Water Cooling pros/cons

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Hi,

I have never been a fan of water cooling,water & electricity are never a good combination .
The past year I have been reading more positive reviews regarding water-cooling ,more so with the Corsair range.

Currently I have a Thermaltake heatsink/fan cooling my i5 4670k. Should I make the move the water-cooling ?

Your comments in regards to water-cooling good & bad is appreciated

Thank you
 
From what I understand.....

Cooler system means it should last longer. You can get that 4670k to around 4.5 or 4.6 with some low temps and prolong it's life.
If you have a windowed case, it also looks great.
Why not add your GPU to the loop too?
Water is a better heat conductor than air.

The only downside is the cost but you could save money in the long run by not upgrading your system in 2 years or so.

I'll be doing my first loop in the next few weeks. I see it as a learning experience and worthwhile investment
 
Pros:

Can look awesome.
System runs cooler.
Quieter.
Allows higher overclocks.

Cons:

Expensive.
Can be a pain in the ass when swapping out components.
Can leak if not done right.
Some maintenance required.
 
How much maintenance and what does it entail?

How hard is it to bleed (I think it's called bleed... Get rid of all the water) to change out some parts ie. Gpus?
 
D1craig said:
How much maintenance and what does it entail?

How hard is it to bleed (I think it's called bleed... Get rid of all the water) to change out some parts ie. Gpus?
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Maintenance generally just involves checking you coolant level in your res and a quick check of your each of your fittings for leaks every week or two.Only takes a minute or so.Aswell as changing your coolant,but you only have to do that once a year or so.

Bleeding is when you fill your loop and try and force all the air bubbles out the loop,personally i found this easy and it only took 30mins,but i have a simple config,more components and rads in the loop make this a bit more difficult and time consuming.Then again during this time your leak testing too,so the time isnt really a big deal.

Draining a loop requires planning before you even assemble the loop.as you want the point from which you drain to be the lowest point in the loop.It could be a potential nightmare if you just assemble it,use it then decide one day to gotta drain it without thinking about that before assembly.

If you plan ahead and do a little research before buying/fitting WC is pretty simple really
 
I've always wondered why you need to drain a loop every year, but AIO's just keep on trucking for years without issue? I know they CAN leak, but this is exceptionally rare.
 
You don't, fluids can last over 2 years without issue some people just like to maintain and fiddle with their system a lot
 
Legend said:
I've always wondered why you need to drain a loop every year, but AIO's just keep on trucking for years without issue? I know they CAN leak, but this is exceptionally rare.
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True. Mind you I had mayhem a pastel in a loop until recently and that was from early 2011. I've had a H50 in use many years longer, They must have some evil stuff in those AIO's!

Water cooling, especially custom loops, will run a lot cooler and look incredible. I can't say they are necessarily quieter as you tend to have a lot more fans, especially when turned up.


For me the best bit is the process.... It's a lot of fun choosing and setting up a loop. There are some great products out now as well.
 
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