Guide to PC Water cooling

Water cooling not only performs well, particularly with overclocking, but using custom systems allow PC builders to customize and personalize the design, look and functionality of the machine.

Water cooling used to be a must-have for a gaming rig — it wasn't that long ago that powerful processors put out enough heat you could warm a house with them. The water-cooling systems took the burden off older and less efficient air coolers, most notably when overclocking and pushing the system to its limit. Times have changed and processors are now more power efficient, but water cooling still has its place.

These days air coolers are much better when it comes to removing heat, but water coolers are still more than capable of keeping the temperature in check and thus unlock a whole new world of customization. Think lights, unique parts, more space for other case mods, and more.

There's also something about using a liquid to cool electronics. It's a risk that brings great reward in the form of accomplishment when a stable water cooling solution is installed without issue. That said, the risks are real and leaks can occur. Needless to say, liquid + electronics = generally bad time.

The main downside with water cooling, custom setups at least, is that they can be rather expensive. Compare that $40 fan air cooler with a $500 water cooling solution with a radiator, pump, piping, CPU and GPU attachments. But sealed closed-loop water cooling kits are now available, bringing down the price and reducing the chances of issues.

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