Water Cooling

[Ace Modder]

Hiya,

I don;t know a great deal about H2O cooling, just looking for some advise,

Firstly what kit is needed?

Am I correct in thinking, I need a rad, a pump, and tank and just pipes and wterblocks for the area I want wet cooled?

2ndly, what is the best liquid to use? standard water? would it be a good idea to boil the crap out of it.

3rdly, What kind of power consumption is typical in costs per month running the water kit?

 

[Vogon]

Being new to it myself, I can only point to things already mentioned /recommended to me.

I would build your own rather than buy pre-built, that way you can plan for expansion with minimal other upgrades.
1/2 barbs seems to be the best for flow, everything else depends on what you want to cool.
Needed components are rad+fans, pump, resovoir (though some people just use a tube, I prefer the idea of a res myself), and whatever tubing and blocks you want.
No not standard water ...you could use distilled with some anti-freeze in, but you can buy specific liquids for the job that are non-conductive ... useful if you get any leaks. and have anti-corosion stuff included. even UV reactive if thats your bag
power consumption ... well the pump is the only thing to consume power, (well, fans too, but that will be minimal) the one I have chosen is 9W, others wiill vary but I dont think most draw much more than 20W.
0verall not a great deal of extra draw considering the rest of the system.

Hopefully, if I have made any mistakes, someone with more knowledge will correct me

 

[fulcrumer]

Use distilled water (not ionised) and a bit of anti corresive/anti bactarial stuff. You get 5 litres of distilled waterdelivered to your door for about £16.