I'm not knocking it in fact I have been building PC's about 25 years. I mean why watercool something that you make platinum to titanium level efficiency that runs perfectly cool. Why would anyone want to use water in a PSU?
Based on the fact that they left the fan grille in place, it looks very much like a cheap slap-together job that is designed to appeal to people who think they need to take everything to the next level under the weak justification that their hobby is to go all the way and will pay without stopping to think or ask questions. (*intentional zing*)
Tragically, numerous PSUs leave their fans off a great deal of the time. In the event that there was some OK approach to, in view of upgrade (sensor readings), open and close off the circle to the PSU (a couple of solenoids among PSU and the parts of the circles that really require cooling), it may have a place in the market.
All things considered, the PSU will dependably be above liquid temp, and consequently warm up your CPU and GPU pointlessly, while not decreasing commotion levels or giving any genuine advantage to execution.
Unfortunately, many PSUs leave their fans off a lot of the time. If there was some decent way to, based on stimulus (sensor readings), open and close off the loop to the PSU (a pair of solenoids between PSU and the parts of the loops that actually require cooling), it might have a place in the market.
As it is, the PSU will always be above fluid temp, and hence warm up your CPU and GPU unnecessarily, while not reducing noise levels or providing any real benefit to performance.
That's the other problem with liquid cooling. While you can get more efficient transfer of heat, you still have to put a relatively large radiator, a bunch of low-flexibility hoses, a pump, and potentially some sort of reservoir somewhere so smaller form factor cases are usually not built with liquid cooling in mind. They remain the domain of mid+ tower, full ATX boxes that are something of a throwback form factor to the late 1990s. Compact systems and liquid cooling are like oil and water...pardon the pun.
Nonsense, it just requires more planning and not overbuilding (a reservoir for example exists purely for convenience, rather than function). Full CPU + GPU dual-rad loops have been built within the Ncase M1, a 12.6l ITX case.
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FreckledTrout - Wednesday, January 9, 2019 - link
I have just one question. Why?austinsguitar - Wednesday, January 9, 2019 - link
^ there is zero reason to do this.Death666Angel - Wednesday, January 9, 2019 - link
Why are there sportscars with hundreds of kW of power? Because some peoples hobbies are different than yours and some like to go all the way.FreckledTrout - Wednesday, January 9, 2019 - link
I'm not knocking it in fact I have been building PC's about 25 years. I mean why watercool something that you make platinum to titanium level efficiency that runs perfectly cool. Why would anyone want to use water in a PSU?DanNeely - Wednesday, January 9, 2019 - link
To guarantee that when your loop fails you end up shorting the AC side of the power system for maximum damage potential.prophet001 - Wednesday, January 9, 2019 - link
lolStrangerGuy - Thursday, January 10, 2019 - link
Upgrade cycles are getting so long that every vendor is trying their darnest for new "ideas" to sell product regardless of how dumb they are.olde94 - Wednesday, January 9, 2019 - link
Most times when i see a liquid cooled setup i ask this question. Air is just as efficient for most things that are not extremePeachNCream - Wednesday, January 9, 2019 - link
Based on the fact that they left the fan grille in place, it looks very much like a cheap slap-together job that is designed to appeal to people who think they need to take everything to the next level under the weak justification that their hobby is to go all the way and will pay without stopping to think or ask questions. (*intentional zing*)yashsani49563 - Thursday, January 10, 2019 - link
Tragically, numerous PSUs leave their fans off a great deal of the time. In the event that there was some OK approach to, in view of upgrade (sensor readings), open and close off the circle to the PSU (a couple of solenoids among PSU and the parts of the circles that really require cooling), it may have a place in the market.All things considered, the PSU will dependably be above liquid temp, and consequently warm up your CPU and GPU pointlessly, while not decreasing commotion levels or giving any genuine advantage to execution.
gmofftarki - Wednesday, January 9, 2019 - link
Unfortunately, many PSUs leave their fans off a lot of the time. If there was some decent way to, based on stimulus (sensor readings), open and close off the loop to the PSU (a pair of solenoids between PSU and the parts of the loops that actually require cooling), it might have a place in the market.As it is, the PSU will always be above fluid temp, and hence warm up your CPU and GPU unnecessarily, while not reducing noise levels or providing any real benefit to performance.
yashsani49563 - Thursday, January 10, 2019 - link
Thanks for sharing much appreciatededzieba - Thursday, January 10, 2019 - link
A shame these are still jumbo extended-length ATX supplies rather than using WC to shrink down to SFX.PeachNCream - Thursday, January 10, 2019 - link
That's the other problem with liquid cooling. While you can get more efficient transfer of heat, you still have to put a relatively large radiator, a bunch of low-flexibility hoses, a pump, and potentially some sort of reservoir somewhere so smaller form factor cases are usually not built with liquid cooling in mind. They remain the domain of mid+ tower, full ATX boxes that are something of a throwback form factor to the late 1990s. Compact systems and liquid cooling are like oil and water...pardon the pun.edzieba - Thursday, January 10, 2019 - link
Nonsense, it just requires more planning and not overbuilding (a reservoir for example exists purely for convenience, rather than function). Full CPU + GPU dual-rad loops have been built within the Ncase M1, a 12.6l ITX case.PeachNCream - Thursday, January 10, 2019 - link
I concede to your knowledge in the matter although I would add that 12.6l is on the larger end of ITX cases.