Anyone know of a good tutorial that covers how to keep up with water cooling maintenance?
like checking fluids, draining, replacing fluids etc for a computer you bought online

Seems kinda complicated but everywhere i go computers are being sold with water cooling now, instead of air cooling x.x

Most prebuilts have AIOs that are factory sealed, which you won’t be able to switch out fluids. You’ll just blow dust out of the radiator and when the fluid evaporates/doesn’t keep up with your temps you’ll have to buy a new AIO.

Gotchya ty for the heads up, is that easy to install? how much does it cost?

AIOs are pretty easy to install, it’s essentially the same as putting a fan on your CPU. They cost $50-$150 depending on your needs

thanks man!

would love this yes

^_^

You could watch auto mechanics service radiators, it's fundamentally the same concept. Auto store has great tools for doing maintenance work, hoses, pumps, electric pumps, etc.

Personally, I'd go with a Noctua air cooler over liquid cooling they've got good spec sheets and variations of their main designs to fit weird conditions.


If you go liquid, be mindful of metals and how they react to each other and the coolant solution. Seen that Linus guy learn a hard lesson with corrosive contact. Also, make sure pump primed and not dry run (keep at bottom of system so always has fluid)

This post was edited by RedFromWinter on Sep 9 2024 10:24am

I never messed with water cooling, but I know AIO's don't cool as much as a water block and piped out system.
You are going to have to find out what kind of reservoir your water cooled pc comes with and look up the service manuals for it.
I imagine some have better features with regard to draining and filling than others.

yeah this is what I have had to do as well