Water cooling worth it?

kingsolo · 8 Jul 2009 at 01:41

Hi im just wondering if i buy water cooling will i notice a big change in my CPU temps over my titan fenrir? my current setup is:

i7 920 - 3.6 GhZ
Gigabyte EX58-UD3R
Asus HD4890
Coolermaster HAF 932
OCZ stealthxstream 600 watt
Titan fenrir cpu cooler

idle temps - 35 - 40c
Load temps - 67 - 73c

Just wondering if i should get this water cooling http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-001-CI&groupid=701&catid=193&subcat=1038

or if i should just buy some stronger case fans to pump more air about?

Thanks

Drake22 · 8 Jul 2009 at 02:39

coolit sucks mate

get IFX-14 with 2 good fans

water cooling is worth when you have £400 + to spend

BigBruiserAl · 8 Jul 2009 at 09:21

Drake22 said:
coolit sucks mate

get IFX-14 with 2 good fans

water cooling is worth when you have £400 + to spend

£400 for a cpu water loop are you joking...wanna buy some magic beans there real good

. Decent loop for £250 is very doable and will have a good impact on temps

!TIMMY! · 8 Jul 2009 at 09:38

BigBruiserAl said:
£400 for a cpu water loop are you joking...wanna buy some magic beans there real good . Decent loop for £250 is very doable and will have a good impact on temps

I agree, and you will be able to expand the loop easily as well.

shadowscotland · 8 Jul 2009 at 09:56

200-250 if new or around 150 if second hand.

A TRUE or IFX-14 and two fans is a better option at the same price point as the Coolit

waynio · 8 Jul 2009 at 17:55

Myself, I would not touch water cooling again unless 1: I was well off and 2: would not be devastated if a leak sprung and wrecks my hardware.

A TRUE that has been lapped flat with push pull fans in a well ventilated case can do a really good job, infact better than some water cooling rigs I have seen, but if you are going for crazy extreme overclocks look elsewhere than air cooled.