- Joined
- Nov 16, 2003
- Location
- Cleveland OHIO
Ok guys, got aggervated with the noise and heat from my comp. itsa dually, dual cpu, dual psu, dual monitor, dual...pretty much everything....meaning DUAL NOISE....
I was thinking about watercooling it, but as many others i dont like to buy "kits" ...im a more DIY person too...i know ive seen people just buy a pump and either make the WB, buy em separate, then go to home depot for tubing, then use some radiator off of a car or AC unit or something...
I was thinkin buy a decent pump, thick walled tubbing but 1/2iin diameter, Y adaptor, clamps, etc...i figure on copper WBs and a copper radiator (since we find fridges and ac units garbage picking)
Or, if i get lucky enough to find myself a mini fridge on the tree lawn(and what im gonna shoot for) ....put 2 holes in the top, run em to a gallon jug of distilled water inside the cold fridge....plus keep pop n other late nite snacks us computer geeks love...
At the moment, i only plan on cooling the 2 CPU's, and modding all my fans to 7V to take care of the noise...the heat is terrible...and to get 2 decent heatsinks including shipping its gonna be aound 90$-100$..im also thinking ahead as in what happens when i upgrade my CPUs? or my whole setup to 64bit? (the day will come) i dont wanna hafta fight with heat again...
I dont oc really (altho this mite let me) my graphics card isnt the best, and i dont game much....and its fan isnt that noticeable. if i get decent results and comfortable enough with it, i think ill go extreme ...cool the VGA, psus, HDD's etc...
Few things ive wondered is:
1. How apt to leaking is it? mainly the WB's?
2. If water runs over the CPU, how do the jumpers not short out? i mean to convert a XP to an MP u connect the 2 pins with a conductive paint/metal etc...how does the water not do that?
I was thinking about watercooling it, but as many others i dont like to buy "kits" ...im a more DIY person too...i know ive seen people just buy a pump and either make the WB, buy em separate, then go to home depot for tubing, then use some radiator off of a car or AC unit or something...
I was thinkin buy a decent pump, thick walled tubbing but 1/2iin diameter, Y adaptor, clamps, etc...i figure on copper WBs and a copper radiator (since we find fridges and ac units garbage picking)
Or, if i get lucky enough to find myself a mini fridge on the tree lawn(and what im gonna shoot for) ....put 2 holes in the top, run em to a gallon jug of distilled water inside the cold fridge....plus keep pop n other late nite snacks us computer geeks love...
At the moment, i only plan on cooling the 2 CPU's, and modding all my fans to 7V to take care of the noise...the heat is terrible...and to get 2 decent heatsinks including shipping its gonna be aound 90$-100$..im also thinking ahead as in what happens when i upgrade my CPUs? or my whole setup to 64bit? (the day will come) i dont wanna hafta fight with heat again...
I dont oc really (altho this mite let me) my graphics card isnt the best, and i dont game much....and its fan isnt that noticeable. if i get decent results and comfortable enough with it, i think ill go extreme ...cool the VGA, psus, HDD's etc...
Few things ive wondered is:
1. How apt to leaking is it? mainly the WB's?
2. If water runs over the CPU, how do the jumpers not short out? i mean to convert a XP to an MP u connect the 2 pins with a conductive paint/metal etc...how does the water not do that?