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LunaticWithCandy
October 23rd, 2006, 05:29 PM
Processor:
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4600+, MMX, 3DNow (2 CPUs), ~2.4GHz
Video Card:
NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT

And if so, what should I look at? I've never run water cooling, but I've always thought it would be neat. Only problem is I don't know anything about maintainence on a computer with water cooling.

Does it extend the life of a computer?
spin
October 23rd, 2006, 05:58 PM
aside from janus, there are few people here who really know anything about it. id suggest reading up here: http://www.ocforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=71
N4P4LM
October 23rd, 2006, 06:43 PM
Does it extend the life of a computer?

New technology forces people to buy new computers/parts long before any of the hardware is at the "end of its life".
Janus
October 24th, 2006, 09:01 AM
aside from janus, there are few people here who really know anything about it. id suggest reading up here: http://www.ocforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=71
I would have to recommend the same thing. I would basically be copying/pasting everything that I learned from ocforums and xtremesystems that you would probably be better off getting the information directly from them.
ass*assassin
October 24th, 2006, 01:53 PM
water cooling is kinda cool.. more a 'bling' item than really necessary on most machines.. if you are going to overclock one, then yes, there is the possibility that some sort of water cooling would work better to keep the core temps down to a managable level..

there are several bad points that involve water cooling.. like the others said, do some reading and then determine if the benefits of water cooling out-weigh the bad points... for most people, i would say not to do it.. if you are handy with your computer and need the extra cooling, then it may be for you.. but, this is not for the amatuer or the faint of heart.. i have installed about a dozen of these things with varying degrees of satisfaction..

i even sent a kit to my son when he was in bahrain/navy over there.. it was more a 'bling' thing to out-geek the other computer nerds over there and get braggin rights.. worked fine and got the other guys to buy kits too.. :)