cooling

Hello all, I'm Chip, and it's been a really long time since I've built myself a computer. I recently put one together and decided to house it in a NZXT S340. I could not be happier with the case. Easy to build in, great looking and massive inside. Anyhow, I've been trying to decide on an AIO...

So, I either didn't put in enough biocide, or some natural light was hitting a tube somewhere over the course of the last 8 months, but I recently noticed some light green buildup on the inside of my water-cooling hardware. I won't be able to completely tear down the system for at least another...

Has anyone successfully rebuilt or reconditioned a DDC style pump? I was going to chuck one of the units I had lying around, left over from a highly flawed AIO system. I think it started to get loud until it eventually seized up and I nearly cooked my six core legacy i7 a few years ago. I am...

I think I've seen this done before, but is there any downside to using straight rigid copper runs for a section of a custom water loop? I have some straight pipes and fittings left over from when I replaced the plumbing to the wet bar upstairs and I can just solder up a NPT adapter no problem...

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9TibCsfzn7dckpRQnBfSlhWdmc While install Corsair H60 AIO liquid coolor to Core i7 6700k cpu. I accidently touched the bottom of the water pump and left a fingerprint on the pre-applied thermal compound. I also noticed I chipped/scratched off several tiny...

I upgraded the processor in my work computer at the office but I totally spaced the proprietary CPU_FAN header on the motherboard. I would prefer not to use the stock cooler as it's small, ugly, and probably mostly useless. It also has a rough aluminum base instead of copper and they used cheap...

Swiftech's HydrX coolant with distilled water is the only stuff I've ever used in my loops since '08 and I've never really had any issues... except the custom setup that caters to the 4790k is not behaving. I first filled it maybe 10 or 11 months ago but the machine doesn't see too much use. It...