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Post Date: 2009-08-30
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    Posted: 30 Aug 2009 at 2:49am
Spare with me for a moment my question is what is liquid cooling and how can I benefit from it?

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nicely phrased question
Liquid cooling is the alternative to having an Aircooled heatsink on your CPU
It consists of a Waterblock, tubing, a Resevoir and a Radiator.

Watercooling is mainly used if you want to overclock your processor very far, with good temperatures.

If you dont want to overclock very far, best to save money and go with Air cooling
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hah thanks I don't really overclock at all one more question if the resevoir or what ever holds the liquid if it leaks all of my components are fried right?
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Depends on the type of liquid used. Usually people will use non-conductive liquid so that in the case of a spill the components will be relatively safe. Of course, if there is just so much liquid all over everything (getting in the slots and such) it can still pose a big problem.

However, if you get a system from DS or anyone who knows what they're doing with an LC system, the chance of a leak is very, very slim.  If it does happen to leak and you have a DS system, everything is covered under warranty.

It's really not that dangerous unless you have someone who has no idea what they're doing putting it together, and even then it's really not that hard to figure out.
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Alright thanks for the help I think I'm out of questions.
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the res is usually no where near the motherboard
usually problems come from hose leaks, or a cracked waterblock (very rare)
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LC gives you the best temps under load. oced or not.

Nvidia Drivers----AMD Drivers
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