A Beginner's Guide to Water Cooling Your Computer
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- I used to think a truly high performance computer meant lots of fans and lots of noise. Then I discovered water cooling. If you really want to overclock your PC and push it to the brink of its power, water cooling is the best way to make that happen, while keeping the entire thing whisper quiet.
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I am too poor for this, the only thing i can afford is the water
Lmao
Same here man
+Denisse 09 Hahaha relatable.
You must live in Africa it's ok.
Myles Bishop stop
Watercooling, for when you computer gets so hot from running everything on the highest settings, you need to cool it down like a nuclear reactor.
+Neil Price And that's just what I want. My PC is hot enough to heat the entire section of my room without the watercooling.
Abe McLaughlin Sounds like my old ps3! (:
there are nuclear reactors which use liquid salt as a coolant
Err btw, nuclear reactor use salt water from the sea to cool off its reactor.
+Abe McLaughlin without watercooling, my pc would probably get overclocked as hell and stop working, then proceed to burn my desk...
I'm too lazy, I'll stick to fans for now.
edit: I have a water-cooled CPU now :P
Chowderblue how do u know what pornhubs like
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wtf? because i've seen the pornhub logo? what kind of question....
just get a AIO kit
I just use a high quality heat sink
How much did this cost in the end
I watercool my gaming comp by taking it in the shower with me every morning, works like a charm.
Hey dude, how’s life going 4 years later?
@@sa5s183 lol
Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
After watching this video I've realised that I'll never have water cooling.
same tbh
All in one coolers work well
frashthat I have a Cooler Master Seidon 120V liquid cooler. It's a self contained unit so I just plug it in and go. It does the same thing as this video's custom loop but without all the hassle of doing it yourself.
***** True... But you don't have to go through the hassle of making your own loop with a self contained unit for some good results.
Or a gaming of I made
can i put my fish in there
ProudPinoy4Life yes you can
hahaha. Did it change skin too?
hahaha. Did it change skin too?
+ProudPinoy4Life hmmmm biocide........i wonder what biocide does.....lol
+ProudPinoy4Life i would say thats awesome but thats kinda really mean but cool
*I nominate my pc for the ALS ice bucket challenge*
Oh god this comment did not age well
Why
@@lQuoteMe should have
i watching this and suddenly saw the gtx 560 and realized this is OLD XD
***** it looks kinda simple, but risky
+SonicfanM If you're not incompetent the risk of a leak that will destroy your PC is minimal(slightly above air coolers failing:P) Just be sure to read the manual and do as it says and dont skip any steps and youre solid.
+SonicfanM .... man thats a sweet com... ghaw!!! look at that old fossil.... D:
+acrock21 yeah pretty much
+SonicfanM what about the case is so FUCKIGN SICK anybody have an idea about what is the name of that sick pc case?
Most complicated bong, ever.
lmao
look at the vid date :P
that's what the new facebook servers do basically.
Who needs a guide? Just dump water on it. Duhhh...
Obviously
i tried it and my PC is making woerd noises
jake loikns That sucks. Maybe you didn't use enough. Dump some more on it.
Aditsan alrigth what ever u say
Nooo that will definitley dedtroy it
Could i use redbull i cant afford water
I'm dead!
Your PC will fly if you do that
+Josh Gavilaga lol xD
+Zectorr™ >> Jack Daniels
+Josh Gavilaga #redbullgivesyouwings
Does the water come with a gaming pc?
only if you buy the silver witch comes with it
+sadf gjkh which* holy mother of god, that english
Not all gaming computers are liquid cooled -_-
+ZiovanGamer Hax ^ didnt get the joke
sadf gjkh 90% of the people who read this didn't either.
If that shit leaks your whole systems fucked. That's why I'd rather deal with loud ass fans that go to fucking work when ever I start playing something.
But that shit DOESN'T leak unless you fuck up majorly during construction.
Computers have the same weakness as a nuclear core. Shit breaks man. If you guys have faith that it won't break, then whatever. Good for you.
Caindacu Dude, it's distilled water, its non-conductive and won't do anything. The slight chance of spillage would just mean you have to go through the mess to clean your system out but it won't ruin anything!
Oh. Use coolant. Its better than distilled water anyway. Stops build up of whatever that clogs those things up.
Well even if that is true, I guess we'll be sure that the water is secure and won't leak. Also, we have to keep changing the water so that won't be a problem
Umm will dorito flavored mountain dew work? plz reply quick. I have to 360 noscope sum scrubs in call of duty advance whorefare
Should do, post in to /r/cod for good measure
Oi fuk off m8 im in phase klan I'll 360 Darude scop u
fukin dewritos
Pandula Gajadeera Somebody should fucken make Mountain Dew their coolant in a PC...
*420 W33D N0SCO0P3 N00BS*
***** Hey m8, I put gasoline in my closed coolant system once. Worked fine until it decided to catch fire.
Thanks for this video. I've been doing water cooling over ten years and stopped for a while. This actually gave me many tips that I didn't know. Such as cleaning the tubes and radiator with hot distilled water. I started this venture with cheap poor materials, diy methods and a bad understanding of material longevity. My first build lead to some serious disasters, which actually didn't kill any hardware. Some more Noob tips are: Never damage a barb's tip (it will leak), you should use a plastic hose clamp for barbs to be safe, do not use glues to bind high pressure areas, make sure to use 0-rings or teflon tape for the fittings, the fan should pull air out of the radiator (not push in like in the video ;)), finally consider using a T-line instead of a reservoir because it is simpler.
Says...."Your computer will be whisper quiet" after installing an electric pump and 2 more huge fans on top....
They don't have to run as fast since it's not as hot, thus they are much quieter.
Plus, if the fans sit in a place where they aren't visible, one can go for Noctua fans. Those are indeed whisper quiet, although their colors are horrid.
Not any more.. you can get them in black now!
true, but they still got that ugly brown anti vibration bracket on them. And the black version is also the most expensive one. At least here in Denmark :)
You are looking at the wrong model. look at the chromax version.
Wtf m8 some kids in Africa could have drunk that water.
Over used joke that isn't funny anymore :-(
I know :(
Same with "like if your watching in...."
Not technically a joke but something that gets said far to often.
Myles Bishop They should better not drink destilled water with biocide aditives.
EvilOverlord96 why not they will convert it to proper minerals like copper and magnesium?
Myles Bishop
Stop trying to be funny. You are not.
Can I put soda in my water cooling system?
You probably want to use a liquid that is non-conductive.
Auxiliatrixie so beer?
EuthanasiA12833 Yes, exactly.
Auxiliatrixie what kind tho? like heineken? or what?
EuthanasiA12833 Jägerbomb for best results
I hire a guy that constantly eats frozen Mexican food and farts on my CPU to cool it down.
+ThePcGamer It would in a normal situation,but read carefully he eats FROZEN Mexican food,see you get it lmao :)
+beefNcheese I'd have done that for free
Taco Bell isn't Mexican food haha
Mr BenjiBoy Taco Bell has failed in Mexico several times. Every Mexican says that the food is crap.
Farts contain methane and would trap heat causing your pc to increase in temperature
I made my PC Mountian Dew cooled.
+Ryan Pearson (GOPHERS223) lol
It took me 2 hours though
+Ryan Pearson (GOPHERS223) WORTH IT! :D I mean you can always drink some mountain dew when you want and it's not that much expensive :D
You've inspired me to build the most mlg machine ever.
BEEP BEEP BEEEP gta song Wait m9. You must put a dorito hard drive in it too MTN DEW DORITOS 360 QUICKSCOPE
Can I just put my PC in the freezer?
but where would you put your ice creams?
SeaJay Can't plastic wrapping protect against condensation?
SeaJay Someone has to do this!!!
I threw my PC in the ocean.
Make sure it's near the arctic for the best results.
No words Only dreams. WHAT?!
Awesome tutorial! I'm about to turn on the PC right now I will let you know how it goes!
So the inside of my PC just became a swimming pool, fuck.
Lmao, really!?
Lel I don't know what to say.
Conner what did you do then? do the components fucked up?
Nalby9 4k
Computer in freezer, problem solved
I wish! CONDENSATION!!!!
lol
Now if only you had the space to store your Ice Cream... :)
I have actually seen this and it works great!
Chris Banzet u can water cool the ice cream
dish soap reduces bubbles?
Screw the components, what's the name of the songs used?
^
Look up the Eric Skiff album 'Resistor Anthems' on the Free Music Archive.
lol i can see someone who knows nothing about computers trying to tear apart their computer that they bought off the shelf from walmart so they can overclock it with water cooling lol
xD
I don't think Walmart sells that nice of a pc.
+Jaxon Clark Probably not, but if someone doesen't know shit about computers, they might actually try :)
Jaxon Clark that's my point bud. a shitty computer from walmart
why is the human race so retarded...
the music was so unnecessary, its watercooling not how to get minecraft for free
more like how to pirate megaman, but alright
You definately need this setup if you want to play 8-bit video games
One of my favorite videos to rewatch. This was one of the videos I watched when I was gearing up to build my first PC. ROOTS
This is one of those high risk high reward things.
What's the risk though?
*****
Except distilled water is non-conductive and it won't do anything.
Still, you could possibly drop the fittings on the gpu or something, and who wants to clean water out of every nook and cranny. An inexperienced person could really mess up something. And i see that nowadays there are many people who are new to building a pc and i'm one of them so you have to take that into consideration.
no risk whatsoever. As long as you tighten up the clamps on the tubing, the system is completely sealed. The waterblocks are a self contained unit, identical to an air cooled heatsink, with the exception instead of fins for the air to travel through, it has small fins for water. NO water touches ANY electrical component on the PC.
Logan Kramer Even if non-conductive, it could still cause damage if a leak is left unattended.
Can I use Mountain Dew instead of water for my ultra MLG build?
LMAO
Mountain Dew may cause dorito blockages in the tubes. You'll need to clean that out on the 20th of April every year.
No stupid. It has be mixed with Doritos crumb additive.
+Memphis Osiris I thought that was already assumed. What is Mountain Dew without Doritos and what are Doritos without Mountain Dew? You can't separate them.
Gingam True say, my MLG brutha.
can you please make a video on how to clean everything after 6 months? i never used water cooling to required maintenance...
I am sure there are tons of forums that have tut, but just in my opinion do the same thing he did before he installed it, and use something to drain the water out of the radiator! But you would be on the safe side to look at the manual for your cooler!
It is better to use distilled water.
you can try siphoning most of it out and then just refill?
I love how modding PCs are becoming rather artistic. Fantastic tutorial by the way.
yea same, i really want to get into designing them
Which kind of milk works best for a custom water loop? I have heard good things about strawberry milk but what about chocolate? Also I heard vanilla was great but its a little out of my price range.
Chocolate is electrically conductive. Strawberry isn't. However, blueberry milk is not conductive yet it has the best heat conductivity of all of the milks. You might have to look around for it though. It's kinda hard to find.
You could also make your own blueberry milk. Here is a recipe.
abc.go.com/shows/the-chew/recipes/blueberry-milk-mario-batali
no try pee it works and its free
X3NEON MAX yeah... too much internet again. My profile pic describes how i feel right now.
Thanks but no thanks. Water will never get near my 2000 USD computer.
Dabket3araB exactly :(
edit: i ended up water cooling my $2400 pc ._.
Dabket3araB Its not water .. its an non conductive liquid you could pour it all over your pc and it wont short
Dabket3araB i think you can use baby oil, you can get that all over your computer and it wont affect it, its non conductive, but im not a computer scientist either, also i think distilled water is non conductive, you see the normal water contains particles that would get shocked, but distilled water wont
Lucas Jay thanks :D
Dabket3araB if you know what you are doing, its actually much better for your computer, especially with a high end cpu
i want to watercool really badly but refilling after 6 month keeps me hesitant considering idk how i would do this properly
do you only want your watercooling for CPU or GPU? you can trying things like corsair H100i, no need for refilling at all.
Graham Aker i have a h80 but i i would like to also add my gpu aswell
they make those for GPU aswell now. like NZXT kraken
You don't have to refill every 6 months if you spent enough time making sure everything is cleaned out. There are people who leave their loops for years that are still fine. People refill every 6ish months to perform a routine maintenance. It's not all that different from removing the dust from a CPU cooler, except that you also need to refill the loop while also cleaning the radiators and fans.
FINALLY! Someone actally explained what to do step by step on it! Now that just means I need a bigger tower as no way could i do it with my current setup...
A great and well explained amount of content in a short video.
6:46 Omg what's that display above your reservoir? Did it come with the kit?! I need it.
Are you really going to put the cheetos down and bend down to look at that display?
I also used XSPC kit. Amazingly I had like no bubbles pretty much right away and leak-tested for about 15 hours before connecting to components other than PSU. Pump is silent too, pretty lucky it seems.
it should be noted that in situations like this, the refillable reservoir, like in your cars cooling system, should be the highest point of the cooling system. This allows you to bleed air out of the system, and prevents air pockets in the cooling system.
Water + computer. Has to be a good idea :D
It is ... if you know what you're doing lol ;)
bLuR vOpTicz That last part is important :D
***** Wouldnt it be better to use high viscosity oil in cooling since it wouldnt conduct electricity in case of failure, it has high boiling point and it doesnt corrode the system? You know, the same stuff some computers are totally submerged to? Ive never had a liquid cooling nor i need one, but it sure looks neat!
