How does watercooling work?

Leutrim.23 · 23 Dec 2008 at 18:07

Okay, I recently built a new computer but although the fans on my mid tower case are quiet, I still want supreme silence. Howeverm I have no idea how watercooling works and thought I'd come for advice here.

I want to know what case to get, prefebly for the cheapest reliable water cooling case there is. The other general equiptment, aswell as explaining how it all works in terms of maintaining and setting up...

Thank you!

Cob · 23 Dec 2008 at 19:48

Watercooling isn't normally silent. You still need fans to cool the radiator, and then you have to consider that bits like the PWMs and northbridge are no longer getting air from a CPU fan, so the odd spot fan or two is often needed if overclocking.

Now if you're not overclocking then something like a Zalman Resonator will run silent, but IMO you may as well just get a decent heatsink and run it passive.

Kennysevenfold · 24 Dec 2008 at 07:33

Cob said:
Now if you're not overclocking then IMO you may as well just get a decent heatsink and run it passive.

+1

danza · 24 Dec 2008 at 07:41

Cob said:
Now if you're not overclocking then something like a Zalman Resonator will run silent, but IMO you may as well just get a decent heatsink and run it passive.

You'll still want a couple of 120mm fans though, especially in hot weather.

Bradley8988 · 24 Dec 2008 at 13:55

7v modded fans are silent. You can cool it all but still have a slight pump noise.

mattfinch · 27 Dec 2008 at 02:15

Cob said:
Now if you're not overclocking then something like a Zalman Resonator will run silent, but IMO you may as well just get a decent heatsink and run it passive.

You mean Resorator, a resonator would be something that makes a lot of noise.