What kind of cooling do you use poll (2009)

[Strages]

I've had my last three machines over the past 4 years under water. Started with a Storm G4, MCP600, and Thermochill HE120.3 + 3 120x38mm Panaflo U1B's. I upgraded to an MCP655 about two years ago.

For my new i7 system I upgraded the block to an Apogee GTZ and the fans to 120x38mm Scythe Ultra Kaze-3000's. I will eventually (summerish) be replacing the case with an as-yet-to-be-determined case (possibly the Mountain Mods Pinnacle-24) and the radiator with either a TFC Quad or Triple 120 radiator (depending on the case).

Haven't moved my GPU over to water yet, but I do plan on doing that at some point in the future. I'm sure you guys know how that goes!

 

[Cuiiey]

Zalman CNPS9700LED cools fine in my computer, just a tad noisy though...

 

[Spekkey]

Air Cooling..It's to noisy IMO so im planning to upgrade to WC soon.

 

[sephiroth_749]

Big fans all the way

 

[deathofanalien]

Hi EVERYONE, Ive been meaning to join this forum for over a year but never had the chance as ive been so busy...Anyway im finally here & id just like to say HI, The cooling system ive got is the H2C from Dell, its come as fitted on a XPS 720 H2C..What are these like as apposed to other cooling systems..?
Thankx..
Keith (UK)

 

[Stocki]

using water to cool cpu+gpu+nb since last year
very happy with my choice

 

[mercalf]

I just don't see the point to go WC yet :/

You can get a top of the line heatsink that will allow plenty of overclocking for a fraction of WC methods. I suppose cost is a driving force for anything computer related....

When you WC, you still use fans....and that water itself is cooled by a fan (radiator)...so ehh? If I was rich - suppose I'd use Nitrogen.

 

[wrxxx]

air right now. i think i will be going to water sometime in the future!

 

[Computekinc.us]

To air cool or water cool that is the question?

I have 14x running air and 2 running water. Depending on your enviroment water cooling may be a big plus in a hot enviroment. But if your farm runs in a basement or cool enviroment that you dont care your GPU fans are screaming air is cheap. I could provide 10k PPD more if I didn't do the water on those two rigs. But it was fun to play with. Just my two cents

 

[rseven]

The best way to keep your computer cool is not to turn it on.

Seriously, I turn my rig on and off a half dozen times a day, but it stays a lot cooler than running all the time, not to mention the savings in electricity.

Lastly, I use air, but I'm working on a beer cooler right now.

R7

 

[OldSkool]

All of my computers have learned to swim at a very early age. *sniff* I'm so proud of them.

Water all the way and all the time for me, unless a customer requests otherwise.

 

[Strages]

The best way to keep your computer cool is not to turn it on.

Seriously, I turn my rig on and off a half dozen times a day, but it stays a lot cooler than running all the time, not to mention the savings in electricity.

Lastly, I use air, but I'm working on a beer cooler right now.

R7

Sadly, it doesn't work too well when it's off. Apps take a REALLY long time to load...

 

[Gateway]

air only because water cooling seems to complicated and knowing my luck the water will leak out and short out my system

 

[downer]

I've used water cooling for almost as long as I've been building my own PC's (about 10 years). I just can't go back to air cooling, after discovering the benefits of water cooling. Just recently finished an internal setup in my P182 click here

 

[EarthDog]

See sig, water. My GPU used to be under as well, but Im too lay to order another block and redo my loop for the 260. Maybe after I get the 55nm I will get a full cover block and see what she can do as I do not plan on upgrading this PC until 2010.

 

[fusion509]

if you are looking for a good liquid cooling system i recommend the swifttech h20 220 $179

i also found a geat deal on vga water blocks i bought them for $.99 and my temps are very low.http://www.thermaltakestore.com/aquarius-vga-waterblock-clw0038.html

 

[uberwoot]

Water cooling here. I'll never go back to air cooling its a joke.

 

[SkankinRatFink]

Air for now.

A lot easier to set up, and I'm still attending college. I really don't feel like draining the whole system to move the computer, at the beginning and end of every semester.

To call air cooling a "joke" is pretty short-sighted. Different people have different needs and different situations that they deal with.

 

[aarhine4]

I have always used air, i was unsure about water back when i did my last build. Now i am in the process of a new build and i went with air for the cost, but i would like to go to water at some point. I bought an antec 1200 case so from what i've heard here i will have no heat problems with that case.

 

[beofor75]

Noctua 120mm CPU cooler

Crude, ugly, but what a fan. For a middle level price, this fan is the best I have seen, not very pleasant to look at, but keeping my Q9650 at 24c idle stock. Quite and pretty big, but I was going with the V8, glad I didnt.