Its not really water
Devastating Thomsaw doesn't work as good as water in that style, water has better heat properties, in other words it absorbs and dissipates heat more quickly than oil, the reason why oil submersion baths work good, is because the way oil (specially mineral oil) works, it spreads the heat throughout its volume (thats why the mobo is submersed in the tank full of oil) reaching a safe and workable ambient temp, for some home server applications, you may not even need a radiator, all depends on what you are using! pretty much for heat transference you go AIR
Can I sacrifice my blood for the cooling liquid? I can't seem to find any red dye thingy.
Fuck it I'll go with red rgb led fans, I'm too much of a pussy for water cooling.
this sounds a bit insane but I think I am capable of doing that
Use food colouring I did got some ace colours in my water lol
As a note, overclocking your possessor by increasing the herts; builds a lot of heat. make sure you got an efficient cooling system before overclocking in the form of herts.
HERTZ
11horsepower
well sorry genius. I have been taking classes for electronic engineering and I have yet to find out how each scientific word is spelled.
q13e5
you old and you dont know how to spell Hertz? you shouldve learned it in at least 10th grade chem or before from common knowdledge
i didn't take chemistry
.
I've never been in chem lol
Count me out on this one. I will rather have ten fans.
There are all in one liquid coolers that only require a screwdriver to install. They come pre sealed and full of fluid already.
Chimney Chap Good to know.
***** No, they aren't designed to be opened.
*****
From what? It's sealed and there's probably chemicals that prevent things from growing in it.
Actually, it's not that hard when you think about it, what really bothers me are the other ingredients I have to add to the distilled water (or the liquid that I have to look for).
Wait Wait Wait a second everyone is saying it would be more quiet..., it wont because it still uses fans....
i think the water would .. dampen .. the sound of the fan
I don't think so because its not like the fan is cooling the water directly, the water is transferring the heat to the radiator which is taken out by the fans.
did it for the pun
8raffi you remove the use of heat sinks on cpu and gpu which cause most of the noise and you can under-volt the fans in your system to make the quieter without compromising that much cooling performance. with a full air cooled system fans have to be on most of the time no matter what causing more vibrations and noise
The problem with air, is that you have to mount heatsinks (which are the same things as radiators) directly onto the components. And therefore, you can't physically fit as large heatsinks, as it is possible with radiators. Think about a system with 3x 240mm radiators. Or you can even install a MASSIVE radiator outside of your case that doesn't even require fans.
What makes a fan noisy, is the speed it's spinning at. Massive radiators don't require as much airflow, therefore the fans don't have to spin as quicky. And THAT is where the silence comes from. On top of that, you get far superior cooling.
But, as it is the case with everything high end, it does come at a price. It's pushing the limits, so it needs to be maintained. If you're an enthhusiast, who thinks about this 24/7, you don't find this much trouble to go through. Especially, if you compare it to other things. If you want to eat, you have to go get the groceries, cook your meal and wash the dishes and the frying pan/cooking pot. Same thing each time. Now that's a hassle.
I love how people that build their own PC's think that they are so smart. After they watch how to do it they still dont understand the science behind it.
***** im not fat at all, in fact I body build. Please explain to me what liquid cooling is and how it really works. Then I want you to tell me the thermodynamics side of this.
***** BKnugget97 doesnt know that. lol
*****
dang bro awesome comeback! xD (not being sarcastic, being for real)
***** MLP = Girlshow my point stays strong.
BKnugget97 Believe it or not, people can actually build things without knowing all of the math and science behind it. I knew plenty of guys in school who sucked academically but could take apart a diesel engine and put it back together from memory. Sure, an engineer could tell you the numbers on forces and heat. But around the shop, those guys would make most engineers look like idiots.
Here's a cheaper method:
1. Buy a gigantic refrigerator
2. Put your CPU in the freezer
3. Put your monitor in the chiller
4. Enjoy!
kev legs the sad part is, actually buying a fridge is probably cheaper 😂
IT doesnt work, you'll freeze your PC in a matter of hours
Clint-Excalibur71 it won’t cuz your pc is hot .
linus tech tips already tried this. didnt work.
Haha condensation would kill the pc before turning it on in freezer
One of the most complete guide for water cooling enthusiast..
its too complicated...how about i put my gaming pc inside my mini fridge thats in my room instead?
^ give this man a cookie
Here's how to do it the professional way
Step 1:buy a 6ft deep pool
Step 2:fill it with water
Step 3: grap your computer
Step 4:throw your computer into the pool out of your reach
Step 5:your fucked
nice guide
u piece of shit,i lost my PC!
