Can someone explain custom water cooling to me?

[Michael Rahmani]

Alright so I have a Corsair H80i and know that the water just dissipates the heat away. I know the components of water coiling are the RAD, water block, RES, and some other stuff I don't know. But what do all the components do and how does water cooling work? I might want to spend the money I get during the summer on doing custom water cooling. Is it hard to do?

[CoolaxGaming]

The RAD is where the heat is expelled from the system to the air.

The waterblock is where the heat exchange happens from a chip to the water

The RES is what holds excess water

The Fittings connect the Tubing to the other parts

The pump makes water flow around

 

Yes it is hard to assemble

[Arty]

Alright so I have a Corsair H80i and know that the water just dissipates the heat away. I know the components of water coiling are the RAD, water block, RES, and some other stuff I don't know. But what do all the components do and how does water cooling work? I might want to spend the money I get during the summer on doing custom water cooling. Is it hard to do?

ever heard of a car? same concept  for cooling engine

@CoolaxGaming above me did a great job explaining

[bob345]

water is simply what caries the heat away from the cpu. The radiator then dissipates the heat into the atmosphere.

 

here is a good video explaining it. ts for a car but it is the same concept,

 

[Glenwing]

Air cooling is limited in practice by the size of the heatsink, because you're surrounded by the opposite side of the case, the graphics card, the top of the case, etc. Water cooling is just moving the heatsink (radiator) to a more convenient location and using water to ferry the heat between the CPU and the heatsink instead of mounting the heatsink directly on the chip. Otherwise, they operate in the exact same way. The water isn't where your cooling power is coming from, as it doesn't just absorb an infinite amount of heat and poof it into nowhere. It just transports the heat to the radiator where it's dissipated in the same manner as any other heatsink. The more heatsink fin surface area and the more fan power you have, the better your cooling performance.

[A-Rex-Ess]

How old r u. Like 6?

[CoolaxGaming]

How old r u. Like 6?

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How is that relevant...

 

And Welcome to the forum!

Please read the coc before posting!

[A-Rex-Ess]

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How is that relevant...

 

And Welcome to the forum!

Please read the coc before posting!

idk he looks young in his picture. just wonderin

[MblaZe7run]

idk he looks young in his picture. just wonderin

Not to be bash, but does that mean I'm a Mudkip?

 

Your picture doesn't have to be you, it doesn't have to be current, and it certainly doesn't have to be questioned. Please, for the love of Gaben, read the CoC before posting again. And, try to keep topics on track.

 

 

 

 

OP, before you build your loop, I'd recommend getting parts and planning recommendations from this sub-forum (Watercooling). I've been researching for almost 2 months now, and I'm still not completely comfortable executing a custom loop. This sub-forum has been quite helpful in the past though, and I know people are eager to help

[Michael Rahmani]

The RAD is where the heat is expelled from the system to the air.

The waterblock is where the heat exchange happens from a chip to the water

The RES is what holds excess water

The Fittings connect the Tubing to the other parts

The pump makes water flow around

 

Yes it is hard to assemble

Thanks for the great explanation!

[Michael Rahmani]

water is simply what caries the heat away from the cpu. The radiator then dissipates the heat into the atmosphere.

 

here is a good video explaining it. ts for a car but it is the same concept,

 

Wow great video!

[A-Rex-Ess]

Not to be bash, but does that mean I'm a Mudkip?

 

Your picture doesn't have to be you, it doesn't have to be current, and it certainly doesn't have to be questioned. Please, for the love of Gaben, read the CoC before posting again. And, try to keep topics on track.

 

 

 

 

OP, before you build your loop, I'd recommend getting parts and planning recommendations from this sub-forum (Watercooling). I've been researching for almost 2 months now, and I'm still not completely comfortable executing a custom loop. This sub-forum has been quite helpful in the past though, and I know people are eager to help

IDK u look like a dancing blue monkey with a top hat. Maybe thats u in real life. idk. 

And it would kinda be weird to have a picture of a 8 year old kid in ur avatar if its not u. And idk what a graben is 

Sorry i will read coc whatever it is. sorry for being curios. 

[Michael Rahmani]

Air cooling is limited in practice by the size of the heatsink, because you're surrounded by the opposite side of the case, the graphics card, the top of the case, etc. Water cooling is just moving the heatsink (radiator) to a more convenient location and using water to ferry the heat between the CPU and the heatsink instead of mounting the heatsink directly on the chip. Otherwise, they operate in the exact same way. The water isn't where your cooling power is coming from, as it doesn't just absorb an infinite amount of heat and poof it into nowhere. It just transports the heat to the radiator where it's dissipated in the same manner as any other heatsink. The more heatsink fin surface area and the more fan power you have, the better your cooling performance.

Gotcha. I also heard that the more dense the fins are the better cooling.

[Michael Rahmani]

How old r u. Like 6?

I'm 14, and this pic is 2 years old. 

[Michael Rahmani]

 

 

OP, before you build your loop, I'd recommend getting parts and planning recommendations from this sub-forum (Watercooling). I've been researching for almost 2 months now, and I'm still not completely comfortable executing a custom loop. This sub-forum has been quite helpful in the past though, and I know people are eager to help

ok thanks for the advice! It took me months on planning the parts for my PC so I could imagine how long it would take planing on what water cooling parts to get.

[shert73]

My first PC build I also ran a custom loop. It was very simple. All I can say is watch youtube videos. There are plenty to watch. Its easier than it looks. Only thing is making sure you have enough room in the case and plan the layout. Also remember that the length of the rad is more important than the thickness.