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Search Tech-Forums - link takes you to our Forum's search page. Note: The following is only a text archive! To view the actual forum discussion, please visit our website at http://www.tech-forums.net Pages:1 Introductory Guide to Watercooling (Updated 6/28/05)(Click here to view the original thread with full colors/images)Posted by: Nubius There's only a couple people here who know fairly well what goes into a water cooling setup. I thought that we needed a nice indepth guide to water cooling and have it a sticky along with the Overclocking guide. No I'm not writing one myself :D Please go to the link(s) below regarding any and every water cooling question you may have. It is very thorough and well written. [url=http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=54331]Watercooling Basics[/url] [url=http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=41495]AC/DC Pump Guide[/url] [url=http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=67179]International Online Watercooling Retailers[/url] [i]A Special thanks to [url=http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/member.php?u=9506]MaxxxRacer[/url] of Xtremesystems for writing the above content.[/i] [url=http://www.ocmodshop.com/default.aspx?a=228]Modifying a Heatercore[/url] [i]Note: Although that guide specifies a 1986 Chevette heatercore, a 1977 Pontiac Bonneville or 1976 Chevy Caprice/Impala works better[/i] Posted by: desiboi Thanks. Posted by: Nubius Woohoo, I didn't realize DMo had infact made it a sticky. Thanks DMo....assuming you see this lol Posted by: GrimReaper23 Nice Guide here also thatnk you for making it a sticky. Posted by: zap thanks Posted by: pc_boy that's nice, i had some qustions too, i wanna get water cooling on my next system.... Posted by: majistic Woo nice, now I just need to read it and not browse over it. Posted by: Him Here is a nice little guide over at XS for some good websites that sell water cooling gear. It's a nice little list. [url]http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=67179[/url] Posted by: Him Here is a little guide that is an update to Nubius' water cooling guide. This also covers leak testing, and will be covering coolant in due time. Coolant is certainly one thing that is overlooked by nearly everyone who watercools. [url]http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=54331[/url] Posted by: Trifid That was a long weekends worth of work. I think I will need to read it on the weekend. Posted by: gaara The thread is still in the same location and the thread ID has not changed for the guide so this really wasn't neccesary, however, I will merge the two threads and note the update. One should also take note of this thread for an indepth comparison and recommendation of both AC and DC pumps. [url]http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=41495[/url] Posted by: Him Gaara, should make the one about the pumps a sticky. That way, when the advanced section comes along, we can move those threads into the water cooling section. Posted by: gaara I would prefer to keep everything condensed for the time being so the forums does not get cluttered, when we have a forum specifically for water cooling then I'll make some changes. I also wouldn't mind having some original content rather than leeching off everyone else. :p Posted by: Him Well, here is the thing about original content... Look at what we have for guides at TF... Next to none. Judging from that, do you think we actually have someone who could correctly right an in depth article or guide on something? I think not. Nubius couldnt even write his own, he had to get it from elsewhere. For the time being, we will have to settle with leeching someone elses work. Posted by: gaara I added the procedure for modding a heatercore to the list. Posted by: -=YODA, I AM=- anyone know about cooling a dual core X2 processor because most cpu cooling blocks have the copper heatsink in the center and in a dual core processor the cores are side-by-side Posted by: Him Waterblocks have one big chunk of copper to cover the entire chip, the whoole thing. They are optimized though for cooling in the dead center of the block. If you'll notcie on the good ones (such as the Dangerden TDX), the spray of new cold water comes into the block right onto this little group of copper pins that are right above where the core should be. Maybe if you did some research you could find a special dual core block. Go over to [url]www.xtremesystems.org[/url] they may have some more info for you on that front. Posted by: TheSiege Why is water cooling needed, why not just use a powerfull fan? Posted by: Him Because you wont get nearly as cool with a fan as you would with water cooling. Posted by: GuitarFreak1857 yeah hes right, durring a benchmark a CPU can rise to extreme temps but with water cooling it only rises a few degrees. Posted by: PZEROFGH and the noise Posted by: Him No, not really the noise if you have a good system going on. I have these massive fans that, even conntected to a fan controller, are hella loud. But there are crappy water cooling systems that are nice and quiet, but if you are hardcore water cooling, that thing isnt going to be quiet... But it will perform like a *******! Posted by: Nubius yup, my two fans for my heatercore are 130CFM....those are pretty loud at full blast...I keep them at halfway and even then it's quite audible Posted by: Him Yeah, I keep my big (not sure how big it is, I think it's around 120cfm though) down all the way and it is still pretty lound.. And thats only one. I have another one that is not yet hooked up, and I am not looking forward to the airplane like noise that thing is going to make. Posted by: Nubius the friend who got me into water cooling has that big cube case....forget how many fans it houses like...6 120mm fans or something, everysingle one he has is the 130CFM I've got...gold mine electronics had a box of like 18 of these fans for $25, unfortunately I don't see them having that sale on there anymore as I just checked the other day. Needless to say his is never turned up full blast Posted by: Him Those are the fans I got. I found them on cooltechnica.com for $15 a peice. I found electronics goldmine, and foudn the EXACT same ones for $1.50... So I got two.... For 10X less than what they were on computer websites. I loved it, but that sucks they dont have that sale anymore. I was goping to buy two cases and sell the fans for $5 a peice, but nobody was interested, and my credit card didnt process right (god knows why) so I never go thtme, which was good. Posted by: AuThoRitY TY Nubius Posted by: Nubius I didn't do anything, just posted a link to where a guy put in a lot of work to help us noobs :) Posted by: probirusa This info is posted in another forum but wanted to share this to you folks [color=red]{No you didn't want to "share" it with us, you just wanted us to get you a referal by using YOUR link}[/color]. First I thought it is spams but I got my free stuff in mail today.. Also Please Note That SIGNING UP for EFAX is the FASTEST way you can get credit BELOW and you can cancel it in 2 days without paying a penny. 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If you're not interested, I'm sorry for bothering you. __________________________________________________ _________________________ [color=red][size=3]NOBODY CARES![/size] Read the rules, you can't post referal links, idiot. -Q[/color] Posted by: PZEROFGH why the freak are you posting this everywhere, someone ban this guy Posted by: ralfsmith Can you provide me more information on this matter? [email]johntvery@operamail.com[/email] [email]johntvery@hotmail.com[/email] Posted by: Electroman I have made a show about water cooling on my forum over at electrostuff.net check it out [URL=http://www.electrostuff.net/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=12&sid=1d9d0b230714003f4e7b386b437e2b34]Click Here for Show[/URL] Thanxs a million - electroman Posted by: digima$ter Wow! With this knowledge I might make my next computer with a water-cooling system.... ;) Posted by: vipercrazed wow love the heater core idea, i got a 1966 chrysler newport core lying around, its a parts car for my 66 chrysler 300 :) hope the 300's core is ok... Posted by: IF06 Cnet has a video on how to install it Posted by: PW_Ranger Watercooling???? IS it a cooler for the processor?? use to replace the cooling fan??? If really it is, it a waste of money to buy it..I think!...does it really lower the temperture of the processor???Than a cooling fan?? Pls tell mi cuz i wanted to know more about this Posted by: Trifid Yes, yes it does. And it is quieter for the cooling performance you get out of it. vBulletin Copyright ©2000 - 2003, Jelsoft Enterprises Limited. PPC Management vB Easy Archive Final - Created by Xenon |