I find the big custom kits really unnecessary. About a year ago i upgraded my air cooling for a corsair hydro series kit (h80i), they’re completely self-contained, with no filling or maintenance needed, and installation is straightforward. When i was using air my processor would run extremely hot (AMD 8350) But now has idle temps of 15 degrees and never runs hotter than 40-50c on full load and it cost me £40/$70 which in my opinion was a complete bargain and i would recommend to any gamer.
15C? That doesn't sound too good at all. Components should ALWAYS stay hotter than the room they are in, otherwise water forms on them. You might want to keep it always under some kind of load :P
DoctorPC Actually the internal temperature sensor of that processor cant read temps lower that 30C. That is why it shows 15C or other random values!
Bogdan Comanescu Could be. I would still utilize the processor when "idling", give it something to work on, saving you time in the future :3 (speaking to both author&you in a very baffling way :P)
I agree with your statement! If im not gameing i render stuff in 3dmax or design in CAD! Ideling a processor losses you money! BTW i am running a custom loop capabile of cooling down about 700W and never had a drop spiled or condesate! Did it first as a hobby, second for the looks and only third for the performance gained by OC-ing! I mean, with the money invested i could just upgrade! And another thing! Water cooling is not silent if you run at full fan speeds!
DEPENDS ON THE GAME YOU PLAY....IF YOU PLAY COD,SKYRIM OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT'S LIGHT ENOUGH YOU WON'T GET YOUR PC TOO MUCH OVERHEATED,BUT PLAYING WATCH DOGS....SNIPER ELITE AND OTHER LATEST TECH DIRECT X 11 GAMES,IT WILL MAKE THE PC ABLE TO PUT ON A BBQ....THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS EXACTLY WITH ME....AND I AM USING A CORSAIR H60....IF ANYONE GUYS OF YOU HAS ANY IDEA OF HOW CAN I LOW MY TEMPS I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT....CAUSE I CANNOT PLAY A HEAVY GAME LIKE SNIPER ELITE OR LICHDOM FOR OVER 30 MINUTES....I'VE ORDERED TWO NOCTUA FANS AND I'LL BE ABLE TO INSTALL 'EM IN 4 DAYS BY NOW....WILL IT LOW DRASTICALLY MY TEMPS AND IF I SHOULD BY A NEW WATER COOLER LIKE ZALMAN....????
Can I use Mountain Dew as my coolant?
You can use Doritos as a substitute for kill coils and biocide.
Sachi Game yes
Sachi Game only if you are mlg enough
Realistically, you could use antifreeze from a car. Antifreeze is green and looks like mtn dew so you could say that is what it is lol. Antifreeze would also lube it up better than water, and I doubt it would gum up, could be wrong though.
Well, the sugar of the mountain dew will crystallize in the tubing and it may attract ants. Probably damaging to your system. The simple answer is- No. However, If you want to be MLG you just need to throw away those stale "Mountain Dew and Doritos" and replace them with the most recent spicy memes. This is 2017. Not 2014. MLG Menes shouldn't see the light of day ever again.
Oooh!!
My windows is floating!
eh i will stick with air, fuck losing it all with a leak
+Patrick grgregregre if you use compression fittings you will never get a leak
+MLG_Master X16 IF I THROW MY PC IN WATER AND THEN DRY IT, WILL IT WORK ? ...
+MLG_Master X16 contamination can make that fluid conductive
Warranty my friend
+Patrick grgregregre You could compromise and fill the loop using mineral oil. It's not conductive, but you also won't get as great performance.
so it's basically the same concept in cooling a car's engine
very similar yes.
in cooling an electric car motor, in a gas engine water can be in direct contact with the aluminium block but not in a electronic device as a microprocessor or the coils of an electric motor, that's the problem.
The water isnt in direct contact with anything electrical. There is just a copper block over the cpu heat spreader, (remember the cpu itself is tiny and most of what you see on the chip is just the heat sink), and water being pumped over the top of it to a radiator. It's like putting a sealed jacket over the metal casing of an electric motor pumping water through it and cooling it like that. The water never actually touches the motor itself.
This is a bit more complicated if you are doing it for the first time, there are non maintenance ready to install cooling systems that work better for beginners in my opinion.
Well, they are also louder,(especialy with stock fans, witch adds 20-30$ to the total cost if you wan´t some good ones.) lower, preformance, non-upgradeable, lower quality and a bit overpriced for what you get (Aluminum radiator, shitty pump and bad/loud fans and thin tubing) For mantience, if you buy premade cooling liquids you don´t have to bother for 3-4 years and if you haven´t upgraded your computer by that time i don´t see the point of getting watercooling.
