load temp was 67ÂºC, but now with WC'ing it's 53ÂºC. __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

09-27-2005, 02:33 AM	#15
Bobbythecat E.M.I. Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sacramento for now... Posts: 78	The thing is, my GPU, if reported correctly, doesn't get much hot. So I decided not to get it. Yeah..if it does get hot, I'd have it already. My main thing is the 40mm fan that screeching inside my system....that little crybaby, makin some noise so long as my PC is on. __________________ Attorney #1: I stepped on a baby bird this morning on the way into the courthouse. Attorney #2: The jokes are right. We don't have souls. "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do." ~ Mark Twain. Many may say something like it, but few act upon it. Woe unto them.

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