Water cooling....

jandarsun8 · Jun 23, 2009, 10:57 PM

I'm posting this here so hope it's the right spot...

I live an apartment building, 3rd floor. Summer time is brutal on my system. My pc is located in my bedroom and the air unit is in the living room. Easy solution would be to move my pc into the living room area however with limited space, I can't really do that.

I'm looking for an easy to install, easy on the pocket book way to cool this thing and figured water cooling was the best way (example, it's 95 degrees here and 90 in my room).

I'm wondering if you guys might be able to suggest something that's easy to install and fairly cheap, got about 150 to work with. Maybe a little more depending.

My case is a Cosmos 1000 and there is a lot of room to work with plus it looks like there are two ports on the back for water pipes, I just don't know which to go with.

As it is end of June and it's already this hot, my gaming time will be limited if I stick with strictly air cooling on this thing.

Any ideas? Specs are in the pull down.

Thanks.

lepel · Jun 23, 2009, 11:06 PM

Domino ALC
http://www.hardwareheaven.com/reviews.php?reviewid=691

I have no experience with it whatsoever, but I heard nothing but good things about it so far. Cheap, effective and easy to set up. Macdaddy has it i think, you could ask him some extra info.

Oh, if you want to watercool you video card, I'm not sure you can add it to the loop. :/

Mac Daddy · Jun 24, 2009, 02:11 AM

For the CPU the Domino A.L.C. would be a good application for that case. You have two top as well as one rear 120mm fan position so it shouldn't limit the case cooling to your cards or other devices.

What is causing the most heat within the case? That is the best place to start.

procupine14 · Jun 24, 2009, 04:37 AM

Well, the issue here, I think, is the shear ambient temperatures of his room. That's freakin' hot! Domino ALC is the best way to go for your setup I think. The only problem with that setup is, like Mac said, that there maybe something else that is suffering a lot more in that hot room

Mac Daddy · Jun 24, 2009, 12:27 PM

I am thinking the video cards are probably causing a lot of the heat too let us know jandarsun8. Maybe run Everest or HWmonitor to see where all the temps are at.

jandarsun8 · Jun 25, 2009, 09:24 PM

Thanks guys for the suggestions. It's the vid cards that are causing most of the heat. I swapped out the standard CPU cooler a while ago for a XigmaTek HDT series cooler and it stays around 47/50C even on hot days, however the vid cards were running around 48C this winter under load and now they are pushing 60/70 C's depending. When it hit 95 the other day, they were at 72 and started beeping at me and I had to shut the thing down.

The heat just sucks though and limited on where I can move these things.

The one thing I haven't done with this case yet is to swap out the 120 fans that came with it for other ones that I've heard people have had to do. That might make a difference as well however I'm not sure which ones to go with or if it's really necessary.

Mac Daddy · Jun 26, 2009, 03:39 AM

On your exhaust fans I would go with these.

Arctic Cooling

jandarsun8 · Jun 26, 2009, 05:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Mac Daddy

On your exhaust fans I would go with these.

Arctic Cooling

Great, thanks man. Found them on newegg for 8.99$ a piece. Small price to pay if they make a difference.

Mac Daddy · Jun 26, 2009, 12:37 PM

They work well and almost inaudible I have 4 of that model and a few of there other fans here.

Jun 23, 2009, 10:57 PM	#1
jandarsun8 HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: MN, US Posts: 323 Rep Power: 46 System Specs	Water cooling.... I'm posting this here so hope it's the right spot... I live an apartment building, 3rd floor. Summer time is brutal on my system. My pc is located in my bedroom and the air unit is in the living room. Easy solution would be to move my pc into the living room area however with limited space, I can't really do that. I'm looking for an easy to install, easy on the pocket book way to cool this thing and figured water cooling was the best way (example, it's 95 degrees here and 90 in my room). I'm wondering if you guys might be able to suggest something that's easy to install and fairly cheap, got about 150 to work with. Maybe a little more depending. My case is a Cosmos 1000 and there is a lot of room to work with plus it looks like there are two ports on the back for water pipes, I just don't know which to go with. As it is end of June and it's already this hot, my gaming time will be limited if I stick with strictly air cooling on this thing. Any ideas? Specs are in the pull down. Thanks. __________________