And i think if you can install a cpu cooler you can probably connect some tubing and fill upp a resorvoir.
The only all in one watercooler that i woud really recomend is the Swiftech H220 whitch fixes all the problems above.
Marcus Tideberg I think im going to have to disagree with you, the coolermaster nepton 280L is a fantastic AIO cooler I bought one and its cooling a amd fx 8320 at 4.7 ghz like its nothing my idle temps sit at 15 degrees Celsius and my load temps never exceed 44 degrees celsius
could i run this using a 50/50 antifreeze water mix?
No just use straight g fuel
Water Cooling? Ain't nobody have time fo dat
you don't have time for that
Stop whanking and ull have time for it.
Shut the fuck up
Swapnil Iqbal Calm down its a joke
AMinersProduction Idk why those 2 took it so srsly 8P
Best comments I ever seen on a watercooling tutorial. Thks all
can't afford all of this. It only the water.
wanna know what I did to my PC? I placed a lot of ice in the CPU And Never Turned on .-.
Will I be able to use Chrome and browse youtube if I do this? I am new to computer...
*facepalm*
Yes :p
no
No, you just need a good CPU and a fast Internet connection.
make sure to upgrade your mousepad
something about water and expensive electronics does not sit well with me.
Distilled water isn't a bad idea, unless u spring a leak and don't realize it. Cuz at that point your stuff gets zapped and you never saw it coming. I would use a solution that dosen't kill PC parts if it come in contact with them. But other wise, great vid bro, like really great, this is one of the better water-cooled vids ive seen.
my friend made fun of me because im using air cooling and he was liquid cooling -_-;; now hes never online and his case is a fish tank. he cant even do anything hes just pretending to be busy but hes crying in his bed he has no more computer at night only has his phone poor dweeblord
FLUFFYomega it leaked... 😞😞😒 don't you get it.. The end of his life bro
wood be worht to put water cool in computer?
i7 quad
32gb RAM ASUS
NVIDIA gt230
my case is box shape
pls respond need to run minecraft
Dakota Hawkins to run minecraft you don't need 32GB ram or core i7, 8GB and core i5 will do fine but asuming you have already have this hardware, yes I would recommend putting a watercooling system on your pc since it creates a lot of heat, try to check your temperatures first if it comes over 80° C on the cpu you defenitly should
Honestly, how are you able to that seriously?
32 gb ram gt230 wtf is wrong with you son
distilled water? i don't think so.. used non-conducive fluid and save yourself the headache of an 'accident'...
distilled water is non conductive -.-
Elucidator
Distilled water is only non-conductive as long as no foreign ions dissolve into it - such as the aluminium and copper metals it passes over. Better to add an anticorrosive (usually silicate based) or engine antifreeze to prevent this happening). Water isn't known as the universal solvent for nothing.
There are very few practically available "non-conductive fluids" which are relatively inert (light machine oil works, but its thermal capacity is far less than water and it may be flammable) and cheap (Flourinert would work but the stuff is ultra expensive) which even come close to water's 1600J per degree C thermal capacity.
IN a previous life we used to use triple-distilled water in a cooling loop for 1940s-era shortwave radio transmitters - 100kW PEP, with the anodes directly immersed in water and running at about 50,000V. 100kW out = 600kW in for this sort of gear, hence the requirement for ultra pure water - It would only last a few days before metal ion contamination would require flush/replacement.
Alan Brown see this is why i get nervous to do a full water cool build. I got the h100i by corsair (closed loop) for that reason. I figure at least if it goes it non -conducive and warranties my fried pc parts.
AndurilNarsil1 well, i moved from a 4 fan push pull h100i setup to a real liquid cooling solution. My day and night difference definition got redefined :/
AndurilNarsil1 Recheck your warranty. There is an exclusion for consequential damages (ie, what happens when the contents of the loop end up outside the loop). In addition, bear in mind that long term the sealed systems seem no more reliable than custom ones.
That said: Apart from contamination and assuming your hard drives don't get immersed, nothing intrinsically bad will happen if your board gets soaked by coolant, although the computer might stop if there's too much leakage current between tracks. The best way to treat such board contamination is to take it out of the PC and dump it in a bucket of water. Wash off and dry for a few days. What do you thnk they use to clean the things in the factory before/after the wave soldering process?
