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Water Cooled Ram
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 5:55 pm
Hi all
i have just installed a water cooled system into my computer.
trouble is now, the RAM is too hot to touch! I suspect the CPU fan was providing enough airflow to keep things cool in the past.
I don't overclock the ram, but it is 1066 DDR2. so it is naturally quite fast and hot.
i have found a few water cooled products about, but either they are a bit naf, like the thermaltake, or not available here in australia - like the Koolance
i have been trying to make my own out of perspex and aluminium, but i cant water proof it sufficiently.
has anyone made their own ?
regards
P.
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Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 9:05 pm
by tehcrazybob
What type of water-cooling do you use? If you have an entirely external radiator, you still need to have at least a single slow case fan installed to cool off all the random little chips in the system (the RAM probably isn't the hottest thing in there if you feel around).
Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 1:28 am
by Olle P
If I were to do my own RAM coolers I'd by copper heat spreaders and then solder some copper pipes to them.
Cheers
Olle
Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 6:03 pm
tehcrazybob wrote:What type of water-cooling do you use? If you have an entirely external radiator, you still need to have at least a single slow case fan installed to cool off all the random little chips in the system (the RAM probably isn't the hottest thing in there if you feel around).
i have built a custom case that houses a 24 cm radiator and has an inbuilt water reservoir . i use two 12 cm fans that push air out of the case - i run the fans very slowly off the 5v rail. and cpu cooling couldnt be better.
RAM
is the only thing that is hot as i water cool the cpu and graphics. when i say hot, i mean i cant touch it after it has been on a few hours. no other components heat up. i have a gigabyte mother board with loads of copper heat pipes on the northbridge etc.
hooking into the water cooling system wont be a problem - the pump is very good. and in any case only a dribble of water is needed to keep the system cool.
i am trying to avoid fans to make everything quiet. i am currently using a fan to protect the hardware.
Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 6:25 pm
by Blue_Sky
I know this isn't quite what you are looking for, but if watercooled RAM doesn't pan out, have a look at coolers along the lines of
these[thermalright.com].
Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 7:23 pm
Blue_Sky wrote:I know this isn't quite what you are looking for, but if watercooled RAM doesn't pan out, have a look at coolers along the lines of
these[thermalright.com].
thanks - they look great and i can order them in australia. i have to tell you, i have been thinking far too much about this.
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 6:44 am
by Wibla
Did you remove all the fans when you installed the watercooling?
Its always smart to have some airflow, to keep RAM and VRM's reasonably cool.
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 3:04 pm
by FartingBob
Wibla wrote:Did you remove all the fans when you installed the watercooling?
Its always smart to have some airflow, to keep RAM and VRM's reasonably cool.
Not to mention HDD's.
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 4:57 pm
by xan_user
FartingBob wrote:Wibla wrote:Did you remove all the fans when you installed the watercooling?
Its always smart to have some airflow, to keep RAM and VRM's reasonably cool.
Not to mention HDD's.
What cools the PSU?
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 9:23 pm
i have an anetc phantom PSU. this PSU has a fan, but i have not been able to make it come on. this PSU was recommended on this forum. brilliant.
i made a custom hard drive enclosure. suspending the hard drives onbungee cord keeps the hard drives both cool and quiet. email me for a pic.
there are two extraction fans ie 2x12cm fans running at 5v to cool the radiator which will suck some air from the case - but these fans are running slowly and are not too noisy.
once again thanks for your interest. i have ordered the ram heat pipes and see how they go.
pete
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Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 10:42 am
by MagisD