I have my system cooled at the moment by normal air cooling(all stock). Temps are't too bad as get up to about 55-59c under pretty full load (as sys is running at stock speed) This was checked using motherboard monitor(so I know not extremely accurate).
Would like to quieten my pc, and keep it as cool as poss but doesn't have to be supercool as not too worried about overclocking at the moment.
I have 2 options, air or water cooling. I know water cooling is much quieter but am a bit aprehensive as have never used it before. Have seen 2 water cooled things I am thinking about though:
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=174654
http://www.quietpc.com/uk/watercooling.php#reserator
Alternatively, I could go for aircooling:
http://www.overclock.co.uk/customer/...roductid=17885
and I'd get an arctic VGA cooler with it.
Any advice on best options? I like the idea of watercooling but need it to be simple but effective as I am a watercooling virgin. Air though, takes less space and is easier to install.


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My Athlon XP 2400+ idles around the 45-50C mark by comparison! And the A64's mobo chipset runs hotter than the CPU!

