I'm with garasaki; I think this article was horrible. It was a complete advertisement for Innovatek. I especially disliked Tom's review of the 4 watercooling kits from some while ago, pitting Innovaket against Swiftech. I'm suprised that the Swiftech did as well as it did, especially <b>without</b> a fan on the radiator. That says something about the Swiftech.
Actually, watercooling kits are getting cheaper and cheaper all the time. And, if you REALLY want to go cheap, build your own. It's so much easier than buying some entire kit, and it usually cools more effectively, also.
If you want to see PSU cooling, go <A HREF="http://www.zerofanzone.co.uk/content.asp?request=liquidenermax550w&page=1" target="_new">here.</A>
And, that kit requires no tools. (except perhaps a screwdriver to attach the fan to the radiator) If you notice, all the connections are quick-connects; they don't require a hose clamp. I don't know why they decided to attach the radiator to the TOP of the case. Heat rises, if they forgot. Most watercooling that's done with radiator systems has the radiator/fan combo sitting down on the bottom of the case. Some people have 2 fans, in a push-pull configuration. Either way, just make sure that it stays in the bottom of the case. You'll get better cooling, and you don't have to buy as much tubing. (if you want to pay more for tubing, go ahead!)
To upgradez: you can't take the fan off the radiator, the water will get hot, and cooling will become ineffective. You can't replace the radiator with a waterblock and a pelt, either. You have to have something to cool the pelt effectively on the other side, and a heatsink just doesn't cut it. Why? Because the heat coming off of a pelt is a combination of the wattage of a pelt PLUS whatever heat is coming into it. So, if pelt is a 76watt pelt, and the heat load from the water is around 100 watts (CPU heat plus GPU heat), then that heatsink has 176watts to cool. That's impossible for a heatsink, especially without a fan on it.
To cakecake: I built my watercooling kit for less than $100USD.
Maze2: $42.
5 gallon bucket: $3.
10 feet of 1/2" tubing: $2.
3 feet of 4" diameter PVC pipe: free (found in garage)
showerhead: $13
200gph pump: $35
Of course, my system doesn't have a radiator.
(it's special)
AND, you can go much cheaper than my system. BeCooling has a $15 waterblock/holddown. (yes, both for $15) And, they have lots of pumps for cheap. Like, $20 for a Via Aqua1300. That eliminates a huge portion of the cost.
If you want REAL cooling, better than that Innovatek, get a heatercore from a car. You can get them cheap at Advanced Auto Parts for around $20. Or, you can get one already done (with the hose barbs) at DangerDen for $35. They also have much less flow restriction than a normal watercooling radiator.
To Bum UCRules: if you look closely in the video, they have the YS Tech fan pulling air across the radiator out the back of the case. And, all PSU's have the hot air blowing outside the case.
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