Liquid Cooling vs Air Cooling

[swanny338]

thanks, and I have a Temperature Monitor on the way so i dont have to use any programs.

[swanny338]

Here are the pics i promised

[Iroquois]

Nice setup Swanny.  8) Looks like you even have a cooler for your video card. I guess now your going to have to get an FX5900 so you can overclock the hell out of it.  ;D

I keep looking at the Koolance cases but the price is quite steep for a case with now power supply. I think the cheapest I saw was $310CND from TigerDirect.ca. I'm going to wait. With the upcomming release of the Pentium V, liquid cooled systems are sure to come down in price as their popularity rises.  

[swanny338]

thanks, havnt started overclocking yet. need to, been lazy though

[Professor Brensec]

I don't get into this Forum area all that often, as I'm not big into the Hardware scene, but Gees, I really was surprised to see that PCU's are now requiring Liquid cooling to keep them 'at temp'.

I'm a Refrigeration Mechanic by trade (although many years since I worked in the trade). The principals of heat transfer (or dissipation) are the same regardless of what you're wanting to cool or keep cool, and what you're using to do it.

I can't help imagining the horrible consequences of a Glycol leak, though (I presume Green Glycol is the coolant used).

[swanny338]

liquid is not required. just i do some major stuff on my computer that requires it. I am about to do some overclocking, I just did a tiny bit earlier today. about 200 Mhz difference at the moment.

[Professor Brensec]

Without going into too much technical stuff. What is 'Overclocking'?  

[Fozzer]

[quote]Without going into too much technical stuff. What is 'Overclocking'?

[swanny338]

lol fozzer

[Iroquois]

I read somewhere that liquid cooling systems use either water or a mixture of antifreeze and water.

My current room temperature is 78F due to electrical usage restrictions after last Thursday. It's usually between 68-72 in the winter and 74-78 in the summer.

Commenting on Brensec's Glycol leak statement. I would think any leak in a computer cooling system would be a disaster. Water conducts electricity and electrical short equals fire. I suppose if your cheap like me, you could buy a mini bar fridge and stick you computer in there. That's such a silly idea, it just might work. I'm not going to try it though.

I wonder what they use to cool super computers. I always thought they kept them in refrigerated rooms.

I still hold on to my prediction of liquid computer cooling becomming more common. AMD has already announced the release of it's Athlon 64 and there are rumors of a Pentium V comming soon. I know AMDs run quite hot already and although P4s run cooler, there is still a limit to what conventional aircooling can do in an enclosed area.

Just some thoughts. I never realised how complicated computer cooling was until I started this thread.

[swanny338]

The AMD Opteron 1.6 Ghz....500 dollars. Awesome


Super Computers... They are pretty much in a water resistant case so it cant leak, and a special type of non conductive fluid runs throughout the entire case and these things a friggen huge. I am almost sure there is a seperate part for all the RAM and another part for all the CPUs...


And on my liquid cooling it runs through a radiator, which has fans attached from the inside of the case. Gets rid of the heat then goes at the CPU and Graphics card again... Almost forgot, the liquid is part antifreeze part purified water. When I change the liquid, I am going to use Zerex Racing Super Coolant and Purified water. 5% Zerex Racing Super Coolant

[swanny338]

Heres a pic of my entire setup