[5lay3r666]

Hi Im looking at getting a new processor cooler and cant decide between air cooling and liquid as i often go to LAN parties(once a month) and dont know weather it is safe to get liquid cooling with moving it that often.

[Mad-Season]

I'd only go liquid cooling if I needed absolute silence or delved in extreme overclocking. Then again I'm biased because I don't know the first thing about liquid cooling

EDIT: 50th post! Wannabe--->Amateur

Edited by Mad-Season, 17 December 2010 - 03:49 PM.

[LinuxUser]

Try the Computer Lounge forums. They know plenty about water cooling there.

Are you thinking of something like the Corsair H50/70, or a proper water cooling setup?

 Mad-Season, on Dec 17 2010, 17:48, said:

EDIT: 50th post! Wannabe--->Amateur

I never made a note of such things unfortunately!

[5lay3r666]

i was think of a full water cooling kit with 1 240mm radiator and a 120mm radiator pumps and the cool liquid that glows in uvlight and anything else that it needs. i also plan to pay a computer store to install it to be on the safe side if i get it done

[ickarumba1]

How much are you planning to spend? The best setup for air-cooling costs $130-150.
This is much better than the H50 and H70 for a lower cost.

If you're gonna go water cooling, you may as well do it right. This will cost you a minimum of $450 (for everything: chipset block, gpu block, cpu block, reservoir, pump, tubing, fittings, coolant).
The good thing about this setup is that it is extremely quiet, and you have cooling for everything.
Check out Computer Lounge for the stuff you'll need, but don't buy the Extreme Water Cooling pack, it's way overpriced.


Read about water cooling on sites such as Overclock.net and SilentPCReview. OCN will give you the top of the line cooling without regard for noise, and SPCR will give you silent water cooling setups.
Reading guides on both will help you decide on a setup that has a balance between cooling and noise.

[LinuxUser]

Computer Lounge is the best place for that sort of water cooling, I think you'll find. Ask on their forums, or look and see if there has been anything similar posted on there.

[lazeraptor]

There are two sorts of water cooling routes you should go down. There is the prepackaged completely enclosed system like the H50/70 which is good if you don't have room for a tower cooler and want a quiet and efficient system, though for that price a air cooling setup will provide slightly better cooling.

Or you can splash out, spending upwards of $500 on a system bought from individual high quality parts. This is more for Overclocking enthusiasts or for people who have too much money. If you want to do this i suggest asking around in the computer lounge forums. Most high quality parts that you can buy in New Zealand can be found at either computer lounge or playtech.

What you shouldn't do is go an in-between route. Buying say a thermaltake complete system is a bad idea as the components are sub-par,it is prone to leakage and an air cooling setup can almost provide a better solution.

[ickarumba1]

Could someone find an example of a medium-priced water cooling setup? (around $200-$300)

[P1n3apqlExpr3ss]

+1 to asking on CL forums

@ick at that price im fairly sure you will only be able to get prepackaged like the corsair h70 stuff.

@op will need at least for 600ish for full on watercooling. Since youre lanning and so noise doesnt matter quite as much as say a home office you could save a bit and get the megahelem or something from noctua

[5lay3r666]

so if i get a high end air cooler with fan control and set it to low when not in game or overclocking i should be fine and not get the watercooling as it may leak during transport

[lazeraptor]

If you want the very best air based cooler, look at noctua. Not only are they powerful, they are also some of the quietest you can get. Though there isn't much stock in NZ if you go to www.quietpc.com you should be able to buy one and have it delivered from the UK for about $150-$200.

Edit here is a link for those interested: http://www.quietpc.c...acturers/noctua

Edited by lazeraptor, 17 December 2010 - 08:19 PM.

[P1n3apqlExpr3ss]

Slayer with my cpu fan i can easily control speeds through a asus utility bundled with the mobo. Plus noctua are known tombe quiet but still great performing.

[ickarumba1]

Wow, it's only worth it if you're buying a lot from that website, due to shipping ($95).

Air cooling is the best option. It beats lower cost liquid cooling.
Decent water cooling will blow your budget out of the water. (no pun intended)

[lazeraptor]

 ickarumba1, on Dec 18 2010, 00:15, said:

Wow, it's only worth it if you're buying a lot from that website, due to shipping ($95).

Quote

Noctua NH-U12P SE2

Subtotal: NZ$105.83

Delivery: NZ$46.52

Total: NZ$152.36

The 14 inch cooler has $95 shipping because it just reaches over a weight limit. The 12 inch cooler which is all you really need is only $45 shipping. They are shipped from the UK and it still ends up being cheaper then Computer lounge (Which don't have any stock at the moment).

[5lay3r666]

id rather get something from a New Zealand store that way if something goes wrong with it i can return it easily

Edited by 5lay3r666, 18 December 2010 - 07:12 PM.