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Originally Posted by GlobalExplorer
Out of curiosity, do water cooled systems really work with water? I thought they would use non-conducting liquids by now??
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they do, but its messy. yes a water leak shorts out all your equipt but an oil leak even though its non conductive will slime everything it touches so pick your poison.
there was even a you tube video showing a guy running his whole system in an aquarium filled with vegtable oil, power supply and all. there are many non conductive oils out there that work but the very expensive pumps last longer when used with water (actually antifreeze mixture so it doesnt cause corrosion) because its easier to push water than oil due to the viscocity level.
IMHO water cooling is only "needed" if your a serious overclocker and need something to control "excessive" heat.