Ok guys, I figure those that run W/C setups should be able to answer this question relatively easily.
I'm currently on air. ( all Cu Hyper6 ) I'm upgrading to a Opty 165, and Asus A8R32 MVP Deluxe. I have a BBA X1800 XT 512MB that's been PE bios flashed, and a Accelero X2 HSF.
I've been fighting my OC'ing/Modding inner-demon for a long time, trying to not get wet, but now I'm seriously about to click the buy button on a setup. The reason is quite simple, and the same reason most of you went the W/C way.
HEAT
My home office has a slight ambient temp issue. Usually stays 5+ degrees warmer than the rest of the house. ( Mostly because of my comp, my wife's comp, my laptop, TV, and cable box. )
My current rig dumps a noticeable amount of extra heat into the room. Mostly from the vid card. I want a better cooling solution for the little bugger. I know that moving to W/C will help with the temps on the card. I'm not looking at going faster, just cooler.
My concern is how does W/C'ing effect ambient room temp? I know that when the setup is running, the system temp will basically balance throughout the loop. Does moving to W/C increase the amount of heat added to the ambient room temp? Or, since the system parts are running cooler, does the ambient see less of a increase?
My goal is cooler, no matter how I get there.
Here's the parts I'm looking at picking up.
Laing DDC 1plus T with the plexi top, and reservoir combo
DD TDX, or Switfy Apogee
Maze4 GPU
1xBIP
1XBIP II
In this config: Pump > BIP II > CPU > BIP > GPU > Pump
Thoughts?
I'm currently on air. ( all Cu Hyper6 ) I'm upgrading to a Opty 165, and Asus A8R32 MVP Deluxe. I have a BBA X1800 XT 512MB that's been PE bios flashed, and a Accelero X2 HSF.
I've been fighting my OC'ing/Modding inner-demon for a long time, trying to not get wet, but now I'm seriously about to click the buy button on a setup. The reason is quite simple, and the same reason most of you went the W/C way.
HEAT
My home office has a slight ambient temp issue. Usually stays 5+ degrees warmer than the rest of the house. ( Mostly because of my comp, my wife's comp, my laptop, TV, and cable box. )
My current rig dumps a noticeable amount of extra heat into the room. Mostly from the vid card. I want a better cooling solution for the little bugger. I know that moving to W/C will help with the temps on the card. I'm not looking at going faster, just cooler.
My concern is how does W/C'ing effect ambient room temp? I know that when the setup is running, the system temp will basically balance throughout the loop. Does moving to W/C increase the amount of heat added to the ambient room temp? Or, since the system parts are running cooler, does the ambient see less of a increase?
My goal is cooler, no matter how I get there.
Here's the parts I'm looking at picking up.
Laing DDC 1plus T with the plexi top, and reservoir combo
DD TDX, or Switfy Apogee
Maze4 GPU
1xBIP
1XBIP II
In this config: Pump > BIP II > CPU > BIP > GPU > Pump
Thoughts?