My PC Is now fully underwater

[FiLeZz]

Went water cooling about 16 years ago. I came back to it about 1 year ago.

I just put my GPU's underwater 3 7970's to feed my 3x30" dell monitors.. This crap cost more then it should. I have well over 1k in water parts alone.

More pics to come once I get my mess cleaned up from the GPU block install.

 

[CrackRabbit]

Does that mean your cpu is cold with solution?

 

[chimaxi83]

Does that mean your cpu is cold with solution?

Awesome setup, that looks great :thumbup: more pics!

 

[masteryoda34]

Misleading title. I came here expecting a submerged PC build, a la:

 

[FiLeZz]

That My friend is OIL Not WATER

 

[Howard]

y is this in ot

 

[masteryoda34]

That My friend is OIL Not WATER

fair point

 

[FiLeZz]

y is this in ot

Would you rather I say I pissed my pants and eat ants, then can it go in off topic..
Off topic is off topic, should I change my subject to OMFG this is an OT thread with water.

Or better yet I will draw a picture for you underwater of my PC.

 

[Kyle]

Would you rather I say I pissed my pants and eat ants, then can it go in off topic..
Off topic is off topic, should I change my subject to OMFG this is an OT thread with water.

Or better yet I will draw a picture for you underwater of my PC.

OR..or...you could post it in one of the many hardware/CPU/overclocking forums in this very forum....

 

[phucheneh]

Water cooling is dumb. You're transferring heat through insulated tubing to a small radiator...that you're then air cooling.

It's especially silly when you consider than most GPU/CPU setups share a loop with parts that have vastly different thermal limits.

I would not shit on your setup in the overclocking forum. But this is OT. So here, have some of my poo.

 

[Ichinisan]

Water cooling is dumb. You're transferring heat through insulated tubing to a small radiator...that you're then air cooling.

It's especially silly when you consider than most GPU/CPU setups share a loop with parts that have vastly different thermal limits.

I would not shit on your setup in the overclocking forum. But this is OT. So here, have some of my poo.

Came to say this. You've got pretty-much the same radiating surface area and CFM as you would without water cooling. The fans are closer to the outside of the case and the sound is louder. Lose.

Water cooling only makes sense if you have some MONSTER external radiator and you can use less active cooling.

 

[masteryoda34]

Water cooling is dumb. You're transferring heat through insulated tubing to a small radiator...that you're then air cooling.

It's especially silly when you consider than most GPU/CPU setups share a loop with parts that have vastly different thermal limits.

I would not shit on your setup in the overclocking forum. But this is OT. So here, have some of my poo.

Why don't you try running your car without coolant or a radiator?

Oh yeah, there is that whole surface area thing...

 

[phucheneh]

Why don't you try running your car without coolant or a radiator?

Oh yeah, there is that whole surface area thing...

404 analogy not found.

You need to learn how water cooling in a car works. Combustion chamber temps are a lot hotter than a CPU core, and you've got coolant both flowing through the cylinder head and surrounding the cylinders themselves, constantly circulating coolant to remove heat from large chunks of iron and aluminum and transfer them to a relatively massive radiator with lots of airflow.

...as opposed to taking a flat plate pressed against the surface of a CPU (same as would be used in air cooling) and throwing some coolant against it, and expecting that to net you massive gains.

It's like trying to take an aircooled VW and add on water cooling after-the-fact, in the least effective way possible.

 

[CZroe]

Why don't you try running your car without coolant or a radiator?

Oh yeah, there is that whole surface area thing...

Unlike watercooling versus a tower cooler, the radiator has a lot more surface area and CFM through it than the engine block. Also, the engine works better when warm and the radiator is mostly to keep it from getting too warm by controlling flow and the fan. A CPU can't typically get too cool and doesn't need to be managed like that.

 

[Red Squirrel]

That's not submerged in water. *throws PC in bath tub* THAT is submerged in water.

Seriously though, if you were to use 100% distilled water it could probably work. At least till minerals start to show up in the water from general breakdown of components.

 

[Howard]

That's not submerged in water. *throws PC in bath tub* THAT is submerged in water.

Seriously though, if you were to use 100% distilled water it could probably work. At least till minerals start to show up in the water from general breakdown of components.

Put the PC in a recirculating bath in a loop with a continuous deionizer (or a mixed resin bed)

 

[BlitzPuppet]

I used to do the whole WC thing, but the draining/bleeding was too much of a PITA when you had to switch out/install/upgrade your PC.

More power to ya though!

 

[purbeast0]

what is the point of spending $1k in water cooling? what benefits does this give you over using the normal cooling fans? is it just the sound?

 

[Red Storm]

Came in expecting pics of a PC fully underwater. Disappointed.

 

[Saint Nick]

Unlike watercooling versus a tower cooler, the radiator has a lot more surface area and CFM through it than the engine block. Also, the engine works better when warm and the radiator is mostly to keep it from getting too warm by controlling flow and the fan. A CPU can't typically get too cool and doesn't need to be managed like that.

Are you an Ichi pretty much the Fraiser and Niles of AnandTech? So who's who?

 

[Fritzo]

One day, you'll discover girls, and your whole outlook on life will change...

 

[IronWing]

Looks cool anyway. Enjoy your rig.

 

[SandEagle]

OR..or...you could post it in one of the many hardware/CPU/overclocking forums in this very forum....

but, all the cool people hang out in OT

 

[IronWing]

One day, you'll discover girls, and your whole outlook on life will change...

It's just different. For one thing they cost more and for another they get really pissed if you try to water cool them.

 

[Fritzo]

It's just different. For one thing they cost more and for another they get really pissed if you try to water cool them.

On the other hand, you can do things with them that would get you electrocuted if you tried it with a PC.