24/7 watercooling
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it would depend on the kit tbh. water 24/7 is fine, but a 2nd hand crappy kit is obviously less of a good idea. make sure you know what you are doing when setting it up.
mine is on 24/7 but its a bit higher spec than a koolance system 
honestly though, whats going to happen when you're not looking different to what happens when you are looking? Unless you're a complete tool you'll manage to avoid any wild tube flapping/spraying incidents.
I've had small leaks from barbs before that I've not noticed when I've been sat right next to the thing!
honestly though, whats going to happen when you're not looking different to what happens when you are looking? Unless you're a complete tool you'll manage to avoid any wild tube flapping/spraying incidents.
I've had small leaks from barbs before that I've not noticed when I've been sat right next to the thing!
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Yup mine is ALWAYS on , not had a problem in 18mths or so.
/me shuts mouth now
/me shuts mouth now
Soldato
Same here, 24/7 most of the time, not had any problems yet. *Fingers Crossed*
Soldato
Mine are only off if I'm going away for more than a week.
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Run mine 24/7. No worrieth.
Problems I have had are to do with cheap barbs leaking, and crappy tubing going a weird brown-colour in the UV light, and setting like concrete which cracks when you try and bend it.
Also, cheap and nasty pumps make a hell of a racket, so leaving it on 24/7 might not be an option, as it'll keep you up 24/7!
I've had to replace my pump, tubing and coolant after 3 months. but with a bit of thought, it's worked well.
Performance-wise, don't expect an awful lot. Mine cooled the CPU to 7-10'C above ambient, but adding a Graphics card in the loop raised this to 14-16'C. this is with 10/8mm tubing and a 120.1 RAD with two fans push/pulling (btw- two fans on the RAD does increase the performance by a noticeable amount)
And as always, leak test! (though an hour should be fine, all these people who do it for 24 hours are loosing 23 hours valuable gaming time)
Good luck!
MB4
Problems I have had are to do with cheap barbs leaking, and crappy tubing going a weird brown-colour in the UV light, and setting like concrete which cracks when you try and bend it.
Also, cheap and nasty pumps make a hell of a racket, so leaving it on 24/7 might not be an option, as it'll keep you up 24/7!
I've had to replace my pump, tubing and coolant after 3 months. but with a bit of thought, it's worked well.
Performance-wise, don't expect an awful lot. Mine cooled the CPU to 7-10'C above ambient, but adding a Graphics card in the loop raised this to 14-16'C. this is with 10/8mm tubing and a 120.1 RAD with two fans push/pulling (btw- two fans on the RAD does increase the performance by a noticeable amount)
And as always, leak test! (though an hour should be fine, all these people who do it for 24 hours are loosing 23 hours valuable gaming time)
Good luck!
MB4
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Have mine 24/7
DD TDX, Thermochill w/ panaflo's, DDC 12w with plexitop etc
No leaks YET!
DD TDX, Thermochill w/ panaflo's, DDC 12w with plexitop etc
No leaks YET!
