markatto

I was thinking the other day- the water out of my well is frigging COLD; I wonder if i could somehow hook that up to a water block to cool my computer (ie run it straight through and dump it outside) Anyone ever tried this?

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DarkX9109

im no watercooler but wouldnt there be problems with algae growth?

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whe3ls

not worth it

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Retrospekt

Where is this "well" located? And yeah I'm pretty sure there would be algae problems.

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alexgheseger

It's doable, but entirely unpractical. The sheer magnitude of the undertaking is considerably larger than any possible gains.

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xXkeyboardkowboyXx

hmm, well for the algae problem you could figure out how to introduce some alcohol into the mix. im also worried about to much pressure.

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Just put ice in your res.

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alexgheseger

First off, there's algae problems, so you'd have to introduce some kind of biocide into the loop. This would contaminate the water, meaning you can't recirculate it.That means you will waste ridiculous amounts of water whenever you run your PC. It's very irresponsible IMO.

Pressure shouldn't be much of a problem, so long as you use the corredt fittings. I know for a fact that my loop remains sealed at 30 PSI.

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markatto

Pressure wouldn't really be a big issue- it's fairly easy to change. Does anybody know if there would be algae issues? I wouldn't think so if it's not a closed system- I mean, I don't have algae problems in my pipes...

Water use COULD be an issue, though. It's pretty much free (i mean, any added well pump power usage wouldn't be any different from a traditional pump), but I don't want to waste an ungodly amount of water, nonetheless. Anyone know what type of flow numbers I'd be looking at? taking into acount a couple of water blocks, as well as the fact that it wouldn't have to move as fast as warmer water would to achieve the same cooling effect.

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Duma

I would reccomend using the well water through a intercooler. basicly a dual loop one isolated in the computer cooled by the second "external loop" of well water. The question is of flow and amout of heat that can be cycled out of the system per gallon of well water. (how much water will it take) to pump the well and then dump it will expend (waste) water and Power but could be great for periodic use. (gaming push or OC runs.)

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