Asetek LCLC

liquid cooling does not leak, if it does then its faulty and will be fixed under warranty.

asetek does not have any maintenance,but once it goes, there is no fixing it, you have to replace it, unlike air coolers or frostbite.

The Asetek seems to work fine. Not sure the issue and  honestly, even if i didn't already have a comp from them.. I'd get an asetek before I got a V8.

We aren't trying to run our inventory of the LCLC cooler...

ill take a ham and cheese sandwich over dst's comment anyday

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I find it hilarious that even though Alex has stated in previous posts that the Asetek LCLC has been giving them better temps than their air solutions and it's a tad cheaper DST4ME is resistant to anybody using it.  Talk about one track mind.  If it isn't his opinion of what's right it really is just wrong. 

Here's the post where Alex already mentioned that it performs better than all their air cooling solutions but not as well as their frostbite liquid cooling.

well, its 5 years if you keep your PC on 24/7.  for me, my computer is on about 5 hours per day. if i did the math right, i should be good until the year 2036.

I believe Alex said that Asetek backs up the LCLC with a 1 year manufacturer's warranty.  DSO obviously extends that to a full 3 years under their warranty. 

Edited by sjjohns23 - 02 Sep 2009 at 9:47am

Originally posted by livelystar I have to agree with DST, V8 or Noctua NH-U12P  can perform almost as good as LCLC  PLUS they are easier to maintain. Not many people know how to take care of LCLC compare to AIR.

Originally posted by sirsiddius I want to an a v8 or a noctura push an 920 up to 4.0ghz.

I believe vipersneak hit 4.0 on a 920 and a noctua.

Still, I don't think you can go wrong either way, temp-wise.

When you all say "fail" for a liquid cooling system, are you talking about it leaking or just not transferring heat anymore?  I am basically one of those owners you are talking about that has never used LCing before (always fans) but at the same time I have no issue with taking the cover off my PC and swapping out a bad PSU or upgrading a graphics card.

I am also wondering what damage (if any) happens when the LC unit leaks all over the interior and components? 

Overall 3 things have stopped me mainly from buying a new PC:

The first is I can basically squeeze out the rest of the year on my PC as it stands now, and really it does fine with my current needs/games. So in 3-4 months it would be easier to convice the wife I "need" a new system.

Second, I sort of want to see what mass use of Windows & does in October.  Call me gunshy, but honestly I want to wait and see what hiccups happen in the 1st 2-3 months after retail launch to the mass consumers.  I like PCs, but that doesn't mean I trust microsoft that much.

Third, I have never used a lc unit, nor do I know anyone that has so....while I understand they are solid, safe, and sound, I can not get past the mental/psychological block I guess.  Since I would be looking to spend 2-3k on a new system......I just feel some nervousness with liquid running around inside it.

Thanks for answering!

I am sorry for all this text and if this is not the place to post, please delete this or move it.  I am a current DSO computer owner (mines about 3 years old now) so I am fully aware of the craftsmanship/quality I would be buying.

Originally posted by lock52 Uruv...I think I played WoW with you for a while! The damage from a leaky liquid cooling unit is pretty bad, as I've experienced it first hand (it's why I'm gaming on my high end laptop instead of my old desktop atm...my watercooling leak was my fault though...first attempt at watercooling and I learned a few lessons!). However, if it's warrantied there will be no problems replacing it as long as it is under warranty. 1. If you're going to wait that long...just wait for the Nvidia 300 series to release in the first quarter of the year as good parts now will become extremely cheap! 2. If you want to wait for that, you can always just leave Vista on your system until you're comfortable switching to 7 3. The Asetek is not a bad cooling unit...and if you get one and it does happen to leak, it's covered under warranty for 3 years and you get everything completely replaced for free. As for the mental block...don't worry about it. I've got friends that have liquid cooled for years and they swear by it and don't air cool much of anything anymore.

Thanks!

Yeah, you may have seen me around, I put the druid in a retirement home in moonglade though.

But thanks for the info.  essentially I still play that god forsaken WoW game as my main game, but I am looking at the future MMOs like SW:ToR and such when I buy my next one.

I have time to look into things, and will probably pull the trigger in Jan/Feb unless my current one dies.



Thanks to you all!!!!!

one also has to ask themselves why give a one year manufacturer warranty to something you say will run for 5 years.

again I think asetek is a good cooler but for me and my friends/family, I would not recommend it, thats just me tho.

evga mobo, gpus, mushkin ram etc etc have life time warranty. many other things have a 3 year or 5 year warranty. feser rad has a 3 year warranty, etc. etc.

Edited by DST4ME - 02 Sep 2009 at 11:42pm

Originally posted by sirsiddius Just because a something has a short warranty, doesn't mean it'll fail right after it's warranty.

Yeah try that on Dell warranty. My laptop died two weeks after the warranty expired and I have 1 year warranty....I just don't trust low quality product with 1 year of warranty or maybe 2. This is the case where I refer the V8 over the LCLC....

Edited by livelystar - 03 Sep 2009 at 3:27pm

Originally posted by DST4ME evga mobo, gpus, mushkin ram etc etc have life time warranty. many other things have a 3 year or 5 year warranty. feser rad has a 3 year warranty, etc. etc.

Kingston Ram has a lifetime warranty.