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Power Water Cooling Kits

Posted by michael on from the sultry-summer-days dept.

msolnik writes: "Toms Hardware has but together a head to head comparison of 4 different water cooling kits. Instead of buying each part seperately these kits come with everything needed. I would love to use water cooling but there is just something about having water inside of my case that makes me very uneasy. But for all you hardcore overclockers out there this may help you out a lot."

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  1. *Water* cooling, feh! by soupforare · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'll stick to good ol' liquid nitrogen

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  2. I've thought about trying a water cooler... by Bonker · · Score: 3, Funny

    But the Water Still's least expensive cooler runs around $169. That model doesn't even have 'hot and cold' options. It'd be cheaper just to keep my bottled water in the refrigerator.

    Seriously, I've often considered water cooling in my Athlon system, but every time I decide to go ahead and order it, the night before I place the order, I have a horrible nightmare about sparks and electrical fire leaping up out of my computer from where the water-line broke.

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  3. Poor wording? by tswinzig · · Score: 5, Funny

    And nothing will earn more respect and admiration from the hardware fan as a water cooler.

    That's funny, I would have thought the fan would be jealous of the water cooler.

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  4. Re:Anything that makes less noise by Neorej · · Score: 3, Funny

    You may be able to use a quieter fan but have you ever heard a central heating system with a teeny tiny little bit of air in the pipes? That makes a helluva irritating noise! Forget the fan, start thinking more along the lines of a helicopter!

    I imagine the same thing could happen to your computer when you start using pipes, fluids and the sort in there. Next time your computer hangs, you won't be able to just reboot, you'll need to call a plumber :-)

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  5. Re:Anything that makes less noise by einer · · Score: 4, Funny

    I don't care what kind of cooling my system uses I just wish they will one day come up with something QUIET!

    I don't know if the noise would be a problem. In fact, I imagine it would be almost soothing... Like a perpetually used water bong.. ;)

  6. Intervenous Java? by Jon_E · · Score: 2, Funny

    now I just need to hook one end up to a water supply and the other to a coffee filter with an IV tube for that extra shot of high adrelanine computing :)