Consider getting Water Cooling

[abccool2020]

So, I am considering getting a water cooler, mainly because they look way better than a bulky air cooler, better performance, etc. But I am a bit skeptical because I do not have a ton of money to spend on my computer, and a leakage could be a catastrophe so I need to know, how often do they happen.

[W-L]

6 minutes ago, abccool2020 said:

So, I am considering getting a water cooler, mainly because they look way better than a bulky air cooler, better performance, etc. But I am a bit skeptical because I do not have a ton of money to spend on my computer, and a leakage could be a catastrophe so I need to know, how often do they happen.

I'm assuming an AIO unit, leaks are pretty rare and unlikely to occur suddenly if installed properly. 

 

 

-Moved to Liquid and Exotic Cooling-

[Oshino Shinobu]

If we're talking 240mm rad AIOs, they're not actually better performing than big tower coolers and are typically louder, as well as being more expensive. Basically the only thing they beat air coolers on is looks, which is subjective. For performance, cost, noise, reliability, risk etc. they're either on par or worse than big air coolers. 

 

Leaks are very uncommon for AIO watercoolers. They go through extensive testing to make sure they don't leak. The most common cause for them to leak is physical damage during transport or installation, rather than an actual product defect. 

[Enderman]

It's like one in a million, and sometimes the company will cover some of your PC parts if it does leak.

[SquintyG33Rs]

leaks are extremely rare. failures aren't so much though. my friend's x62 just died after around 8 months. i don't recommend AIO, small gain for a pretty big extra cost and more risks than benefits.

 

if going water open loop, because then YOU control all the variables, otherwise good old air coolers

[Kokano]

Yup, leaks are pretty rare for AIO coolers. If you have a limited budget I would suggest getting an aftermarket cpu cooler with single/dual 120mm fans, those should be sufficient. For water cooling, you get more benefit from cooling your GPU versus your CPU, just something you should know too. E.g less noise from fans when gpu is on full load, better cooling for gpu with water cool.

[abccool2020]

So let's say there is a leakage. Let's say my GPU, MOBO, and PSU, are rendered useless. Would a company like Corsair or NZXT the cooler, along with the parts if it was not user error? And I also needed to ask, would the Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO be sufficient for overclocking to near 5GHz

[andrewmp6]

Email each company and ask whats their policy on a aio leaking and caused damage to other parts.