Watercooling or not?

Mr_Onion · 14 Jul 2013 at 14:28

Being new to the idea of watercooling, I have a question.

Bearing in mind that I do not game, and only mildly overclock, what advantage (or not) is a watercooling unit over an aftermarket CPU cooling fan and block given that they can be in the same price area, vis:-

YOUR BASKET
1 x Corsair Hydro H60 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £29.99
1 x Akasa AK-CC4013EP01 Nero 3 V2 Premier CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £25.99
Total : £66.48 (includes shipping : £8.75).

scotsdragon · 14 Jul 2013 at 15:25

what case do you have and water cooling is good also being a closed loop that you have chosen its maintenance free apart from occasional vacuum.

The main reason for water cooling is quietness you do not need the fans running high to get good results.

Mr_Onion · 14 Jul 2013 at 16:19

It will be going in a

YOUR BASKET
1 x Lian Li PC-9NB Eseence Series Midi Tower Case - Black £89.99
Total : £101.09 (includes shipping : £9.25).

... and quietness is what I was looking for.

dfour · 14 Jul 2013 at 19:26

The only thing I would do if I got the h60 is replace the fan with a better quieter one like the corsair sp series.

Also if your after silence what about a noise damped case?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-513-LL&tool=5

Mr_Onion · 15 Jul 2013 at 10:10

Not a bad idea, but as I already have the case I like ...

I might look at damping it later.

dfour · 15 Jul 2013 at 17:31

dampning is good but it can increase the temps in the case a bit.

Mr_Onion · 15 Jul 2013 at 17:34

dfour said:
damping is good but it can increase the temps in the case a bit.

I did wonder about that possibility.

Solve one problem, cause another :rolleyes:

dfour · 16 Jul 2013 at 16:34

Mr_Onion said:
I did wonder about that possibility.

Solve one problem, cause another

Its not going to be anything mad but a few degrees here and there :cool: