Few questions about H20 cooling... i dont know too much about it...

[Emericana]

1) Using a system like Koolance, or anything else, what temps should i expect to see (just flat out water cooling... no crazy fridge mod or peltiers)
2) What does a radiator do
3) What does the pump do
4) what does the tank do
5) where can i learn how to hook up a water cooling system (or can one of you give a detailed explanation)
6) i hear a lot of you talk about not wanting condensation... what is this and do i need to worry about it with water cooling?

thanks a lot...

the reason i am asking is that i have been asked by a bunch of family members to build them some pcs... i have laying around a bunch of heatsinks and a bunch of fans left around with various experiments i have had with air cooling (the system i currently use in my signature was the first system i have ever built)... i was thinking of just using all of the heatsinks/ fans i have to build pc's for my relatives, and just use the extra money i make in the process to go h2o....

 

[Coolio]

1) Using a system like Koolance, or anything else, what temps should i expect to see (just flat out water cooling... no crazy fridge mod or peltiers)
2) What does a radiator do
3) What does the pump do
4) what does the tank do
5) where can i learn how to hook up a water cooling system (or can one of you give a detailed explanation)
6) i hear a lot of you talk about not wanting condensation... what is this and do i need to worry about it with water cooling?

1. The temps totally depend on your system and ambient temperature. BAsically a watercooling setup will bring your cpu closer to the ambient tempetarure. SO the lower the ambient the better.

2. The radiator is what dissipates the heat. This si where the ambient temp comes into play. THe radiator is basically some piping with fins (many around it) you put a fan on it and the fins essentially become cold and cool the water the passes through. SO if your ambient is lower, your radiator will work better. (Bongs are an alternative too)

3. the pump basically is what gets the water moving. You plug a pipe in and one out and the water goes through the pump getting it to move. You should look for a pump that goes at about 250 gph or so.

4. the resevoir holds the water kinda like a container. The purpose is that the water has some additional time to cooldown. Because of the resevoir, the water won't get hot as fast.

5. for detailed instruction go to the overclockers.com main page and to the left in the menu find watercooling. You also need other stuff than what u have mentioned like a water block and video card block if you plan on ocing your video card as well.

6. water condensation forms when hot air hits a cold surface. this is not an issue with watercooling because the waterblock temp will never go below the ambient temp. It is only an issue if you are going to use a peltier or some other extreme method.

Ps. you also need some water wetter or something to prevent algae and other stuff from growing in your pipes etc,

 

[Coolio]

Another thing that you might want to consider is that most people change to water cooling for the quietness not for overclockability, so don't go into it expecting a very hight overclock(you may get one) by do it as if you purpose is quietness or else you might be disappointed.

 

[Emericana]

thanks a lot... no i dont really expect more of a oc than i would get than w/ air cooling... maybe an additional 50mhz or something but nothing too extreme... thanks again.. will prolly start building a water cooling system in a few weeks

 

[Coolio]

hope it works out well

May the cool force be with you