Jun 23, 2009, 11:06 PM	#2
lepel HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Belgium Posts: 552 Rep Power: 41 System Specs	Re: Water cooling.... Domino ALC http://www.hardwareheaven.com/reviews.php?reviewid=691 I have no experience with it whatsoever, but I heard nothing but good things about it so far. Cheap, effective and easy to set up. Macdaddy has it i think, you could ask him some extra info. Oh, if you want to watercool you video card, I'm not sure you can add it to the loop. :/

Jun 24, 2009, 02:11 AM	#3
Mac Daddy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 7,950 Rep Power: 80 System Specs	Re: Water cooling.... For the CPU the Domino A.L.C. would be a good application for that case. You have two top as well as one rear 120mm fan position so it shouldn't limit the case cooling to your cards or other devices. What is causing the most heat within the case? That is the best place to start. __________________ "My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance." - Tim Allen

Jun 24, 2009, 04:37 AM	#4
procupine14 Why is it Beeping!?!?! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA, Missouri Posts: 1,400 Rep Power: 58 System Specs	Re: Water cooling.... Well, the issue here, I think, is the shear ambient temperatures of his room. That's freakin' hot! Domino ALC is the best way to go for your setup I think. The only problem with that setup is, like Mac said, that there maybe something else that is suffering a lot more in that hot room __________________ HTPC/file server: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit - AMD Phenom x4 9850 - 4GB OCZ DDR2 800 (2x2GB) - 1TB WD Black - 4 x 1TB Hitachi DeskStar in RAID 5 - ATi TV Wonder Digital Cable Tuner - HIS Raedon 4850 512MB - ASRock N68C-S UCC mobo - OCZ ModExtreme Pro 500W PSU GF's Gaming PC: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit - AMD Phenom 9850 - 4GB OCZ DDR2 1066 - 500GB Western Digital GP - HIS Raedon 5770 1GB - ASUS M3A78-EM - Zalman 650W PSU Media Streamer: Win 7 Pro 64-bit - AMD Athlon x2 3200+ - 4GB SuperTalent DDR2 800 - 250GB SeaGate Barracuda - MSI K9N6PGM2-V2 - ASUS Raedon 5450 SILENT - FSP group 250W PSU

Jun 24, 2009, 12:27 PM	#5
Mac Daddy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 7,950 Rep Power: 80 System Specs	Re: Water cooling.... I am thinking the video cards are probably causing a lot of the heat too let us know jandarsun8. Maybe run Everest or HWmonitor to see where all the temps are at. __________________ "My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance." - Tim Allen

Jun 25, 2009, 09:24 PM	Thread Starter #6
jandarsun8 HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: MN, US Posts: 323 Rep Power: 46 System Specs	Re: Water cooling.... Thanks guys for the suggestions. It's the vid cards that are causing most of the heat. I swapped out the standard CPU cooler a while ago for a XigmaTek HDT series cooler and it stays around 47/50C even on hot days, however the vid cards were running around 48C this winter under load and now they are pushing 60/70 C's depending. When it hit 95 the other day, they were at 72 and started beeping at me and I had to shut the thing down. The heat just sucks though and limited on where I can move these things. The one thing I haven't done with this case yet is to swap out the 120 fans that came with it for other ones that I've heard people have had to do. That might make a difference as well however I'm not sure which ones to go with or if it's really necessary. __________________

Jun 26, 2009, 03:39 AM	#7
Mac Daddy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 7,950 Rep Power: 80 System Specs	Re: Water cooling.... On your exhaust fans I would go with these. Arctic Cooling __________________ "My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance." - Tim Allen

Jun 26, 2009, 12:37 PM	#9
Mac Daddy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 7,950 Rep Power: 80 System Specs	Re: Water cooling.... They work well and almost inaudible I have 4 of that model and a few of there other fans here. __________________ "My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance." - Tim Allen