Does ambient temperatures affect liquid cooling ?

[dazkyl]

Does a better ambient temperature (winter and summer) affect the temperature of my cpu with a corsair h100i cooler ?

Thanks.

 

[nukemaster]

Yes it does.

The cooler still has to use ambient air to cool the radiator.

 

[i7Baby]

Yes - cpu's run cooler in cool rooms and vice versa. No matter what sort of cooler.

 

[dazkyl]

Yes it does.

The cooler still has to use ambient air to cool the radiator.

Ok. So i got my h100i fans installed exhausting air into the radiator. Mind telling me exactly how does the h100i system works please ?

 

[i7Baby]

The air cools the radiator which cools the warm liquid inside. The liquid is pumped to the cpu to cool it down. Doing this heats up the liquid which goes into the radiator. etc etc

 

[dazkyl]

The air cools the radiator which cools the warm liquid inside. The liquid is pumped to the cpu to cool it down. Doing this heats up the liquid which goes into the radiator. etc etc

Fair enough

 

[USAFRet]

The liquid is merely a heat transfer mechanism between the CPU and the radiator.

The block that is attached to the CPU transfers CPU heat to the liquid, which circulates through the radiator.
The radiator, via the fans and fins, transfers that heat to the room air.

Just like the radiator in your car.

As far as ambient air temp affecting? YES!
A CPU in a cold room will display a lower operating temp then a CPU in a hot room. CPU cooler efficiency is the delta between ambient temp and operating temp.
But since humans like to live within a pretty small range of room temps, this is usually not an issue.

If you were running this PC in an uninsulated attic in the summer, it would show vastly different temps than if you were running it inside a walk in freezer.
But neither of those rooms are comfortable for you to sit in.