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ak118

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Im a bit of novice when it comes to cooling in general so i typically stick to heatsinks, but recently I've had a itch to try water cooling. In the past I didnt want to deal with the upkeep (or the cost :) ) of radiators tubing water blocks blah blah at the end the whole kit costed $200+. I had completely wrote it off until I saw the CoolIt E.C.O

http://www.ultimatepccooling.com/coolit-eco-alc-cpu-cooler.html

fairly inexpensive, about the cost of my Venomous X, not a bad deal.

I spoke to the ultimatepccooling.com guys and they said the install was pretty simple compared to other water cooling kits and it comes ready to go.

what do you guys think?
 
any custom kit you build yourself is going to be better...
with that said high end air is going to be just as good as that...
you may be able to add another fan to that to improve it slightly...
edit: (2nd time in minutes Grosjambon said virtually the same as me before me lol)
 
Watercooling, well quality watercooling worth the money that WILL cool better than air cooling, the H50, or the prone to break inefficient Coolit starts at about $250 for a quality kit. A really nice CPU only loop is closer to $300. But your temps will be better than ANY air cooled setup. And quieter.

A great basic kit.
http://www.jab-tech.com/Swiftech-H20-22-Ultima-XT-Liquid-Cooling-Kit-pr-4324.html

The H50 with a bit of fan mods has proven to be a vaiable cooling solution. Due to it's small radiator, it doesn't come close to a real watercooling loop. It can give a bit better temps (1-2C) than a top air cooled heatsink.

Full on watercooling like the kit I linked will be at LEAST 5C better.
 
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