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water cooling

Sep 8, 2004 12:02PM PDT

What exactly does liquid cooling cool off?

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Re: water cooling
Sep 8, 2004 10:04PM PDT

"What exactly does liquid cooling cool off?"

In the case of desktops, the current models cool the CPU.

Bob

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Doubtfull who benefits in home usage
Sep 8, 2004 11:57PM PDT

As Bob says, the CPU. Just like your automobile, the PC has an "engine" that gets hot and can get hot enough to stumble and fall without adequate cooling. Mostly this occurs when one attempts to push the CPU beyond it's reasonable capabilities....for who knows what good reason. Liquid cooling systems are similar in concept to automobile cooling systems in that they circulate cooled liquid to the "engine" and hotter liquid away in an enclosed system. Hopefully it will never leak or more than the CPU may be damaged.

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Re: Doubtfull who benefits in home usage
Sep 10, 2004 1:16AM PDT

my computer runs so hot now, that i have a 12inch fan blowing directly into the case, so, water cooling might be my only other option, thanks