Water cooling- Whos the best?

[BSEagle1]

Im considering getting a water cooling system for my new 2.2, and since I'm new to the water cooling technology, I want to know which company has the most efficient, reliable, and least-likely-to-spring-leak cooling systems?
Thanks
Eag

 

[RoninBlackSoul]

I am in the same process myself. I've been looking at Cool Technica since they peice together from all the major manufacturers of parts. What kind of setup do you water cooling people run? Closed? open? with the TEC's?

Ronin

 

[Syclone4]

I have an Innovatek system. Its the best and really top quality. But you have to pay for it. A kit runs about $250 plus upgrades on radiators and pumps. I say its worth it though. Check out Tom's Hardware review...
http://www17.tomshardware.com/howto/02q3/020701/index.html

 

[BSEagle1]

Ah yes I think I've heard of Innovatek before. As long as it keeps my processor from melting and doesn't leak all over my hardware, it's fine with me

 

[OulOat]

Lol. So what if it leaks??? If you use the right liquid, NOTHING will happen to your hardware, except the might be a little wet. What is a right liquid? H2O. Yup, plain old pure deionized water. Doesn't conducted electricity, won't corrode your stuff, and of course, environmentally friendly.

 

[dannybin1742]

yeah dionized water does not conduct, but a millionth of a percent of any polar impurity in it will make it conductive, not the mension you WILL get growth in just water,

the trick is you have to be careful, thats it, use screw clams for hose connections and you won't have any problems

 

[SithSolo1]

I've always heard Koolance is good but I'm stupid and know not about such things. You may want to look into the new Exos from them though.

 

[dannybin1742]

i am the best

 

[Syclone4]

Hardocp.com posted a review on the exos today. Got to their main page and scroll down a bit.

 

[BSEagle1]

Ok..next question-
Is there anywhere (Or anyone) that can tell me the typical water pressure if the system is properly filled?

 

[SuperPickle]

I'm not thinkin' that there should be any pressure in your system unless you are talking about pump differential pressure. Most peoples system's have a reservoir that contains an amount of air that would make the system pretty close to ambient airpressure (barring heat expansion and the like).

 

[BSEagle1]

Hm..ok, so tbey're safer than I thought.
If I get one, I'm probably going to go with Innovatek.
Thanks guys.

 

[vailr]

Tom's Hardware has a video review of how to set up an Innovatek water-cooled system. However, IMHO there are some better pumps (than the Eheim unit that Tom uses). Such as this Little Giant pump: http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/productdetail.jsp?xi=xi&ItemId=1611762231. Or an "Iwaki" aquarium pump. http://www.merchantmanager.com/apumpsto/MM005.ASP?pageno=22

 

[Sxotty]

Hey can I add something I am a chemistry major so I am not talking completely out of my ass. Most DI water is not dionized, and as everyone (err I mean all science majors) know water dissasociates into ions 10^(-14) is the dissasociation constant. MOst dionizers make the water acidic though, and it is corrosive. However it does not usually conduct b/c there is too few ions. Anyway I am going to get a water cooling rig soon too.

oh things wont grow in pure water either really, I mean obviously they need other stuff, light(duh), and dissolved gases. Of course you all know this to some extent I am sure.

I read a cool thing that 3M, sells (hydrofluoroether I think) and I am sure other companies sell similar products, it is a chemical, that you can immerse the computer in(not moving parts) so hard drives and what not have to be out, but usuing that in a cooling system would be cool. I read a thing where they did that (imerssed the computer,) and used liquid N2, to cool the fluid it was farily neat.