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  it's advisable to buy parts made for it, from places like dangerden.com : harold.johnson
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    Why, can the fish tank pumps not with stand the heat of the systems now? : stgdz
    • fish tank you say? *Grabs popcorn* : shirif
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      if they were ideal for it, the small industry that popped up around providing everything imaginable for w... : harold.johnson
      • I dunno, Monster Cables seem to stay on the shelf. : capt tripps
    • Because if they convince you it's cpecial made for watercooling, they will be able charge you more for t... : Fpsnut
  • Take harold's advice. : Dr_Cube
  • ^ Just buy a complete kit and save yourself the headache : jingletard
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  Pour water on them. Seriously, how are you this dumb? : Mr. Goodwrench
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    yeah, after you do that the computer will run much, much cooler. : delataur
    • I find leaving a couple of ice cubes next to the MOSFETS really helps with northbridge performance too. : Mr. Goodwrench
  • Probably because I asked this same question last night, albeit abit more technical, and got no response. ... : stgdz
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  Corsair H50/H70 for the lazy like myself : bolneze
  • If I wanted to go this route then it would be with one of those Corsairs, and only if I couldn't fit a gi... : Serpico74
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  mineral oil that shit boyee http://www.tomshardware.com/news/mineral-oil-pc-cooling,6542.html : PlanetPerfecto
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    "The Aquarium Module costs US$312.50 and the Cooling Module US$375.00." : red2lucas
    • i know, i wanted to find the article where they did it themselves on the cheap, but this one with the fis... : PlanetPerfecto
• Yes! My system is using a GM heater core, a 120 MM Thermaltake thermistor-controlled fan, a Rio+ 800 fish... : fechols
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  I'd have been more likely to watercool a few years ago than I am now. The thing is that air coolers for CPUs are finally at a point where they are both cheaper and as efficient as a typical watercooling setup.
  
  For GPUs it is obviously dependent on the company you get the card from and what cooler they put on it, but again they are generally very quiet and efficient. My MSI video cards have heatpipe cooling and massive fans. Both of my GTX 460 cards are dead silent and very cool.
  
  In any case, I recommend looking at CPU coolers like this one: http://www.frozencpu.com/products/9624/cpu-noc-15/Noctua_NH-U12P_SE2_CPU_Heat_Sink_With_2_Noctua_Fans_-_Socket_AM2AM377513661156.html?tl=g48c373s956
  
  Very affordable considering that it comes with $40 worth of quiet yet efficient 120mm fans and one of the best heatsinks out there.
  
  Fechols made a very good post above. Be ready for a lot of work if you go with watercooling, work that may not pay the same dividends relative to air cooling that it used to.

  Nov 05, 2010 7:02pm PDT
  I'd have been more likely to watercool a few years ago than I am now. The thing is that air coolers for C : Serpico74
• I think you should try cooling your computer with nothing but fish tank parts. I'm sure it can be done. S... : DarthStank
• I've been using the Zalman Reserator 1+ for more than three years now, great system. it cant really handl... : BongSlayerB
• Some metals can react to the water and create an electrical current, corroding the connectors. Dangerd... : LordPall
• It took a little bit of time and manual labor to get my rig fully watercooled, but the benefits are great... : BackSinner
• "Fish Tank" pumps that you can typically buy from pet suppliers are not going to meet the requirements yo... : jasoncrowley