Is Bigger Better W/C related

[8 I3ALL]

im very new to watercooling so please be gentle with me

ive got a small watercooling setup and the res doesnt hold much water so what ive been thinking is is it better to be bigger ?

more water = lower temps ?

also from what ive seen they are all made of perpex ...what if it was made of aluminum with a perspex top would that help to hold temps down ?

just a mad idea so what do you think ?

 

[Defcon5]

Theoretically more water is better, but it will not give you lower temps, only lengthen the time it takes for the water to heat up.


Unless youve got a poolful of water than you wont see much of a difference

 

[Minstadave]

im very new to watercooling so please be gentle with me

ive got a small watercooling setup and the res doesnt hold much water so what ive been thinking is is it better to be bigger ?

more water = lower temps ?

also from what ive seen they are all made of perpex ...what if it was made of aluminum with a perspex top would that help to hold temps down ?

just a mad idea so what do you think ?

As said, more water isn't really going to benefit you, it just slows the time taken to reach max temp.

As for using the res to cool the water, it is possible, and products exist such as the XSPC res:

The difference it will make to temps is marginal though to be honest, you're much better off investing in a decent radiator, and that res has a pretty good surface area, anything with less surface area is going to be frankly pointless.

 

[8 I3ALL]

thanks for the info chaps

Peers out of bedroom windows and spots 150 litre waterbutt

looks like it back to the design table

 

[Minstadave]

thanks for the info chaps

looks like it back to the design table

Its not a bad idea, just if you're going to do it you need a lot of surface area, take the Zalman Resorator for example, that is just a giant aluminium reservoir that can cool the loop without the need for a radiator.

 

[8 I3ALL]

Its not a bad idea, just if you're going to do it you need a lot of surface area, take the Zalman Resorator for example, that is just a giant aluminium reservoir that can cool the loop without the need for a radiator.

what if its being actively cooled like a rad ?

 

[Defcon5]

then it will be like having two rads. Maybe you could mod a rad on ** res? pointless mind

 

[8 I3ALL]

then it will be like having two rads. Maybe you could mod a rad on ** res? pointless mind

2 birds 1 stone


i dont have the room for another rad but i could build a bigger res to fit inside the case then it could be cooled by the case fans

i could machine it from a block of aluminium and produce shapes like a heatsink on all sides