Corsair Nautilus500

Ahh cool.

What about getting a leak with this thing too, that's what really scares me about all of this, and why I never consider using water cooling.

THANKS
 
Using two of these right now actually. One for my 6700 and one for my qx6700. Right now the 6700 is getting 28 - 30 C idle, and the qx is getting 42 idle. All core temps taken with coretemp.


I love ease of use the Nautilus has for starting watercooling, but it is a tad noisy if that's something that's important to you. My 6700 seems quieter because it's fan is above my head due to it sitting on my desk while the qx sounds louder because it sits on the floor. There are mods out there already for improving the cooling of the Nautilus, as well as making it quieter.

If you don't mind the noise, it's a very nice cooler for the price. Just don't be afraid to push on the mounting brackets. It will feel like you're going to snap the board in half, but you won't.

As for leakage, they come pre-tested, but it's always a good idea to hook up the parts outside of your system and connect them to the molex connector of an existing machine so that you can both test for leaks outside of your case and also allow the resevoir and tubes to fill prior to installing the cooler into your system. Having it all set up lessens the initial buildup of heat your CPU will experience just starting out with this cooler (and by lessen, I mean eliminates).

On the topic of leakage, I chose not to leave things to chance and used Liquid_XP Extreme instead of distilled water (which also means I didn't have to add the cool additive that comes with the Nautilus. Fluid XP is non-conductive, so if it leaks, you just allow your case to dry and everything is fine. Nothing shorts, nothing corrodes. It's really worth looking into. It's non-toxic as well, so you don't have to worry about working with it or accidental exposure.

Good luck!
 
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