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murray13 · 03-29-2003, 06:53 PM

Well IMHO it is a lot more complex than that. What exactly is your argument. If it is just air vs. water that can be given a number all by itself. If you are tring to make a case for WC a CPU vs air cooling the numbers you will find are about what you stated.

The biggest advantage to WC is it can transfer more heat away from a heat source than air. The problem is what to do with that heat once you get it away from the source.

If you are talking about real world examples it all comes down to money. The more someone is willing to spend on a cooling system the better it will be.

The other thing is noise. A lot of people WC to get rid of noise.

If you are looking for a complete water cooling system that can give you a number for how much better than air.... Here is my personal numbers, not scientific in any way, 22deg room temp, 2100+ running stock speed gives me 43 deg with a ThermalTake Volcano 7+, the same system water cooled with a modded Swiftech 462 and a chiller cooling the water gives 21 deg. Use that as you wish. I don't think it really helps though. Like I said it is a LOT more complex than you first think. I do wish you well on your project. Good luck.

03-29-2003, 06:53 PM	#2
murray13 Cooling Savant Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Omaha, NE USA Posts: 216	Well IMHO it is a lot more complex than that. What exactly is your argument. If it is just air vs. water that can be given a number all by itself. If you are tring to make a case for WC a CPU vs air cooling the numbers you will find are about what you stated. The biggest advantage to WC is it can transfer more heat away from a heat source than air. The problem is what to do with that heat once you get it away from the source. If you are talking about real world examples it all comes down to money. The more someone is willing to spend on a cooling system the better it will be. The other thing is noise. A lot of people WC to get rid of noise. If you are looking for a complete water cooling system that can give you a number for how much better than air.... Here is my personal numbers, not scientific in any way, 22deg room temp, 2100+ running stock speed gives me 43 deg with a ThermalTake Volcano 7+, the same system water cooled with a modded Swiftech 462 and a chiller cooling the water gives 21 deg. Use that as you wish. I don't think it really helps though. Like I said it is a LOT more complex than you first think. I do wish you well on your project. Good luck.