Basic liquid cooling (micro only)

[Tecnho]

Wow, that h100 looks good, let's see if there are decent reviews.

[daijiro74]

hello.. well, 6 years ago I had my first liquid refrigeration of the first ones that came out.. a thermaltake bigwater (the very first).. and well, the truth is that it's a pain.. the tubes.. seeing how the water falls into the reservoir etc.. and then the problems come… little bubbles in the tubes and the circulation stops.. having to refill the reservoir.. etc.

I had to remove it because of a leak in the socket and the water pump didn't have as much strength anymore and gave me a lot of problems.. and now I'm using a zalman cnps9900led.. my conclusion is.. where there is a good cooler of the ones that are out now, take off the liquid refrigeration;).. but well, everyone is free to do what they want.. when I get home (now I'm at the beach) I'll put photos of how I had it mounted..

I started working at 17 years old in a computer store in my neighborhood.. I was in charge of the workshop.. repairs, assembly of new equipment etc.. and of course when I got bored I would take the computer to the store and give it a good overhaul.. and I had all the parts both for modding and hardware at a distributor price

Anyway.. if you're going to get a liquid refrigeration my advice is that you do it in pieces.. that is. the pump on one side.. the reservoir on the other.. tubes, radiator, fans etc.. so you make sure that everything is of good quality, I for experience and delicacy of these things wouldn't get it second-hand.. not even the tubes

Best regards and sorry for the long text

[Tecnho]

That bigwater is a kit too, if you want a liquid one the best thing is to build something in good condition but of course save your money if you want to have something decent, right now if I built something without complications that corsair h100 looks good and if you want something in between you have the EK kits which for not less is a real RL but lightweight.
As for the bubbles it's easy if there's no bad component, it's because of a bad fill.

[daijiro74]

as techno says.. since you're getting into something that's good.. I wouldn't get a kit.. I'd make it custom.. of course all the best and that suits my needs of course… the thermaltake bigwater. it's a kit yes.. I really lasted many years.. several changes of platform and etc.. the bubbles don't necessarily mean that there's a component that's in bad condition.. it's more about where the pump and the reservoir are placed.. the inclination of the tubes to favor the liquid's path etc.. but anyway my opinion is a good cooler.. simple and effective

PD:photos of my ex-liquid.. I miss it a lot.. if it hadn't broken I would have kept maintaining it..:verguen:
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[winters]

I still haven't decided..??

[daijiro74]

you can buy the thermaltake bigwater 760is kit :fumeta:

[Tecnho]

Don't buy that thermaltake for what it's worth you have the new EKs that are somewhat decent.

[incrediboy]

the ek are quite better than the other kits from other brands that I have seen (the swiftech are also good but quite more expensive).

[daijiro74]

if..you can mix what you see.. and if you want to save money on additives.. I used to pour the antifreeze from the motorcycle.. and it worked pretty well.. by the way, they are colored:D

[incrediboy]

@daijiro74:

if..you can mount what you see.. and if you want to not spend money on additives.. I used to put the antifreeze from the motorcycle.. and it worked pretty well.. by the way they have it in colors:D

I hope you didn't just put antifreeze. Putting a little is fine, but if you overdo it the RL will cool less and could mess up the pump