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On 29/05/15 17:45, Simon Avery wrote: > 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... (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. > > S Seems like you already made your (correct) decision, and just went with a proper air cooler. Simon has here perfectly summarised all you need to know about liquid cooling - it's good advice. Don't do it. I've built a *lot* of top-end PCs for customers, both workstation and home PC gamer machines. I've installed and looked after a lot of water cooled machines - the emphasis here is on "maintenance", because they will require it. If they don't just leak/stop/malfunction or otherwise ruin the computer in question. Real friends don't let their friends use Windows. Or water cool. Seriously. Cheers PS> When I can be bothered, my ancient i5 2500k will happily overclock to 4.8GHz stable, and that's on a boring but efficient £25 Arctic Cooler unit. Big heatsink, massive fan, no water, no fuss. Highly recommended. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq