"stormrider" <oceanwind42@yahoo.com> wrote:
>Yes, I would have to agree. As tempting as watercooling sounds it seems
>still immature to trust your only rig to it.
>On the other hand the heat produced by components keeps going up.
>I have an overclocked 6800GT cooled passively with an external radiator but
>I want to try a 7800 in the new computer and have my doubts
>add to that 500W PSU, the dual core CPU which puts out more heat than my
>current 3400+.
>add two 10000rpm HD's for the raid and you'll be able to fry eggs inside =)

Besides, water cooling (if the risks can be handled) is just
plain *fun*.

>"Floyd L. Davidson" <floyd@apaflo.com> wrote in message
>news:874qax4dsm.fld@barrow.com...
>> "stormrider" <oceanwind42@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>What do you think about the pump stopping, though.
>>>First it will fry the components.
>>
>> If there are components that will fry with no flow, then a flow
>> meter of some kind that will positively indicate that flow is
>> below a certain amount, and a mechanism to shutdown the system,
>> are essential for unattended operation.
>>
>>>Second, the water will heat up, expand and blow apart the weekest link so
>>>you'll get a couple of sprinklers inside of a case in no time
>>>I read somewhere that the expansion can be fixed by adding an overflow
>>>water
>>>tank. Anyone knows anything about it?
>>
>> Don't worry too much about water expanding... :-)
>>
>> But *do* be concerned about the potential for leaks, because the
>> chances are fairly high.
>>
>> Which is to say, I would *not* water cool a critical system
>> unless there is a standby system ready to replace it in the case
>> of failure. Hence, if it would take a week to get your system
>> back in operation if this particular box was totally destroyed,
>> don't water cool this particular box! If you have two computers
>> and can live without one for a few days or weeks, go for it.
>>
>>>I am getting ready to build a dual core rig and still agonizing about the
>>>cooling
>>>Might go with the latest passive radiator from Zalman just for kicks
>>>
>>>http://www.silentgamingreview.com
>>>
>>>> From what I've researched water cooling is the way to go for silent
>>>> operation and/or overclocking. If you get a nice sized case you can fit
>>>> all of your components inside or attached to the case. The setup can be
>>>> a
>>>> pain for the inexperienced and the initial cost is of course much higher
>>>> than an air cooled solution. Once you get it up and running there
>>>> shouldn't be that much maintenance though (as long as you're not
>>>> constantly lugging it to LAN parties).
>>
>> --
>> Floyd L. Davidson <http://web.newsguy.com/floyd_davidson>
>> Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska) floyd@apaflo.com

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