OT: The sound of running water...

[RustyNale]

Just tried my hand at a water cooled set up. After years of listening to the whine of fans 24/7, the wife complaining of interupted sleep, I decided it was time to try. Now I'm treated to what sounds like a "water fall" --- you know, the things you put on your end table or such that have some means of water running/dripping down, to soothe the savage beast...

Anyway, after taking my time ( a first!) and 3 hours of double-checking everything ( this is my main cruncher after all ) I hit the button and wa-la...the only fan I could hear is the one I left in cause it had this really cool blue glow...

Temps are holding at 43c, FaH running, music playing, downloading...I feel like I just stepped out of a hot tub I'm so relaxed, course that has nothing to do with the 6 brews I've had celabrating a successful first time install. :shocked: Plans for the future include an insulated bag with a frozen gel pack with a loop of the cooling hose runnig through it for those really hot summer days, can't wait to try it out!:thumbsup:

Got to say, the whole thing went extremely well, after doing one, could almost do it blindfolded it was that easy ( most things are in retrospect ), and best? No leaks. Woot!!

 

[amdxborg]

lol Awesome stuff!! Glad to it all went so great!

Ohh and yes it does indeed call for a celebration! :beer:

 

[Hurricane Andrew]

Cheers! :beer:

I'm going to have to wait a bit before I try my hand at a water cooled setup. Limited funds, three kids, and a stay at home spouse...you know the drill. I just can't afford to screw anything up. I have to admit, though, I'm looking forward to it and dying to give it a go. Is that so wrong?

 

[BOLt]

Props!

 

[GLeeM]

Nice!

:thumbsup:

 

[Wolfsraider]

Sounds wonderful

 

[RaySun2Be]

Hey, that's great! Glad it went well! :thumbsup:

I'm glad you have the courage to try it out. Me, I think I'm too old school, been drilled in me for so long that electricity, water, and computer components don't mix well. Hehe.

 

[petrusbroder]

Congrats! Sounds nice! :thumbsup:

Have a watecooled comp. Maintenance (preventing the grpwth of algae) is very important.
These buggers can clog up a cooler (did that for me). So, please follow the manufacturers mainenance recommendations. :sun:

 

[RustyNale]

Maintenance??? I have to do maintenance?? Awwww man :shocked:

Actually, thanks for the heads up, instructions didn't talk about that at all. I'm using their "antifreeze" solution so the algae issue may be moot, but I'll look into it. :thumbsup:

 

[winr]

:thumbsup: :beer:

 

[petrusbroder]

Originally posted by: RustyNale
Maintenance??? I have to do maintenance?? Awwww man :shocked:

Actually, thanks for the heads up, instructions didn't talk about that at all. I'm using their "antifreeze" solution so the algae issue may be moot, but I'll look into it. :thumbsup:

That is good. The liquid has to be exchanged regularly. The algae-killing compound has a time limit - mine was 6 months, and I forgot. After some time the temp started climbing. I thought that was a problem with more heat due to more demanding crunching (had switched DC projects). I was wrong: the CPU-cooler had a lot of green stuff growing - and that was a royal pain to remove - took a few hours. Now I am watching the time - and follow the manufacturer's instructions.

 

[RustyNale]

I just saw THIS, the perfect thing to run one of the hoses through during the hot summer temps.

 

[petrusbroder]

LOL! Great! And to keep one soda-pop in ...

 

[RustyNale]

Originally posted by: petrusbroder
LOL! Great! And to keep one soda-pop in ...

soda-pop??!!??:Q

soda-pop??!?:shocked:

Nahhhh---it's got to be...






























an Iced Vodkow!!!!

 

[RustyNale]

Ya know, some times you can't see the forest for the trees. I had a little air trapped in the tank which was giving me the "gurgling" sound. I've been sleeping on a water bed for the better part of 25 years and know that you have to purge the air in it or everytime you move it...dare I say it...GURGLES!! DUH! So, a little more solution, some judious tapping on the tank, and...





silence. Ahhhh. Now me knows for next time :laugh:









Dasm! Now it's almost too quiet! :shocked: Better check it to make sure I haven't lost any speed or power!