Ok I have been toying about with the idea of watercooling for some time now. No, I do
not overclock. I am not looking for blazing speed. I want niiiiice and quiet. If I could
remove every fan from my system that would be aewsome. I do game and work with lightwave from time to time.
I was wondering though. Even though the watercooling can be used to cool just about
everything, hd, cpu, mb, vid card and prolly even ram, is it actually that much quieter
when you still have those loud Power Supply fans running? or can you water cool those too? and in any case is it that much quieter?
I am looking for an all internal water cooling solution w/out an extra power cord. The
aquarius system has a neat bay fit system but doesn't deliver performance. (according to the article)
Antec has a case that has a 20db rating. I am not sure how they got that but I am going to get an antec anyway because I really enjoy working on them and they look quite nice. And I hear their TruePower PS's are very quiet.
What I am figuring is padding the case with sound absorbing material and dampeners on the inside and water cooling as much as i can. Even if I have to go so far as to enclosethe water pump itself in it's own soundproof box internally. I know you need at least 1or 2 fans to cool the water but I am thinking you could create some kind chute from the front of the case to the back with the radiator in the middle and the two tubes act as (with some mods) as a muffler.
I am looking to build this as maintenance free as possible. I like tinkering with stuff,
but I tinker with everything so i would like to take this as a project, do it right and
well, and then move on. (after playing with my trains for a bit).
Currently, if you can believe the asus temp monitors, I run at about 60C on the cpu. I
have 2 fans in the front. an additions fan over the hd (one of those hd cooling fans
that takes in air from the front), a fan in the rear, a vid card exhaust fan, the one on
the cpu and ps of course. The other issue recently brought to light which has again
piqued my interest in wc is i have a radeon 9700 which seems to have heat issues and locks up. The articles I have read confirm this.
anyway, those are my two bits. Any comments on my noobishness or in fact related to this message are greatly appreciated.
Hsnopi
not overclock. I am not looking for blazing speed. I want niiiiice and quiet. If I could
remove every fan from my system that would be aewsome. I do game and work with lightwave from time to time.
I was wondering though. Even though the watercooling can be used to cool just about
everything, hd, cpu, mb, vid card and prolly even ram, is it actually that much quieter
when you still have those loud Power Supply fans running? or can you water cool those too? and in any case is it that much quieter?
I am looking for an all internal water cooling solution w/out an extra power cord. The
aquarius system has a neat bay fit system but doesn't deliver performance. (according to the article)
Antec has a case that has a 20db rating. I am not sure how they got that but I am going to get an antec anyway because I really enjoy working on them and they look quite nice. And I hear their TruePower PS's are very quiet.
What I am figuring is padding the case with sound absorbing material and dampeners on the inside and water cooling as much as i can. Even if I have to go so far as to enclosethe water pump itself in it's own soundproof box internally. I know you need at least 1or 2 fans to cool the water but I am thinking you could create some kind chute from the front of the case to the back with the radiator in the middle and the two tubes act as (with some mods) as a muffler.
I am looking to build this as maintenance free as possible. I like tinkering with stuff,
but I tinker with everything so i would like to take this as a project, do it right and
well, and then move on. (after playing with my trains for a bit).
Currently, if you can believe the asus temp monitors, I run at about 60C on the cpu. I
have 2 fans in the front. an additions fan over the hd (one of those hd cooling fans
that takes in air from the front), a fan in the rear, a vid card exhaust fan, the one on
the cpu and ps of course. The other issue recently brought to light which has again
piqued my interest in wc is i have a radeon 9700 which seems to have heat issues and locks up. The articles I have read confirm this.
anyway, those are my two bits. Any comments on my noobishness or in fact related to this message are greatly appreciated.
Hsnopi