A guide to water cooling your computer from the ground up. Learn the best way to set up your loop and what parts are needed.
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2011
2011
This neat fan controller project requires only a little time, expense, and commitment, and the circuit is relatively easy to build and very satisfying to use!
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2010
2010
The “Thermalright Socket AM2/AM2+ Bolt-Thru-Kit” as its named is also compatible with AM3 mountings and Cogage heatsinks. In this article, I unbox the accessory pack in order to mount a Cogage True Spirit Socket 1366 heatsink.
Read More11/23
2010
2010
Ever need a heatsink to cool that power hungry beast of yours? Is the stock cooling horrible and your GPU is without any good after market solutions? If so, then improvise. Jury rig that incompatible GPU cooler, find an unused CPU cooler you have tucked away, or even go all out and buy a CPU cooler for your GPU if there are no GPU specific solutions. No, I haven’t lost my mind. This is just what runs through the mind of a bencher who is trying to squeeze every last drop of performance out of his GPU, but has no budget for extreme cooling.
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2010
2010
In the never ending quest for a few more MHz of power that any self respecting overclocker is constantly seeking, this question always comes up. How can I get this piece of hardware colder? As we all know, heat is normally the enemy of speed in our little world, and overclockers have dreamed up brilliant and sophisticated ways to keep their hardware colder. This is not one of them.
Read More8/12
2010
2010
People regularly come through the cooling section of the forums asking for fans that match a certain color scheme and they’re willing to sacrifice performance to meet that color scheme. This article details a rather simple mod you can do to run those high performance fans in any color you want.
Read More6/29
2010
2010
Is your router getting too hot? Try water-cooling it! This tutorial covers everything you need to know from router selection, component selection, and putting everything together. If you like extreme cooling, this mod is for you!
Read More6/14
2010
2010
DT is the foundation of your water cooling loop. The better your DT, the cooler your chips are. In water cooling, DT is simply the difference between the ambient air temperature and the water temperature on the outgoing side of the radiator. Room temperature vs. water temperature: that’s it. You can’t remove all the heat – no system is 100% efficient, nor can you go below ambient room temperature.
Read More4/8
2010
2010
A revisit to the CM690 II Advanced with some modifications and water cooling.
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2010
2010
Updated 2/26/10 – So many users are searching around the net these days, looking for advice on how to overclock their new systems, but don’t know where to start. I decided a good how-to guide was in order to help you all out.
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