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Pville_Piper wrote:"Closed loop" water cooling systems are entirely self contained with little chance of leakage. It's a pretty safe choice these day, albeit somewhat pricey. You may be thinking of "custom" water cooling where the builder puts it together themselves and even then, when done properly the risk is minimal... just expensive.I like the positives on water coolers, so many are so negative in them.
Pville_Piper wrote:Hardly 10lbs, but I can certainly understand your concern. The largest and heaviest tower coolers seem to top out at a little over 1kg (or 2.2 lbs). The heaviest exception I can think of is the TRUE Copper which is still only 1.9kg but that's because it's a giant tower of copper instead of aluminum. Would have loved to have one of those things... then I built a custom water loop.l and they do it without hanging 10 lbs on metal off the motherboard.
Pville_Piper wrote:Thanks vargis14. I like the positives on water coolers, so many are so negative in them. From everything I've read they perform really well and they do it without hanging 10 lbs on metal off the motherboard.
Pville_Piper wrote:I think I misinterpreted what you said. Fair enough. If you think they're "down"-ing them for no reason, I don't see much to pay any attention to their viewpoint.So many people down them for no reason.
mortifiedPenguin wrote:"Closed loop" water cooling systems are entirely self contained with little chance of leakage. It's a pretty safe choice these day, albeit somewhat pricey. You may be thinking of "custom" water cooling where the builder puts it together themselves and even then, when done properly the risk is minimal... just expensive.
Voldenuit wrote:To me, "downplaying" implies that I am trying to hide the risks of using a closed loop system which wasn't my intent. Re-reading my post, I can see why it might seem that way and I would apologize if it seemed like I was trying to push a closed look system. Ultimately, though, my objective was to say that the users of closed loop systems can be reasonably sure they aren't going to leak and that closed loop systems should be generally safe. That said, the only way to be completely sure of no leaks is to use air. Fair enough?I'm not saying don't go water, but don't downplay the risks, either.
Voldenuit wrote:Not to derail discussion too much... I've seen that first hand. For anybody that would let me indulge, I've found that using 3/8" tubing on 1/2" barbs can result in a very good seal. Haven't used compression fittings myself, its a bit on the pricy side when you need 10-14 fittings and they cost 5-10 bucks each.I've seen people advocating open loop water coolers because of higher quality (and user serviceable) seals instead, but those can get expensive.
mortifiedPenguin wrote:Voldenuit wrote:To me, "downplaying" implies that I am trying to hide the risks of using a closed loop system which wasn't my intent. Re-reading my post, I can see why it might seem that way and I would apologize if it seemed like I was trying to push a closed look system. Ultimately, though, my objective was to say that the users of closed loop systems can be reasonably sure they aren't going to leak and that closed loop systems should be generally safe. That said, the only way to be completely sure of no leaks is to use air. Fair enough?I'm not saying don't go water, but don't downplay the risks, either.
mortifiedPenguin wrote:If you think they're "down"-ing them for no reason, I don't see much to pay any attention to their viewpoint.
Pville_Piper wrote:Old man?! Just how old do you think I am? Though admittedly, in real life, everybody thinks I'm 5-10 years older than I really am...Too funny old man, point taken!
CaptTomato wrote:[Is a] Cooler Master 612 okay for [a] 3570 Ivy Bridge [running at] stock clocks in [an unmodified] Antec 1100 [case]...?
auxy wrote:Danger, Will Robinson, Danger!Pop the top. The obvious solution is to remove the IHS.
JustAnEngineer wrote:I object to your characterization of the process as "minimal returns". I'm running my 3570K @ 4.4Ghz with just +25mV, and it stays under 70C (usually 65-67C) at full load, even with the relatively high ambient temperature (~25-28C) here in Texas.This is a lot of risk to take for minimal returns. Unless you absolutely must feel the need to have the fastest, biggest e-peen, you don't need to risk destroying your CPU to get satisfactory performance from it.