[SGVLUG] water cooled cases.

[Dustin]

On Thu, 1 Dec 2005, mjy wrote:

> it should be kept in mind that water cooling has its drawbacks-- the 
> water pump still makes noise, there is always the chance of leakage, 
> residual buildup in the waterlines/cooling adapters, etc.  it is 
> definitely high-maintenance compared to traditional air cooling.
> 
> for the cost of building a water cooling system you can buy the quietest 
> fans on the market, and keep in mind that the biggest noisemakers (in my 
> experience) are the video card and "northbridge" fans, and companies 
> like Zalman are all too happy to provide quiet versions of both.

I agree with that, but what are the *real* requirements for this machine?  
The site I posted (endpcnoise.com) has fanless power supplies and a lot of
other useful stuff.  I would guess that many machines can be made quieter
than the water cooling system.  Does the customer insist on water cooling, 
or do they just want a quiet computer?  If they aren't running a hot 
overclocked CPU and graphics card, it's quite likely that water cooling 
isn't a great idea for all the reasons mjy said.

Dustin