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Hmmm a water cooled server...
Me thinks simple after market air cooling would be more suited for a server. Water cooling requires more maintenance and i'm sure you don't want to be messing with that server.
My suggestion, water cool this PC, then take the water cooling off of it and put it in your monster rig when it is ready. Then cool the server with a nice after market cooler.
Just my thoughts
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Me thinks simple after market air cooling would be more suited for a server. Water cooling requires more maintenance and i'm sure you don't want to be messing with that server.
My suggestion, water cool this PC, then take the water cooling off of it and put it in your monster rig when it is ready. Then cool the server with a nice after market cooler.
Just my thoughts
Do air cooling, and get a small AC unit for the room. That way when you upgrade to a new computer the ac unit will still work for the new computer. I could not imagine adding liquid to a server while it is running
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if your planning to only oc them 10% then i'd say ditch the water and grab some air cooling, the GTX's cooling is more then sufficent and for the Quad i'd grab a Tuniq, its a little overkill for such a small OC, but it will definantly keep those temps down and support any overclocking you feel like doing.
Dont put your money into WC for a server, especially if your not going to be overclocking it very much
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Dont put your money into WC for a server, especially if your not going to be overclocking it very much
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its often used for 1U servers that produce more heat than simple 1U sinks can handle.
Originally Posted by odie  Do air cooling, and get a small AC unit for the room. That way when you upgrade to a new computer the ac unit will still work for the new computer. I could not imagine adding liquid to a server while it is running
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They also sound like a 747 at takeoff
Originally Posted by odie Most server rooms I have gone to, have massive AC units, and excelent filters to keep dust from building up in the server. |
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Actually my best friend is a data base admin at Brightwood, and when I visit him, he is usually in the server room, which is quite small. The AC unit is not that loud.
Originally Posted by AKAeric They also sound like a 747 at takeoff |
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lol, everyone when they step into watercooling says that. It is a common misconception, the water is non-conductive, and there is a very low chance of the pump failing, probably about the same as the fan on your heatsink failing..
If pumps failed and water leaks as much as you think it does, why are so many of us on watercooling? Take the plunge and go for it, buy a swiftech kit or assemble it yourself (better idea of the two) with parts that ChielScape suggested and read what Ira-K posted.
Originally Posted by THaNaToS_J2 I just don't trust the chance of a leak or the pump failing and losing cooling to both my cpu and gpu. (gpu being a slightly oc'd 8800gtx; those suckers get HOT.) I'll check the fan cooling forums for q6600 cooling solutions. Thanks for the suggestions. |
If pumps failed and water leaks as much as you think it does, why are so many of us on watercooling? Take the plunge and go for it, buy a swiftech kit or assemble it yourself (better idea of the two) with parts that ChielScape suggested and read what Ira-K posted.
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I must be the low chance, 2 danger den pumps in 10 months. Pulled W/C and am now on air. I will prob go back to w/c, now that whe have a shop in town that has w/c parts. B4 the shop opened in my town, I had to wait 1 week to use my computer again or strip it, install stock cooling bracket, re-assemble it. Then when the new pump came in start over again. Just make sure you can get parts locally b4 you start WCing.
Originally Posted by trueg50 lol, everyone when they step into watercooling says that. It is a common misconception, the water is non-conductive, and there is a very low chance of the pump failing, probably about the same as the fan on your heatsink failing.. If pumps failed and water leaks as much as you think it does, why are so many of us on watercooling? Take the plunge and go for it, buy a swiftech kit or assemble it yourself (better idea of the two) with parts that ChielScape suggested and read what Ira-K posted. |
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Ha. Ha. Ha. Nice one. I fried my X850GTO by spilling water on it. Nice try though. Water is always conductive once it is exposed to air.
Originally Posted by trueg50 lol, everyone when they step into watercooling says that. It is a common misconception, the water is non-conductive, and there is a very low chance of the pump failing, probably about the same as the fan on your heatsink failing.. If pumps failed and water leaks as much as you think it does, why are so many of us on watercooling? Take the plunge and go for it, buy a swiftech kit or assemble it yourself (better idea of the two) with parts that ChielScape suggested and read what Ira-K posted. |
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