Re: [LUG] OT: PC Liquid Coolers

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Subject: Re: [LUG] OT: PC Liquid Coolers

From: Simon Avery <digdilem@xxxxxxxxx>

Date: Fri, 29 May 2015 17:45:21 +0100

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I am currently looking at buying a closed loop liquid cooler for my CPU, considering I have been running on the stock cooler since I built the PC which was late 2012 time, my PC is used for a variety of things including the basic web browsing, emails etc, however it does also run games through the use of eyefinity (being able to combine dual screen setups into one), alongside small amounts of photo and video editing.

Well, you know my experience about water cooling already... Â(For others, http://digdilem.org/cooling )

But you probably don't want something like that. It has some drawbacks, portability being one.

Closed-loops: I don't understand the benefits over a good quality air cooler with a quiet fan. The closed loops take the one good thing about water cooling (ability to passive cool) and throw it away by merely repositioning to heat source and then blasting with a fan anyway.

I also don't think they will give you the benefit you expect - allowing you to overclock a huge amount. Whilst that is possible - it's also possible with air cooling, which is more reliable, cheaper and no less noisy (ime).

Sorry to be negative, but this is the PC equivalent of fitting neon underlights and a cherrybomb exhaust to a 1.3 Vauxhall Corsa.Â