watercooling without a pump - Tech Support Forums

samwichse · February 5th, 2003, 01:01 AM

I thought that this article was pretty cool for the ultimate in silent pc cooling. It even makes good sense, and no pump to break.

If only he'd tested on something a little beefier like an 1.4 ghz thunderbird

Sam

goldenbuddha · February 5th, 2003, 02:10 AM

hehe I think I will stick with the pump, just to avoid having a bowl of water on top of my case if anything =P

The Terk · February 5th, 2003, 02:25 AM

a bowl that can spill and ruin hundreds (if not thousands) of dollars.... or a little bit of noise?

I know i am a fan of quiet pc's, but i wouldnt risk it THAT much...

goldenbuddha · February 5th, 2003, 02:44 AM

Actually for watercooling systems, they use some odd water, no ions or something (distilled water?) which doesn't conduct electricity.

I just chose the pump, cause the bowl is ugly =) heheh

iNeb · February 5th, 2003, 03:01 AM

Don't water cooling leak? What if it does? Your screwed.

nunyadam · February 5th, 2003, 03:01 AM

nice idea but I don't think I'll be trying that with my XP.

I do have an electric fuel pump from my car that looks promising. (no thats not getting near the xp either.)

nunyadam · February 5th, 2003, 03:02 AM

Condensation is more of a problem than leaks.

goldenbuddha · February 5th, 2003, 04:04 AM

iNeb, they don't use regular water (or you are not suppose to). They use water which is something along the lines of having no ions, like distilled water, which does not conduct electricity.

JayMan · February 5th, 2003, 04:09 AM

Well, i'm not a water cooling guru or anything, any this is probably going off topic.

But most of the time they do use plain water mixed with something else, sometimes alcohol, sometimes anti-freeze, sometimes "water wetter". De-ionised water would actually be a bad choice, the fact that the water is missing certain elements would mean that it would corrod the metal parts in the system (water blocks, pump, radiator etc....).

As for leaks, proper water cooling setups should be leak tested without being in a system very rigorously (e.g. at a higher pressure & for long contant periods). But overtime hose fittings may stretch etc... so regular checks & maintenance should always be done.

Condensation? For that you would have to be getting the temps below ambient, which i doubt would happen with just a radiator... you would need a water chiller for that. (now if you were using a peltier, yes condensation can be a problem)

JayMan

iNeb · February 5th, 2003, 05:08 AM

Souns like alot of trouble to keep it quiet and cool