watercooling pro's & cons

[munkyflynn2225]

just wondering what are the pros and cons of watercooling and is there any difference between hardline and soft tubing (part from cutting and bending

also want to know is the hardline tubing a special formula or is it run of the mill stuff ???

 

[Remmy]

Pros for me are aesthetics, lower temps, quieter (as long as you have ample radiator volume), and it's just fun to do.

Cons are that it can be extremely expensive, time consuming to set up, it can make things difficult to quickly remove if anything goes wrong with the PC, it can leak, it requires more maintenance, and you need more knowledge.

I think rigid/flexible tubing is a matter of preference. They each use different types of fittings. I don't know about this but I'd imagine that rigid tubing is less prone to staining, purely because my rigid SLI connector was perfectly clear after a year, whereas my flexible tubing had started discolouring.

 

[munkyflynn2225]

remmy is the acrylic tubing that say primochill use just run of the mill shit or is it formulated with other stuff to stop degrading ?

 

[Remmy]

No idea mate sorry. My small piece of rigid acrylic is EK branded and it hasn't discoloured at all with Mayehms X1 Blue, I couldn't speak for the Primochill though.

 

[munkyflynn2225]

would ya say that http://clearplastictube.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=114 this stuff could work ??

 

[Remmy]

It's not really for me to comment on it, but my suggestion, especially with watercooling, would be to never skimp on it. I'd always just buy the proper stuff.

 

[Wraith]

Pros: They look the mutts nuts!, Greater cooling, Quieter.

The only cons I can think of is draining must be a right PITA if you don't have a bleed valve and leaks which could really bork your hardware.