I have a few questions. With the recent news of the announced Asus ROG G752 and GX700, water cooling has caught my attention. Mostly, I only use air-based cooling, as I do not overclock my components, as I believe that shortens the lifetime of the device. I have computers that are over 10 years old, up to 17 that still run well(albeit slowly) and are still used to this day. Including my 5-year old Asus G73JH, which is used almost every day.
My question is this. I have heard about different types of water cooling systems for desktops, such as closed loop and custom/open loop. My concern would be due to the fact that I like to see how long I can keep my hardware running, thus, CPU sockets and motherboard form factors become obsolete, and parts are no longer developed or maintained for older hardware. (Thus, eventually, you will no longer be able to buy a replacement water cooling system for a particular obsolete CPU socket. Isn't that wonderful?)
Eventually, with water cooling, the coolant/water would have to be refilled, I would imagine even in closed-loop, "no maintenance needed" systems. (Of which I call bull ten years from now.) Not only would they need to be refilled, but also certain parts, (tubing, pumps, fans, etc.) would need to be replaced. Now how would you go about that ten years from now? You can't simply tell me that I won't be using it anymore by then.
The question becomes even more concerning with the announcements of these new ROG laptops. In the G752, I have read about the so called "3D Vapor Chamber." From my understanding and what I have gathered, it's basically copper pipes with some form of liquid flowing through them. When the temperatures begin to rise in the future, and a thermal repaste is due, how would one also go about refilling this "vapor chamber?" Eventually, many years in the future, it will also need to be refilled. Liquid does not stay isolated in a container forever. It will evaporate or 'vanish' or even worse, leak, at some point or another. (Though leaking seems less likely with a copper pipe...)
This is why I don't like change, I'm the kind of person where if I can fix it myself, I want to fix it myself. I don't like extended warranties or having to RMA my device. I want to repair it and gain experience. Plus, it's cheaper that way.(Sometimes.) And if it's claimed to be "non-user replaceable" I take that as a challenge for me to replace it.
Another question is, how would we go about flushing the GX700 of liquid when putting it into storage, or traveling? Also, I still want to know that I can refill the water cooler system. Otherwise, I have no interest in this new "innovation..."
My question is this. I have heard about different types of water cooling systems for desktops, such as closed loop and custom/open loop. My concern would be due to the fact that I like to see how long I can keep my hardware running, thus, CPU sockets and motherboard form factors become obsolete, and parts are no longer developed or maintained for older hardware. (Thus, eventually, you will no longer be able to buy a replacement water cooling system for a particular obsolete CPU socket. Isn't that wonderful?)
Eventually, with water cooling, the coolant/water would have to be refilled, I would imagine even in closed-loop, "no maintenance needed" systems. (Of which I call bull ten years from now.) Not only would they need to be refilled, but also certain parts, (tubing, pumps, fans, etc.) would need to be replaced. Now how would you go about that ten years from now? You can't simply tell me that I won't be using it anymore by then.
The question becomes even more concerning with the announcements of these new ROG laptops. In the G752, I have read about the so called "3D Vapor Chamber." From my understanding and what I have gathered, it's basically copper pipes with some form of liquid flowing through them. When the temperatures begin to rise in the future, and a thermal repaste is due, how would one also go about refilling this "vapor chamber?" Eventually, many years in the future, it will also need to be refilled. Liquid does not stay isolated in a container forever. It will evaporate or 'vanish' or even worse, leak, at some point or another. (Though leaking seems less likely with a copper pipe...)
This is why I don't like change, I'm the kind of person where if I can fix it myself, I want to fix it myself. I don't like extended warranties or having to RMA my device. I want to repair it and gain experience. Plus, it's cheaper that way.(Sometimes.) And if it's claimed to be "non-user replaceable" I take that as a challenge for me to replace it.
Another question is, how would we go about flushing the GX700 of liquid when putting it into storage, or traveling? Also, I still want to know that I can refill the water cooler system. Otherwise, I have no interest in this new "innovation..."