Water Coolers..

pyowomaniac · 12-07-2005, 03:26 AM

I heard of adding something of the likes to harddrive. It's supposed to keep the hard drive and other hardware cool or set at a certain temp. What exactly is it?

Will.Spencer · 12-07-2005, 03:46 AM

Water coolers are just another way of cooling down today's hot CPU's.

Water cooling was used in mainframes for years, but is now used on some high-end PC's.

Check out this Water Cooler Kit for Socket 478/754/939 CPUs.

JBN-Rob · 12-07-2005, 05:35 PM

I've never been a fan of watercooling... Just something about putting liquid inside the computer doesnt seem right to me

Will.Spencer · 12-07-2005, 06:32 PM

I wonder if there is an alternate liquid that could be used?

It would have to conduct heat, but not conduct electricity.

Is there an electrochemist in the house? :lol:

Will.Spencer · 12-07-2005, 07:06 PM

The wife says that we should look into 3M Fluorinert.

imported_Steve · 12-08-2005, 01:12 AM

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Originally Posted by JBN-Rob

I've never been a fan of watercooling... Just something about putting liquid inside the computer doesnt seem right to me

It's all enclosed in glass; water doesnt actually touch the components.

The coldness of the water is blown on to the componenets to keep them cool.

There is no risk of electrocution.

Will.Spencer · 12-08-2005, 05:51 PM

If CPU's continue to generate more and more heat with each new processor generation, we won't have a choice -- we will all be using water coolers!

n3rdych1ck · 12-10-2005, 11:27 AM

My fiance used to own a Koolcase for his computer. It actually had tubes for water running through the CPU. It kept the temp low so the computer wouldn't over-heat, which is important in southern California.

deuce · 12-12-2005, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Will.Spencer

The wife says that we should look into 3M Fluorinert.

Is that what they use in refrigerators? Lol maybe they'll make computers that use the same fridge coolers and they'll come with cup-holders to chill your drinks!

Will.Spencer · 12-12-2005, 10:50 AM

I believe that refrigerators use tetrafluoroethane.

Tetrafluoroethane might be dangerous in this application. When you get tetrafluoroethane hot, it turns into a toxic gas. That's bad. 8)

deuce · 12-12-2005, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Will.Spencer

I believe that refrigerators use tetrafluoroethane.

Tetrafluoroethane might be dangerous in this application. When you get tetrafluoroethane hot, it turns into a toxic gas. That's bad. 8)

Darn. That wouldn't be good. I guess it was the 'fluor' that threw me off. What is the stuff your wife was talking about used for typically?

Will.Spencer · 12-12-2005, 05:14 PM

Fluorinert is typically used for single-phase heat transfer applications in the semiconductor manufacturing industry, vapor phase reflow soldering, and electronic quality & reliability testing.