What are the CONS of buying a “closed loop CPU coolers&
January 22nd, 2020
My brother told me something that I did not know, he said that being that these things are closed looped coolers you can’t replace the water in them cause they can’t be opened that debris builds up inside of them over time.
An because of this, you would have to replace the of cooling unit (between a 2-3 yr periord) being you cannot get at the solution inside to change it.
I personally don’t think it’s worth it to but one of these CPU coolers with the intentions of having to replace it every two or three yr, being some are like over $100 bucks a pop! Can I get some feed back on this?
If it can’t be opened and its a closed loop, where is the debris coming from? I’m calling BS. I’d be more concerned with leaks and pump failures.
There are leaks. Pump dieing. Radiator getting bend or leak. Those are problems you cant fix.
You dont know what kind of fluid they use for watercooling. It could be distill water and an small silver coil for all you know xD
As for debris buildup… There would be on radiator which is easy to clean. But there wont be any debris on an close loop. Maybe gunk building up around the fittings etc.
There are some “close loop” that can be open up and expand. Forgot the name but of course $$$. If I can only pick between air vs close loop. Ill pick air cool. Like the new Noctua NH D15. I had the D14 and that thing is a beast.
I’ve had a Antec K�hler 620 for a couple of years, no problems. That is kind of the idea, “set it and forget it”. Unless it breaks down like any component can, I can’t see why there would be any risk in using one.
If you want more of a more maintenance free system, there are a few very silent air coolers. I personally have not heard that water cooling units require replacing after 3 years.
If it can't be opened and its a closed loop, where is the debris coming from? I'm calling BS. I'd be more concerned with leaks and pump failures.
I did not mean in terms of dust an air born debris, I was referring to compounds that build up over time, like mineral deposits being that the water passes over the water block.
with all open custom loop systems it’s recommended that you swap out the reservoir an bleed the system every 2 or 3 yrs (an that’s also with non-corrosive solutions) with the buildup of nickel and allergy deposits an such, so I do see that happening ( too some extent ) with a closed looped system.
Also within the time I made this thread I’ve found other alternatives Cooler Master Glacer 240L Liquid CPU Cooler looks like a real deal http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103196
Which you can flush the loop from time too time
also the swifttech h220, which appears pretty pricey, an the reviews on it are not all that great.
There has been a lot of bad press about Corsairs cooler loop products regarding their integrated software.
I might just consider the b]Cooler Master Glacer 240L Liquid CPU Cooler[/b] because it’s fairly priced an it’s maintainable.
I have had a H61 for 3 years and not had one problem, closed loop means closed unless you’r stupid and start modding it.
Closed loops are good but get a real brand name and not cheap ones like coolit, my cpu and gone to 100% on all cores and my h61 has kept it at 31C nothing higher.
Just keep it clean and don’t mess with it like try to open it or mod it.
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haha I was thinking of Swifttech. Browsing their stuff a year or so ago and it seem decent. Dont know now. The CM 240L seem nice. Its expanable so you can always change the coolant when need/want. Dont bother trying to expand it tho O.o close loop pump sucks if expand.
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Temperature at idle is not great to brag man. People can achieve it on air even lower when its winter lol. It just depend on their ambient temp… Also cpu dependent. Some cpu can run hot on idle.
Stress test it to 99% and then you can compare temperature