The biggest problem with dissimilar metals in the loop and no anticorrosive in the mix is that copper will dissolve into the liquid (possibly destroying fine-finned heat exchangers as used in the CPU block, or putting holes in a copper radiator) and plate out around aluminium parts (possibly clogging up heat exchanger fins and impeding water flow.). It's best to try and avoid dissimilar metals if at all possible.
Umm, weird question but where did you get that performance display on the front of your case. That looks really helpful for temp monitoring and OC.
A more relevant question could I use Mineral Oil? Its non-conductive so leaks wouldn't be so bad and it takes allot more to heat it up.
with that amount of thermal past your system must of fried.
No, not at alll. It spreads all over the cores of that cpu, a line for Intel processors is correct because their cores are placed out in a square form. So he should be getting great temperatures.
It makes your rig look very cool! Making it the coolest thing in your home
_see what i did there?_
water near a electronic is bad
I hope your joking..
Lmao I burst out laughing when I saw this
lmao u r funny
martijn it is if there is a leak it could end up with a lot of dmg with the hardware
ScrizonHD-#ROADTO100 you obviously don't know much about computers
So you're not just supposed to point the hose at it?
im really interested in putting water cooling in my setup but im really weary of having liquid in my electrics scared of leaks and that
If you know how to follow directions, you should be fine. As long as no little kids mess with the inside of your computer anyway. lol
same here man
biocide sounds dangerous o.O
Biocide if not used properly will start a Zombie Apocalypse
it simply means it kills microorganisms.
Biocide and KillCoil live on tour
Francisalec That does sound like a heavy metal group :L
***** It's a biocide. That's a nice word for poison.
what are the knobs on te front of your pc for?
+Cian Govern Pretty sure it adjust fan speeds
Adjusts the rate of the USB dildo vibration
WOWWW........I thought that you had to fill up the water every time, cause I didn't know it was in a loop
The COMMENTS are BETTER than the VIDEO.
I like the idea of water cooling my system, but after playing my most graphics intense game it wasn't that hot with what I had.Guess I might try it with a new system when I get to that point
Supposedly, since liquid cooling is more efficient than air cooling, you can lower your fan speed... giving you the same cooling performance, but less noise. And it's this aspect (a quieter setup), that I'm interested in.
Nikolai Kalashnikov Same
I already have a quiet setup, but it does tend to get hot. Nothing bad though, I just want to try my hand at something new
I actually do not know if my computer would be considered loud or quiet. lol. I guess i need to download like a decibel meter app and measure it ?
Probably, but I'm just guessing mine is.
Because unless I'm running something heavy it doesn't start to make sound
If you don't know what you're doing, don't try to install a water cooling system. Seriously, even CLC water coolers are a giant pain.
How did it glow when he turn it on
That the LED of the Case FAN which reflect in the water
whats the name of the fan ?
Just look on computer hardware websites. Most of them will have fans with LEDs already built in.
Ok thanks
Hes using BitFenix Spectre Pro LED fans
I should just line the inside of my computer with plastic and then fill it up with water and make a fish tank.
I would seriously recommend some plumbing tape for the treads of your fittings of your inlet and outlet pieces. Simple plumbing 101. I know this is new to pc's but when your mixing water and electricity, its best to take extra safety precautions. I saw someone mention anti-freeze, yes anti-freeze is x5 times as better @ cooling your car and pc than water. For better looks you silly silver piece could be replaced with some pride. Buy a silver coin and drop that beauty in the water. :D
thats what i was thinking also
No
re: "I saw someone mention anti-freeze, yes anti-freeze is x5 times as better @ cooling your car and pc than water."
This is completely incorrect. Antifreeze has about half the specific heat (heat capacity) of pure water. It's used in cars as it has a lower freezing point and higher boiling point than water, so parking outdoors in the winter won't freeze nor driving in the summer boil it, but for an indoor computer where the water should never come remotely close to the boiling point, it's unnecessary and due to the lower specific heat a far worse coolant than just water. The commercial computer coolants on the market are distilled/deionized water with the tiny amounts of biocide, corrosion inhibitors etc. pre-mixed in.
What was that diagnostics thingy above the resivoir, seems like something i would want for my gaming pc.
I only work with fucking Laptops, im building a PC right now, now if you could throw your rage at someone other than me, because theres nothing more fucking stupid, then when someone like you answers a question, and completely disses them for no reason.
*****
Trolling is one thing, getting mad because of a joke its another! Relax man.
***** Your the reason that we all get so much hate, there is always one
jesus christ, he could have just said that it was the fan controller, saying i dont belong to the pc master race was another, i didn't know it was a joke for fuck sake.
