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Brians256 · 02-16-2008, 02:31 PM

The last pump that I used was a Laing D4 (not a DDC) and it was louder than my current setup which is air.

I use air cooling because it is quieter in my application. For lower power computers, it is hard to beat air cooling. This is because the pump noise is louder than the equivalent fans. You still need air movement in either case. Water is used to spread the heat over a larger area so that the air velocity to remove the heat is lower. That is all.

For an overclocked or high-heat CPU such as yours, water cooling can far exceed the abilities of air-cooling favorites such as Scythe HSFs with 120mm Nexus fans. My CPU is only 65W and it's only that high when it's fully loaded (not for more than an hour or two).

Frankly, I don't think there is a good argument here. Water cooling is more appropriate in cases such as yours, but air cooling happens to better fit most people's situation.

02-16-2008, 02:31 PM	#68
Brians256 Pro/Staff Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Klamath Falls, OR Posts: 1,439	Re: watercooling lost its magic The last pump that I used was a Laing D4 (not a DDC) and it was louder than my current setup which is air. I use air cooling because it is quieter in my application. For lower power computers, it is hard to beat air cooling. This is because the pump noise is louder than the equivalent fans. You still need air movement in either case. Water is used to spread the heat over a larger area so that the air velocity to remove the heat is lower. That is all. For an overclocked or high-heat CPU such as yours, water cooling can far exceed the abilities of air-cooling favorites such as Scythe HSFs with 120mm Nexus fans. My CPU is only 65W and it's only that high when it's fully loaded (not for more than an hour or two). Frankly, I don't think there is a good argument here. Water cooling is more appropriate in cases such as yours, but air cooling happens to better fit most people's situation.