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would submersing the radiator in water help my temps or just make them worse?? i just thought of this idea but didnt know if it would work so i thought i would ask
I think most pumps are submersable, they go inside the reservoir. I dont know if it helps with temps really... I think the radiator is the main cooling part of the setup :)
-Edit- LOL! OOPS...
before: think most pumps are submersable, they go inside the radiator. :beer:
no i ment accualy puting the radiator under water not the pump
doh! god, it's been a long day... sorry.
Don't know about a submersable radiator :eh?:
of course it is submersible the radiator really dosent have any electronic parts in it so i was thinking of putting it in like a bucket of water since water cooles better couldent it cool the radiator and in turn also cool the water in the radiator that is cooling my cpu lol geez that sounds like a toung twister or something lol
Perhaps it could work... wouldn't see why not really. Maybe have it in another reservoir type thing with alot of ice cubes in it to help cool it down. Might be kinda costly like that using ice cubes or maybe just a headache. I think you might have something there.. I cant think right now tho :p
lol my radiator is in a bucket of ice water right now:D and temps seem to be AT LEAST a few degrees cooler then b4
sweet... do some testing, see what kind of results you get and let me know! I plan on getting this water-cooled asap, I bought this HSF just for temporary uses and am amazed at the cooling it's putting forth.... hoping I can go further with water and better ram :D Good Luck!
the ice melted quick lol but temps are still below normal
oh also its only about half submerged because i didnt have something big enough to fit the whole thing in
nope dosent work very good for long... :( my temps gradualy increased to over what i got with a large fan on the radiator
oh well guess i will have to think of something else if i want to cool this down more
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