***** Give it a rest. It was a nice joke and you fell for it. Cool. Besides, you do not become pcmaster just by knowing what a fan looks like. Consider what is worse. Not knowing what the fan is, or knowing what it is and not knowing how to put it? (sucking / blowing air) . Always ask questions man.
Can I use gasoline instead of water, for more power?
lololol
Man in 2012 I remember back when we were in high school we used to think of this as some concept idea that may never actually be practical. How everything have changed.
No, sorry dude. Thanks for the video but you've convinced me that a heatsink and a fan are the way to go. A lightly overclocked 2400G and a Hyper 212 Black is all the hassle I need in my life right now :D
He barely put thermal paste
At least, he didn't go nostalgia nerd on it.
Nah too much work
yo dude this was made in 2012??? yoooooooooooo this is pretty good for being that old
Can I use liquid nitrogen instead?
1. It'll turn to gas as soon as you take it out of the thermos.
2. If you refrigerated the nitrogen so it wouldn't do that, it would condensate on the tubes and motherboard and it would end up frying your system.
U can but thats more for pure overclockers and u have to pour ln2 into your rig every 5 seconds and use a flame to unfreeze the components too
RxSwolldier You also don't use tubing, you use a pot. You use the flame to create a layer of frost on the pot, not to unfreeze components.
abelcowl, instead of using ln2, go for t.e.c. based cooling, or better yet, phase change coolers.
you can, just make sure u get that on tape, we want to see that ;)
i need my pc water cooled for hd porn
Wow I barely even know how to build a pc never mind water-cooling
if you need fans for your water cooling does that not qualify as fan cooling with water pump ? since the fan is still technically doing the cooling. and what if you instead of water use cooling liquid similar to the ones found in card would you then be able to completely eliminate the fans in a closed liquid cooled system ?
Can a pc with an i7 4790k 4ghz, a gtx970 4gb,a wd green 2tb hdd, sandisk 128gb ssd and 16gb ripjawsx ram make Windows Vista run?
No.
AnonymusX
Oh good, another Minecraft person with an overkill build.
Jokes aside, why are you going with vista? Get windows 7 or even 8. It will run the OS fine.
keyboyice1976 It was a joke for a laugh :)
AnonymusX I don't know, people with minecraft pictures seem to have god damn overkill builds and ask stupid questions :P
keyboyice1976 You're fucking stupid as fuck bro.
I am too poor for a pc and a water cooling system, so i decided to try and create my own water cooling unit for my xbox. My xbox caught fire and now i cant game at all.
what if there's a leak? all my components die? :O
Yep.
you see the thing is: i'm new to pc building (i have seen loads of videos and i'm wishing to build one for almost 10 years BUT i never could afford it. However i will start working shortly and I want to get a BEAST PC. And to do that i need a good cooler, but the air coolers (much safer look like crap inside the case :/ i want to look at it and see a beautiful case with awesome components in it D: but i'm afraid of leaks :/ i was thinking of getting the H110i GTX but after seeing videos of leaks it scares the carp out of me :S
PCFreak Leaks are rare. If you watercool your PC it will be a lot quieter and you will get a lot better performance, but air coolers are safer.
Cody that is what I was told! and yes i do want to OC my 6700K xD (never done it before but the asus tweak does it for you supposedly well)
Just get an AIO cooler like the corsair h60 or h100i
There's a reason people use actual coolants over normal gallon jugs of water. It's because of how it reacts to the cool air it comes in contact with. Water takes A LOT more power to cool down, and is less effective, especially if it's just cheap gallons of water from the grocery store.
I CALL HACKS!!!!
RandomFinnishStuff Piss off, no one likes you
RandomFinnishStuff *there xoxoxo
NoobGalore He's saying go away because "I call hacks" as a joke is old.
The internet sometimes, my god...
RandomFinnishStuff I like zombie games :left for dead series, Dayz and the rest of what Lester Crest said
I named my name after the zombie games I play and I just play MineCraft sometimes :P
***** Thanks
just buy a corsair h80i liquid cooler and forget about this nonsense
lol this guy^
***** actually i would agree with him...
what if you want to cool your gpu and mobo? and in my opinion custom kits look better
***** well if you're going for looks of course a custom kit would be better, i just like corsair because its straightforward and simple
im not just going for looks. im also going for functionality
me always using my dog saliva
Custom cooling hardware have come a long way since 2012.So much better.
I think normal cooler is better because I don't want to take care of it like a pet
Cleaning every 6 months😑😑😑
FURIOUS AliEn If you can't clean something once or twice a year, you're quite lazy. Air coolers are just cheaper and easier to install.