PC Build - Tips for liquid cooling systems for PCs 🌬 DIY in 5 Ep 84

Опубликовано 14 сентября 2018, 18:00

Today we are going to help you be a bit more informed on the topic of liquid cooling for a PC build. If you like PC cases that look like they are straight out of a sci-fi movie or just love to run a powerhouse system with multiple graphics cards and need everything to run super cool, this video is for you.

What is liquid cooling?
No one NEEDS liquid cooling. It’s an incredibly badass way of using liquid to transfer heat from one point to another, for the purposes of keeping your PC components cool. Traditional air-cooling fans with heat sinks will do just fine. But for the enthusiasts out there, liquid cooling looks cooler, runs quieter, and is more effective on the whole than traditional air-cooling techniques. However, it’s expensive, complex and your first few tries may come with a lot of frustration.

Different types
If you are thinking of taking on a liquid-cooled build, fortunately it’s much easier now than it was about 10 years ago. When it comes to liquid cooling, you’ve got 4 main options:
1. all-in-one
2. soft tubing
3. acrylic tubing
4. copper tubing

Each one has their own advantages. All-in-ones are the simplest to set up because all the parts are already assembled and they come with a warranty. Soft tubing is flexible, clear and easy to use. Acrylic is probably the most popular right now. It’s super durable and creates nice straight lines and angles. Copper tubing gives you a similar look as far as corners go, but it’s easier to bend and much more affordable. Other components you’ll need to purchase vary based on the component or components you want to cool, but basically you are looking at a case, tubing, radiator, blocks, backplates, reservoirs, pumps, compression fittings, stop valves, coolant, and more. That All-in-One I mentioned earlier is looking pretty nice right about now, isn’t it?

Assembling it all together
Whether you are looking to cool your CPU or GPU or both, you’ll need to do some research and make sure you purchase a compatible CPU or GPU block. If you ALSO want to cool your RAM using liquid cooling, you’ll need compatible RAM modules that match up with your water blocks. This is by no means necessary, but it does look really awesome! The type of fittings you get will depend on the tubing you’ve chosen: compression fittings or acrylic fittings or even angled fittings for extra pizazz. A pump keeps the water or coolant moving and a reservoir to hold all the liquid. Reservoirs are not necessary, but they do make filling the system with coolant easier. Radiators are responsible for taking all that heat from the liquid and getting rid of it, and you’ll need some static pressure fans to help your radiators dissipate the heat. Remember to consider case size when planning and buying.

5 tips from Trisha
While Trisha does not do an actual build in this video, she does have some tips for your assembly.
1) Always make even the most basic sketch of your tubing and reservoir layout ahead of time. Having a general roadmap is invaluable when during assembly.
2) Take out unnecessary cages or bays from your case before installing to give you as much room as possible.
3) Don’t forget about cable management! Not only will messy cables get in the way of the sleek look of your new liquid cooled setup, they can get in the way of tubing and ultimately restrict airflow.
4) When testing the liquid in the system for the first time, put paper towels down everywhere inside the rig so you can quickly detect any leaks.
5) Always do this with everything powered down and do a 24hr leak test before powering on any of your components.

So, do you have any good war stories from your own liquid cooling adventures? We’d love to hear them in the comments. We can all commiserate and learn from each other. If you found this video useful, please subscribe so you don’t miss any future tips!

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