I was browsing CNET.com's Web site and came across this interesting article. It is a "Weekend Project" tutorial on how to water-cool your PC. This is pretty hardcore, and being that I just finished building my PC, I'll let it run with stock cooling (stock HSF) for now. But for those who want to dabble with water-cooling, check out that tutorial. It's an interesting article that includes pictures and videos. Good luck on your water-cooling project!
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Water-cool your PC (CNET.com tutorial)
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Uh, if you want to call a kit hardcore, then go ahead 
. That isn't too bad a guide for newbies, but it doesn't really explain too much more than the basics of water cooling. They also say that if you don't have a leak fter an hour, you're safe to power your computer Because most of the people who might actually use that guide are going to be deathly afraid of a leak, you'd think they would recommend a full 24 hour leak test, but they just suggest to check the connections after the pump is turned on and an hour later. A Reserator (even Reserator Plus) won't run much cooler than stock air (unless you have little to no airflow in you case or the Reserator is in a 60*F room, like it probably is at c|net's offices), so they probably got sponsored by Zalman, or want to push newbies to get water cooling, which isn't too bad if it means we'll see some more innovation.
. That isn't too bad a guide for newbies, but it doesn't really explain too much more than the basics of water cooling. They also say that if you don't have a leak fter an hour, you're safe to power your computer Because most of the people who might actually use that guide are going to be deathly afraid of a leak, you'd think they would recommend a full 24 hour leak test, but they just suggest to check the connections after the pump is turned on and an hour later. A Reserator (even Reserator Plus) won't run much cooler than stock air (unless you have little to no airflow in you case or the Reserator is in a 60*F room, like it probably is at c|net's offices), so they probably got sponsored by Zalman, or want to push newbies to get water cooling, which isn't too bad if it means we'll see some more innovation.Its a shame that the Zalman Reserator doesn't do a very good job with cooling =\, its easy to set up and all, but its really not that great. (Or so i've read in reviews)
Maybe, if you added a secondary Radiator such as a Black Ice Extreme, with a fan, maybe the temps would have a significant drop.
Maybe, if you added a secondary Radiator such as a Black Ice Extreme, with a fan, maybe the temps would have a significant drop.