ready to install water cooling?

[bkzed]

hi
is there any good ready to install water cooling system available in the market? what brands? i know there is already a hydro cooler from corsair like h70. but it easily be compared with highend air coolers like noctua.
my goal is simple i like to go for water cooling if i can go beyond 4.5ghz with it and yes with temps within 60-65

 

[Zap]

CoolIt makes the ECO and Vantage series, including one that uses a 2x120 radiator.

ECO C240 A.L.C.

That and the Corsair H70 are probably the best "ready to install" liquid cooling systems on the market as far as temperatures are concerned. You just need to make sure your case has room for them because the H70 is really thick (thicker radiator, dual fans) and the C240 has the double-sized radiator (and dual fan option).

 

[bkzed]

i m considering to go with h70. but if i go with the custom water cooling setup,will it be more effective than the h70?

in a humid climate which one is better. water or air cooling?

 

[Zap]

I'm not sure if humidity has much of an impact on the cooling methods you mentioned.

Yes, a completely custom water cooling setup can be more effective than the H70. It can also cost more and of course takes more work to implement and more maintenance over time. You can also customize it to your liking. If you really are aiming for lower temperatures with really high overclocks, then custom liquid cooling may be the best choice.

Note that there are "kits" available that takes some guesswork out of piecing together a custom water cooling system.

 

[muskie32]

CoolIt makes the ECO and Vantage series, including one that uses a 2x120 radiator.

ECO C240 A.L.C.

I just bought a H70, (still waiting for it to ship). Does that one have more cooling power? :hmm:

 

[QuantumPion]

Generally, those self-contained devices don't perform much better than air cooling, and are expensive. Get an MCR-Drive. It's a real watercooling setup that requires minimal assembly or fuss, good for beginners.

 

[daw123]

Generally, those self-contained devices don't perform much better than air cooling, and are expensive. Get an MCR-Drive. It's a real watercooling setup that requires minimal assembly or fuss, good for beginners.

That's a good idea. All that needs to be purchased are:
1. Water block;
2. Fans;
3. Fan guards;
4. Radbox (the heat exchanger will more than likely be mounted vertically to the rear of the case);
5. Barbs;
6. Tubing; and
7. Clamps, worm clamps or cable ties.

The hardest part, involving water and the potential for leaks, is fixing the barbs into the heat exchanger (the integrated rad/res/pump thingy) and water block and connecting the flow and return tubing between the two.

 

[bkzed]

i realized going with custom solution also involve risk of leakage. and avaiblity is also a question in my contry. noctua is also out of stock here. the only option left for me is the h70. so i bought it yesterday. i have seen benchmark where it performs as close as nhd-14. but little bit expensive.

 

[aigomorla]

In any water setup, there is always the same risks, be it presealed or not.

1. The pump can die.
(there is no unbreakable pump, anything with moving parts will die... HOWEVER at least in a custom setup, you get to pick your pump.)

2. any system can leak, if it has water in it, it can get out. You could snag on something, or the tubing over time can get lose, or u can break a barb on the pump... ect ect ect... there is no 100% unleakable water system.

Even hard piped systems can leak... a braze can corrode over time... ect ect...


Availability in parts.
Well, ive seen people in Africa get good H2O parts. I Kid you not.
The problem is how much do you want to spend?

You'll probably pay for it in shipping.

Also if your looking at the nhd-14 and saying thats expensive, then oh boy.
Wait til you see some of the bling bling waterblocks. :X