Any of you guys into water cooling PCs?

[Petra]

Just as the title states, I'm curious as to how many here are into water cooling PCs... or, perhaps, just case/component modding?

[67goat]

I dabbled in water cooling, but my days of overclocking have been over since the P4 era. I was never much of a gamer, so it was more just because I could. With the newer multi-cores, not ever pushing my system to the limits except for running PCMark, spending more on guns, and spending more on my car (more worthy of "overclocking" since I do tend to push its limits), I just haven't seen the need for it the last few years. I do remember the TechTV episode where they were trying different substances for submersion cooling. The commercial coolant worked so well they cooled the system below the minimum operating temp.

[clsA]

I considered the Corsair H80 on my last build but ended up staying with the good old Coolermaster Hyper Plus. I have the Roomy Coolermaster 690 II Advanced Case and overheating has never really been an issue. I currently run an i5-3570k @ 4.2ghz and even during gaming i never get much over 60c. It's just a moderate overclock but well worth the efforts required to get their. I stacked the case with 2 extra 140mm fans and it's very quite, just the way I planned

[HapaMan]

I considered the Corsair H80 on my last build but ended up staying with the good old Coolermaster Hyper Plus. I have the Roomy Coolermaster 690 II Advanced Case and overheating has never really been an issue. I currently run an i5-3570k @ 4.2ghz and even during gaming i never get much over 60c. It's just a moderate overclock but well worth the efforts required to get their. I stacked the case with 2 extra 140mm fans and it's very quite, just the way I planned

I have the H80. Had to RMA the first unit I got, the replacement has been working flawlessly ever since. Keeps my 3.4ghz i7-2600K running smooth and cool at 4.6ghz.

[67goat]

Petra, you do realize that if you use the same username and avatar that people will always know who you are right?

Thought I recognized an overclockersforums user.

And shouldn't the last option be aybabtu?

[Petra]

Petra, you do realize that if you use the same username and avatar that people will always know who you are right?

Yup, I do. Anonymity is not something that I strive for, as is evidenced by the personal brand I built for myself from 2005-2010.

I've even had past customers contact me through random forums like Bimmerforums...

[Merc1138]

Built a custom watercooled system for a new rig I put together a few years ago, ran great.

Then I decided to change the videocard... didn't feel like swapping the videocard waterblock and adding another to the loop(went from a single card to a crossfire setup). System still ran great just cooling the CPU. Then I had to swap the motherboard... complete pain in the ***. Ran great with the new board.

Decided to build a new system last year. With major component changes being a massive PITA with watercooling, I opted to go back to air. The cheap sealed units would be easier, but they simply aren't good enough. Putting together a good custom setup wasn't hard, maintenance was easy the couple of times I flushed it due to smart planning of tubing, but having to gut the entire thing for a mobo change, or needing to re-do tubing/blocks for a videocard change was just terrible.

I see that there's finally a waterblock available for my gtx590, but at $150, plus a CPU block, plus a pump, plus radiators... it's just not worth it.

[richard310]

I thought about it when I built my system a few years back but I prefer air-cooled. 6 Scythe 120mm fans at 1900rpm pushing 110cfm each. I'm good. Sounds like a tornado everytime my PC's running... thank goodness for fan controllers. My comp never gets close to max temps even when doing a 360deg high quality rendering. Plus it's easier to swap hardware out when upgrading or replacing.

When you've got other hobbies like cars and guns... well, priorities and funds get placed elsewhere.

[ibanezfoo]

I'm always moving parts around between cases and swapping things. Water cooling is just a pain in the butt... Also, lugging that heavy crap to a LAN party would not be fun. We have a guy who has to bring his rig in on a dolly... no thanks.

[Rekrab]

After reading some reviews I got a Corsair H80 when I built my new system. I'm pleased with the noise reduction. But quite frankly, I'd never do a full custom set up.

Also, RIP Dangerden. Maybe... Whatever.

[glassparman]

I've been an IT guy for over 30 years. I've scrapped out many MAC computers that had water cooling and no matter what you do, water is going to leak out and ruin stuff.

'Nuff said.

[Horton Fenty]

I've considered it many times, but could never get past the truth that water and electronics don't mix.

[Petra]

I've scrapped out many MAC computers that had water cooling and no matter what you do, water is going to leak out and ruin stuff.

'Nuff said.

Don't even get me started on that idiotically designed cooling system... Apple basically built a time bomb. A properly designed system won't behave nor fail in the manner that Apple's cooling system typically did.

@Rekrab: The loss of Danger Den represented a significant blow to the industry from a parts sourcing/distribution perspective.

[billofrights]

I put an H100 into my new system last summer and I couldn't be happier.

[FourLoko]

I had my PC watercooled for a while just for fun and cool factor. Problem is you still need fans for the radiator so there's still noise. Even did the video card.

Now I have an awesome Thermalright cooler that's just as good.

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