Why did you go watercooled?

[Admiral Huddy]

Never had any leaks, not even during test and I've been running one this week on a new build.

The reason why i did was for 2 reasons.

1. Because i justed wanted the challenge and to give it a go.
2. To bring noise levels down. I've got my new GC running on air for the moment as i want to test it all before removing the cooler. It's very noticeable.

I've just completed my third build and have to say it might be the last. It does take a lot of time and it is quite expensive.

 

[Jay85]

Purely for looks and overclockability.

Plus i love all the tubing and the X number of ways you can route the tubing to your desire.

Ontop of that if you're a quiet freak like me then you'll appreciate watercooling even more.

 

[panyan]

1) looks
2) experience

 

[Ollie1132]

Pgi hit the nail on the head! Looks beautiful... and is so fun to do as well xD plus if you can do it why not

 

[Rik1254]

I done it because of temps, so went all out cpu and gpu, hitting 70 and 80 respectively. Now my cpu hits 65, but my gpu never goes over 55. I'm only using the minimum rads too ( slim 120 and slim 280). Noise is negligible and it only leaked once due to a bad fitting.
Best bit, it all cost less than £150 including a new raystorm and gpu block.

 

[SeraphX]

i done mine for looks, noise / performance, the challenge and experience, oh and epeen, Air cooled and AIO WC will never beat a custom loop for looks

 

[psychodil]

I went with an all in one water cooler as it isn't too expensive, and I could justify the cost as it will transfer when I upgrade socket/processor. And I wanted something which exhausts heat out of the case.

 

[no_1_dave]

I have watercooling atm but going back to air ( I'll probably want to go back to watercooling once I see high temps again )

Reasons -
pump noise can be irritating, louder than air cooling with general use
temp improvement only relevant with high overclocks
novelty has worn off, prefer to keep things simpler now. air coolers are much easier for maintenance etc
water in pc is always risky
need money

I'll more than likely watercool in the future, but with a gpu added also. I think the real benefits in noise reduction come with watercooling the gpu, cpu not so much.

You did something wrong then.
I can't hear my pump at all. In fact I can barely hear my computer.

 

[Zeed]

thats why.
Its Cool its quiet its more eficient.

 

[TwsT]

-looks
-temps
-epeen
-looks
-quieter
-looks
-performance

Nailed it.


My WC system consists of (I can't give exact prices for obvious staff related reasons)
YOUR BASKET
1 x Lian Li PC-B25FB Aluminium Midi Tower Case - Black £126.98
1 x OcUK Tech Lab - XSPC D5 Vario Pump & EK-D5 X-TOP CSQ Value Combo £89.98
1 x EK-FC680 GTX - CSQ Full Cover Waterblock - Nickel Acetal £79.99
1 x XSPC EX280 Dual Fan Radiator £44.99
1 x EK CoolStream Radiator XT 240 (120.2) £38.99
1 x EK Supreme LTX CPU Waterblock - Nickel Plexi £32.99
1 x XSPC Single 5.25” Bay Reservoir - Multi Fascia £24.98
2 x Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120mm 1850 RPM - 3 Pin £14.98 (£29.96)
1 x Mayhems X1 UV Red Premixed Watercooling Fluid 1L £7.99
2 x Aerocool Shark Devil Red Edition LED Fan - 140mm £7.99 (£15.98)
2 x XSPC 7/16" ID (16/11mm) High Flex Hose - Clear £2.99 (£5.98)
12 x EK PSC Compression Fitting 10mm 3/8" - G1/4 - Nickel £2.75 (£33.00)
Total : £546.78 (includes shipping : £12.50).


Worth every penny but not as good a buy as the XL2420 and GTX 680 were.