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Skriger
06-23-2007, 05:01 AM
Hey guys.. I've started a post in the past about going watercooling.. well, aparently it's a must. my normal temps in my area are hot here. (110F,43C) and inside it can be 90F,21C. This doesn't help Aircooling especially when overclocking the GPU. I was wondering what is a good (and affordable) setup I can do for the ATI X1800GTO for now and possible improvement to the CPU cooling later on.

Also I run a 580W PSU AW8D midtower case with a 2x80mm section which would be good for 2 radiators combo to mount to.


Ideas comments???
.Maleficus.
06-23-2007, 09:26 AM
Inside your house it can be 90F? That's not good. Watercooling can only ever get as cold as its surroundings, plus heat generated by the components, plus any extra from overclocking, and you have pretty high temps still. Before you invest in watercooling, you may want to find a way to cool down your workspace.
Bucko
06-23-2007, 01:00 PM
For the price of a good water cooling setup you could probably just buy an air conditioner.
Zephik
06-24-2007, 12:08 AM
For the price of a good water cooling setup you could probably just buy an air conditioner.

or a couple window air conditioners (http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2000390569+1366325078&name=Air+Conditioners). Not only cooling down you and your house, but also your PC. It's a win win situation. ^_^

Man, What does Newegg NOT have?
Skriger
06-24-2007, 03:34 PM
Yah it gets hot here :(
so you guys just confirmed of what figured.

What about tossing on Peltier setup?
Redundant
06-24-2007, 09:10 PM
What about tossing on Peltier setup?
Considering your house is already really hot, putting something that goes below freezing in your case will cause tons of condensation.

Plus they're really expensive, they need their own watercooling setup to cool the hot side, and they need their own PSU. At least $500 and a higher power bill. :down:
rendermandan
06-25-2007, 10:06 AM
Considering your house is already really hot, putting something that goes below freezing in your case will cause tons of condensation.

Plus they're really expensive, they need their own watercooling setup to cool the hot side, and they need their own PSU. At least $500 and a higher power bill. :down:

True, but he will have a higher power bill from the air conditioners too.
Bucko
06-25-2007, 10:18 AM
Yes, but he will also be cool as well as his computer.