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Ok, so I think I did my homework on this by looking everywhere i knew (not a LOT of palces just yet) for examples of my idea already in action. but nobody has done, that I can see, what I am going to propose here.
bong cooling looks like a pretty neat method
pros: sub ambient water temps, possibly nice design aesthetics
cons: the water cooling your system will evaporate, leaving nasty deposits, and any additives that you put in will potentially make your room smell bad
radiator cooling is also a nice idea:
pros: easy to set up and make fit in the case; makes your computer more portable
cons: the ceiling of cooling capacity is dependent on how good your rad/fan is (and also ambient temps).
so, these two methods have great pros, and bad cons- when looked at apart from one another, but what I am proposing here is a combination of the two methods.
i propopse setting up a fountain that uses its own pump and can exist completely apart from your computer. this fountain can be something like a beefed up version of all those little desk fountains you see on... desks... right. and in the reservoir at the bottom of this standalone fountain, you can put your radiator (like run the tubes to/from your wc system to the rad that rests at the bottom of the fountain res)
so the reason i think this is a good idea is that you are using evaporative cooling to cool your system's water, via the radiator at the bottom of the fountain's res. the cool fountain water will sink to the bottom you your radiator while the hot water running through the rad will push the water around the rad upward, where it can then be sucked up by the fountain pump to be evaporated during its transit back down to the res. this way, you dont have to worry about water loss in your system, you dont have to worry about how additives will make your room smell, and if you put a little effort into it, you can have a cool-looking fountain in your room too!
my idea:
pros: using evaporative cooling to lower your system temps; no system-water loss; additives no longer pose an annoyance to evap-cooling; cool fountain (soothing noises and the like)
cons: um... it's a bit more work than just using a radiator... are there other cons?
i hope somebody has tried this before and can give me feedback because i am seriosuly considering trying this idea out for my next computer.
[edit: it just occurred to me that i could also place the system res next to the radiator in the fountain res, just so it can be kept cool too.]
bong cooling looks like a pretty neat method
pros: sub ambient water temps, possibly nice design aesthetics
cons: the water cooling your system will evaporate, leaving nasty deposits, and any additives that you put in will potentially make your room smell bad
radiator cooling is also a nice idea:
pros: easy to set up and make fit in the case; makes your computer more portable
cons: the ceiling of cooling capacity is dependent on how good your rad/fan is (and also ambient temps).
so, these two methods have great pros, and bad cons- when looked at apart from one another, but what I am proposing here is a combination of the two methods.
i propopse setting up a fountain that uses its own pump and can exist completely apart from your computer. this fountain can be something like a beefed up version of all those little desk fountains you see on... desks... right. and in the reservoir at the bottom of this standalone fountain, you can put your radiator (like run the tubes to/from your wc system to the rad that rests at the bottom of the fountain res)
so the reason i think this is a good idea is that you are using evaporative cooling to cool your system's water, via the radiator at the bottom of the fountain's res. the cool fountain water will sink to the bottom you your radiator while the hot water running through the rad will push the water around the rad upward, where it can then be sucked up by the fountain pump to be evaporated during its transit back down to the res. this way, you dont have to worry about water loss in your system, you dont have to worry about how additives will make your room smell, and if you put a little effort into it, you can have a cool-looking fountain in your room too!
my idea:
pros: using evaporative cooling to lower your system temps; no system-water loss; additives no longer pose an annoyance to evap-cooling; cool fountain (soothing noises and the like)
cons: um... it's a bit more work than just using a radiator... are there other cons?
i hope somebody has tried this before and can give me feedback because i am seriosuly considering trying this idea out for my next computer.
[edit: it just occurred to me that i could also place the system res next to the radiator in the fountain res, just so it can be kept cool too.]