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post #1 of 64
6/22/12 at 11:36am
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Hello OCN,

i have been thinking on changing from Air cooling (Doh) to Water Cooling, but i dont know if its necessary? And what Water Cooling system i should choose? My Current System build:


CPU: Intel I7-2600 3.4Ghz
MoBo: Gigabyte PA65-UD3-B3
Ram: 8GB, HyperX DDR3-1600 RAM (2x4GB DualChannel)
GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 560
HDD: 2x500GB SATA, 1x120GB OCZ Vertex 3 SSD


im mostly playing Battlefield 3 and such games. biggrin.gif

Best Regards Jepser. thumb.gif
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post #2 of 64
6/22/12 at 11:38am
If sandia was avail i would tell you buy a sandia cooler.
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post #3 of 64
6/22/12 at 11:43am
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choose this water cooling..It keeps the cpu cool :thumb.gif: also..plenty of room in case biggrin.gif
total cost=$170
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6/22/12 at 11:46am
The setup in that picture is a "bong cooler". It uses evaporation to cool the water below ambient temps.

Nobody "needs" water cooling. I think you should probably experiment with overclocking before you get water. If you aren't overclocking already then there is simply no need for water cooling. I would try your hand at overclocking first and then get water cooling if you actually run into temperature problems.
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6/22/12 at 12:10pm
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The setup in that picture is a "bong cooler". It uses evaporation to cool the water below ambient temps.
Nobody "needs" water cooling. I think you should probably experiment with overclocking before you get water. If you aren't overclocking already then there is simply no need for water cooling. I would try your hand at overclocking first and then get water cooling if you actually run into temperature problems.

i am already in temperature problems. :S
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post #6 of 64
6/22/12 at 12:13pm
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btw, my PSU is 500Watt 80+ will that be enough for water cooling? tongue.gif
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post #7 of 64
6/22/12 at 12:41pm
The question is not if you need water cooling, but can you justify water cooling. if only to yourself, you always need to be able to justify it. biggrin.gif
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Need?

No one really "needs" it, they just want it.

Thee want it because "It's kewl and different".
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But no one "needs it", they just "want it".

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6/23/12 at 2:05pm
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Need?
No one really "needs" it, they just want it.
Thee want it because "It's kewl and different".
They want it because it is "More quiet than air when overclocking".
They want it because they can "Overclock farther than on air".
But no one "needs it", they just "want it".
Just like when people ask me "Why do you need to own 87 guns?". My response is the same ... "I don't need them, I want them."

Okay, i want it because its cool! biggrin.gif so, how big PSU do it need? and what Water Cooling system will be good to choose? smile.gif
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post #10 of 64
6/25/12 at 5:47am
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Okay, i want it because its cool! biggrin.gif so, how big PSU do it need? and what Water Cooling system will be good to choose? smile.gif

I'd start with the rasa 750 kit. There's quite a bit you can do with that and as far as power supply that would depend on what all else you're running. I was running a 750 watt with the rasa 750 tank/pump (basically the same setup I have now) with 7 fans, and a few lights and two double 6 pin GPUs. Never had any problems.
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