How does water cooling work?
The basics of water cooling are that, basic. The idea is that water is passed through tubes to the CPU block, which is mounted on the CPU. As cold water passes over a hot surface the water takes onboard this heat. As a result the CPU becomes colder. The water is then pumped round the system to the radiator where a combination of heatsink style fins and a large fan cool the water. The water is then return to the reservoir in a cooled state where it is ready to be pumped round the system once again. The Diagram below shows this. As you can see the design is very simple and understandable. The hard part comes in finding the space inside your case. As everyone’s case is different and so I can’t really go into the best way of doing this. However most of the kits you buy come with fitting instructions which should help solve one or two of the problems that you might have. Overclocking Like I stated before, Overclocking was once the main reason for putting such a system in place in your PC. L
