[XbitLabs] Air vs. AIO Water cooling of CPUs

[aigomorla]

this one? http://www.swiftech.com/h2o-220-edge.aspx

that is one of them..

there is a new one thats coming out which has the DDC on the cpu block itself.
The aim is at people who have really tight spots like a SFF and want to use a better performance radiator.

The MCR series is a great radiator, however id rather use a thicker core and less FPI rad so i can keep noise down while cooling potential the same.

The edge u listed has the DDC on the radiator which makes the radiator bulky... also you can never invert that rad or you risk running the ddc dry, which is the biggest nono you can do with these pumps.

 

[Kenmitch]

^ What kind of problems did you have?

For those who don't understand what one of these big coolers is like...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJc-6n30vig

That thing is a monster! Cherry pick'd a video 🙂

Water cooling is sometimes trial and error. If you read and exersize caution then for the most part works out fine in the end. If your not sure its best to seek help. Running distilled water only eliminates most of the risk. Checking for leaks once in awhile most of the time eliminates the rest of the risk.

 

[know of fence]

Here is another 2011 socket round-up and closed loop-WC vs. air comparison, with the Corsairs on top.

Source: http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1801/12/

There are also closed loop systems with GPU+CPU available
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2221578