Cooling Systems?

Oh gosh.

I've never used a cooling system, either internal or external for my desktop. I browsed Frozencpu.com, and so many things are divided by categories. Even when I click on something I believe to be relatively close to what I would like, the descriptions don't say much about the device's purpose. They just explain how "cool" these things are.

Some reviews are made by the same person, and most items in stock don't have reviews at all. So how am I going to know what will work and what won't? What are these 120mm objects that aren't even called fans, yet are claimed to reduce noise?

I'm curious about CPU coolers, HDD coolers, good intake/outtake fans, (video card coolers?) And the subject of liquid cooling versus the more classical airfan cooling...

Where do I REALLY start?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

First off... do you even have a computer that needs anything more than just a few fans?

The basic computer should at least have an intake fan at the front of the case, one in the back for exhaust, along with the video card and CPU's mandatory fans. You can most definitely replace all of these fans for ones that are will move more air, thus cooling better, or you can opt for near-silent fans if you value your sanity.

Liquid cooling? Goes back to the question... do you even have the computer for this to even be feasible?

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Wow, what a tremendous amount of input there.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Like it or not, but that's typically a response you're going to get, and he shouldn't have to waste his time on the 'In's and Out's' of cooling systems if you got some old Socket A setup. Stop being so sarcastic and answer the question.

Most amazing jew boots

If you find the possibility of wasting time answering the initial question in the first place, DON'T BOTHER! IT'S EASIER THAN ARITHMETICS. Here's a second suggestion, don't play a political game of ping-pong, answering a question by asking something else only. That's irritating, because it puts the person replying to the initial post in a state of "I'm pretty sure you don't know what you're talking about here."

I'm pretty sure that an intel E6750 duo core processor, an 8800 GTX 768 MB video card, 2 7200 rpm hard drives in a raid 0 setting, an 800 watt p supply, and a 650i SLI Intel Quad Core Ready are candidates of using a cooling system in the first place.

By the way, in case your subtle mind couldn't notice (in response to your authorative last statement), some of the implicit questions involved curiosity with cooling systems, and cooling product brands, while not simple the mere implication of, "Yes I want one and you should tell me now."

I was speaking idiomatically.

Vagiant, people can't help if you don't tell them what you have. There are simply too many options for people to just detail everything.


That said, are you having problems with the setup as it is running now? The C2D'S don't run that hot, so the whole system should be fine with well placed fans. Render gave a good answer to what you need though.

Most amazing jew boots

See, that's the thing. Is "that hot" good enough for its life-capacity? Is it, really? Do I wait until there are problems, or act ahead? A friend of mine, who lives in my neighborhood, bought a pre-built custom-made desktop from IBuyPower.com and after two years of having it, it's been starting to over-heat. He's taken off a side-case and placed a fan almost up against his system to prevent heating. Dust, bad wiring, a stuffy room... can all add a few degrees, which aren't mentioned in answers about a current rig.

Still, you're all spinning circles with that same question. Neither of the other questions are being answered, with brand comparison or experience, knowledge of how things have worked (again, experience): as referred to the last statement in my previous post. It's not an implication that you don't know much about cooling systems per se, but with the little discussion regarding such it does seem that way.

FELIPE NO

I found some guides:
Computer Cooling Guide - Xoxide Resource Center
Silent Computer Cooling
ComputerBob's Guide To CPU Cooling.:.ComputerBob.com
General Cooling Guide
Bona Fide Reviews - A Beginners Guide to Air Cooling Your Smokin Hot Computer Article

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Thanks, I appreciate that kind of stuff. To add a bit more, I spoke with fLeSh last night on IRC.

TECs or thermal electric cooling units, something that was to be implemented in a fan I checked out, does indeed cool the actual component. However it releases more heat, overall, to the system itself. Basically I crossed out TEC enabled units as an option.

Another was, for anyone planning on overkill, that if your system temperature goes below room temperature (75 degrees Fahrenheit) then the computer is prone to contain condensation formation on components. In addition, he talked about air-fans (intake/out-take) and the cpu cooling unit. Vantec stealth fans (for noise), and a Zalman cpu-cooling unit would be anything I could use at the moment. With THAT information, I just concluded that I'd have to see how the system would function for some time and MAYBE consider those two options: a top-end cpu cooler, and fans to reduce even more noise.

Nothing was really mentioned about cooling HDDs in a raid 0 setting.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

a 120mm fan at 5v could easily cool 4 hdds (given they aren't stacked touching together)

instead of searching "cooling HDDs in a raid 0 setting" check out silentpcreview.com | View Forum - Silent Storage

while ur at it, read the rest of their other subforums

There's nowhere I can't reach.

And for god's sake, learn some manners, you can't demand people to help you like they owe it to you. Be polite, you fucking retard.

(I'm aware of the hypocrisy)

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.