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H100 ok for 24/7 use?
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I use mine a lot. Maybe not 24/7, but a lot with no issues.
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Maybe after 3-5 years the pump would fail and it'll overheat. If you have proper overtemp protections in place, it won't matter. It's kinda like asking if the fan on a HSF will be able to run 24/7. Yes, it'll run 24/7, but it will fail after a set amount of time, and you would need to replace it. Although, replacing a pump is vastly different from replacing a fan.
I have a COOL IT eco 240 with all 4 fans on it. I have had it for a year now and I dont run my computer 24 hours a day, I do run it about 12 hours a day and on weekends 16 hours a day. No issues at all. Just make sure you AIR clean your system at least every quarter. I have dust filters on my system but you will see dust on the grooves of your radiator.
crazyeyesreaper
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yea keeping things clean and in good working order is all you need to worry about, pump shouldnt have any issues. a buddies H50 has run since it was first released 24/7 still going strong now. so i wouldnt worry about it.
personally I am going to be contrarian and say i have no desire for a closed loop water cooling system for a 24/7 computer.
if you have bios set up properly and the air cooling fan fails ...computer shut downs you replace fan and life goes on
with the water cooling if the fans fail ..alright fair enough ... about the same as above
but if it springs a leak or the pump eats crap in such a way as to cause catastrophic failure you wind up with the cooling liquid sprayed all over the god d*mn place regardless of bios safety shutdown settings.
These things have been around awhile but not so long that we have a excellent idea of how long they will last past the warranty the tubing is clearly going to age as will the pumps and I am wondering about how many failures we will hear about as more and more of these units go past their warranty periods.
but that is just my preferences / considerations on the issue... others may (and possibly will) chime in saying "atarione is a j***a** don't listen to him" and that is fine and all, but the fact remains the water cooling loop especially running unattended has some potential for catastrophic failure that air coolers just don't have.
if you have bios set up properly and the air cooling fan fails ...computer shut downs you replace fan and life goes on
with the water cooling if the fans fail ..alright fair enough ... about the same as above
but if it springs a leak or the pump eats crap in such a way as to cause catastrophic failure you wind up with the cooling liquid sprayed all over the god d*mn place regardless of bios safety shutdown settings.
These things have been around awhile but not so long that we have a excellent idea of how long they will last past the warranty the tubing is clearly going to age as will the pumps and I am wondering about how many failures we will hear about as more and more of these units go past their warranty periods.
but that is just my preferences / considerations on the issue... others may (and possibly will) chime in saying "atarione is a j***a** don't listen to him" and that is fine and all, but the fact remains the water cooling loop especially running unattended has some potential for catastrophic failure that air coolers just don't have.
Eltocliousus
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I can't see why not, 24/7 use is fairly common, why would they release a product that can't do this?
ChwyNiblet
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You should be fine, the pump is pretty decent on the H100.
I personally wouldn't leave a water cooled system on 24/7, just because a pump is expensive to replace, and they only have so many hours. If it's air cooling, all you have to replace is a $10 fan, not the case with water cooling. If you do decide to run it 24/7, just make sure you have the over temp shutdown set to a reasonable level so you don't burn up the processor. Ask me how I know 
I personally wouldn't leave a water cooled system on 24/7, just because a pump is expensive to replace, and they only have so many hours. If it's air cooling, all you have to replace is a $10 fan, not the case with water cooling. If you do decide to run it 24/7, just make sure you have the over temp shutdown set to a reasonable level so you don't burn up the processor. Ask me how I know
Well with this setup you don't replace the pump you replace the whole thing which will be under warranty anyways. I have coretemp setup to shutdown at 88C right now so all should be fine.
Ocellaris
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Its not like using the system 24/7 is going to make it much more likely to leak though. On the off chance that something corrodes or springs a leak while running, the same thing would have happened it just sitting there. The moving fluid in a closed loop isn't pressurized.
gweminence
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. If you do decide to run it 24/7, just make sure you have the over temp shutdown set to a reasonable level so you don't burn up the processor. Ask me how I know
All modern Intel processors will shut themselves down at a certain heat point...regardless of what the pump is doing.
Having said that, I've ran my h70 24/7 for over a year now without issues, and I've just put an h100 into my new build, and will run it 24/7 until I build something else. You'll be fine, OP.
ecko no yaro
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this
friend of mine using H80 though, I believe it has been around a year until now and he NEVER turn off his PC, so I think no worry here, IMHO