Pictures of Water Cooling?
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I wouldn't mind seeing some pictures but if you want to know how to do it, www.google.com and search for tutorials and alike.
In this image, you can see a pretty standard water cooling setup. There's the pump and water reservoir on the bottom of the case. On the back of the case is the radiator, which cools the water. And on the CPU is the cooling block.
http://www.cuttingedgecasemods.com/h2o/ahanix/icebergwck-2.jpg
This image shows a standard cooling block. It's got an in and an out connection. Inside, it's built something like a normal heat-sink with lots of walls to maximize surface area.
http://www.overclockers.co.nz/product/watercool/Fusion.jpg
Water cooling works so well because water is much much better at conducting heat than air is. Air is actually a very bad conductor. Basicly, the water is pumped through the cooling block and it absorbs the heat from the metal. Then it passes through the radiator where all that heat is disipated away from the water, so that it can absorb more heat the next time it passes through the cooling block.
It's pretty simple to setup these days. They keep making it easier and easier. The biggest drawbacks are the risk that you take putting water near your electrical components, and the cost of all the equipment needed to make it work properly. Unless you want to overclock, water cooling really isn't worth it.
http://www.cuttingedgecasemods.com/h2o/ahanix/icebergwck-2.jpg
This image shows a standard cooling block. It's got an in and an out connection. Inside, it's built something like a normal heat-sink with lots of walls to maximize surface area.
http://www.overclockers.co.nz/product/watercool/Fusion.jpg
Water cooling works so well because water is much much better at conducting heat than air is. Air is actually a very bad conductor. Basicly, the water is pumped through the cooling block and it absorbs the heat from the metal. Then it passes through the radiator where all that heat is disipated away from the water, so that it can absorb more heat the next time it passes through the cooling block.
It's pretty simple to setup these days. They keep making it easier and easier. The biggest drawbacks are the risk that you take putting water near your electrical components, and the cost of all the equipment needed to make it work properly. Unless you want to overclock, water cooling really isn't worth it.
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Gajdycz
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ok. the pump pushes water through the system, this system includes water blocks that may cool ur hdd,cpu,gpu, and chipset. the water must be cooled by radiators, that require fans to blow air over them. water cooling will get rid of some fans (cpu,gpu), it it will require some, so ur system will still make some noise.
