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My friend has that monster. You actually have to brace the thing because it's so heavy.phongn wrote:This one
Water cooling is unnecessary and extravagant. The only reason you'd water cooling is: Your computer is in a region that gets excessively hot or you’re over clocking your computer. And, if I might comment, over clocking is an enthusiasts hobby which does very little to actually improve your computer’s performance, if anything it shortens its lifespan at the cost of an unnoticeable number of frames per second or loading time. I’ve done it, it was fun, but it’s really just an excuse to tinker with your hardware. All you need is a heat sink with a fan on top and a pair of fans in the case to keep the air moving, air in, air out, that is the key.Darth_Zod wrote:real men use water coolants. if you can afford it that is.
An unforseen complication. I wonder what I should use to "brace" the thing.Dalton wrote:My friend has that monster. You actually have to brace the thing because it's so heavy.phongn wrote:This one
You do? I thought the age of needing bolts was long gone ...Dalton wrote:My friend has that monster. You actually have to brace the thing because it's so heavy.phongn wrote:This one
Shinova wrote:An unforseen complication. I wonder what I should use to "brace" the thing.
AFAIK, and according to my friend, you have to actually put a screw through it, the motherboard and screw it into the case to make sure it doesn't crack the socket...phongn wrote:You do? I thought the age of needing bolts was long gone ...
Isn't it quieter though?InnocentBystander wrote:Water cooling is unnecessary and extravagant. The only reason you'd water cooling is: Your computer is in a region that gets excessively hot or you’re over clocking your computer. And, if I might comment, over clocking is an enthusiasts hobby which does very little to actually improve your computer’s performance, if anything it shortens its lifespan at the cost of an unnoticeable number of frames per second or loading time. I’ve done it, it was fun, but it’s really just an excuse to tinker with your hardware. All you need is a heat sink with a fan on top and a pair of fans in the case to keep the air moving, air in, air out, that is the key.Darth_Zod wrote:real men use water coolants. if you can afford it that is.
In some cases, yes. However, it all depends on the pump and how many fans you have on your radiator.Pu-239 wrote:Isn't it quieter though?
Does noise matter that much to you? Your using the computer to play games mostly, you wouldn't hear it. Besides, you get used to whatever sounds your computer makes after a while. My old computer had a DVD-ROM drive back when they were new; I went to use it the other day, the drive was really very nosiy; but I didn't notice back when I used it everyday, you just live with it.Pu-239 wrote:Isn't it quieter though?InnocentBystander wrote:Water cooling is unnecessary and extravagant. The only reason you'd water cooling is: Your computer is in a region that gets excessively hot or you’re over clocking your computer. And, if I might comment, over clocking is an enthusiasts hobby which does very little to actually improve your computer’s performance, if anything it shortens its lifespan at the cost of an unnoticeable number of frames per second or loading time. I’ve done it, it was fun, but it’s really just an excuse to tinker with your hardware. All you need is a heat sink with a fan on top and a pair of fans in the case to keep the air moving, air in, air out, that is the key.Darth_Zod wrote:real men use water coolants. if you can afford it that is.
Actually, I don't use water cooling. I have a Pentium II 450 w/ passive coolingInnocentBystander wrote:Does noise matter that much to you? Your using the computer to play games mostly, you wouldn't hear it. Besides, you get used to whatever sounds your computer makes after a while. My old computer had a DVD-ROM drive back when they were new; I went to use it the other day, the drive was really very nosiy; but I didn't notice back when I used it everyday, you just live with it.Pu-239 wrote:Isn't it quieter though?InnocentBystander wrote: Water cooling is unnecessary and extravagant. The only reason you'd water cooling is: Your computer is in a region that gets excessively hot or you’re over clocking your computer. And, if I might comment, over clocking is an enthusiasts hobby which does very little to actually improve your computer’s performance, if anything it shortens its lifespan at the cost of an unnoticeable number of frames per second or loading time. I’ve done it, it was fun, but it’s really just an excuse to tinker with your hardware. All you need is a heat sink with a fan on top and a pair of fans in the case to keep the air moving, air in, air out, that is the key.
Besides, as you don't buy those cheap $5 fans I doubt there would be a sound issue.
Also, don't you have to refill the water every now and then?
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Gah, I forgot about that. The AlCu version actually has superior cooling performance over the pure-Cu one and is lighter to boot.Shinova wrote:I ended up grabbing the Zalman cooler that's part aluminum, part copper instead of the all-copper one. More or less same great and quiet performance, none of the excessive weight.
It's working great now. Thanks everyone for your suggestions.