kimp Posted January 26, 2010 Posted January 26, 2010 That is true. and a pair of large fans will likely draw less then half of the pump I have. I'm not going to put the numbers too it though. lol. looked it up for myself.... as usual... I found that my swiftech pump draws @ 12 volts 24 watts or 2 amps whats disturbing is the one 140 mm fan on the end of your cooler only @12 volts draws 1.20 watts or 0.10 amps.... OUCH. Maybe considering the power cost is enough. Noctua FTW. Wow - I hadn't even considered the power draw of water cooling equipment - 24 watts is "significant" - that would be roughly 0.6KWh / 24hours = roughly 600 watts a day, or US$0.30 cents a day (In Barbados), or around $100/year. The Noctua will pay for itself ;-) KimP Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanoprobe Posted January 26, 2010 Posted January 26, 2010 Wow - I hadn't even considered the power draw of water cooling equipment - 24 watts is "significant" - that would be roughly 0.6KWh / 24hours = roughly 600 watts a day, or US$0.30 cents a day (In Barbados), or around $100/year. The Noctua will pay for itself ;-) KimP FWIW I have 2 H-50s and I'm sure they use slightly more power then a straight air system but nowhere near what a swiftech setup would draw. The H-50s also leave much more room in the case for other stuff. Good luck and let us know what you choose and how it cools. Now that I think of it you could just use sit the unit on your window sill and let the trade winds cool it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cirro Posted January 26, 2010 Posted January 26, 2010 ^ the h50's also aren't even comparable in a water system to a true swiftech system h50 will NEVER reach the cooling power of a regular system. ive had this water setup through the mid 90's with nearly 100% humidity, with and without a/c and it only changed the results by maybe 3-4C at the most. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedghawg71 Posted January 26, 2010 Posted January 26, 2010 I got an H50 and it does pretty good but I gotta fully agree with that. :thumbs-up: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimp Posted January 27, 2010 Posted January 27, 2010 (edited) ^ the h50's also aren't even comparable in a water system to a true swiftech system h50 will NEVER reach the cooling power of a regular system. ive had this water setup through the mid 90's with nearly 100% humidity, with and without a/c and it only changed the results by maybe 3-4C at the most. What sort of ambient temperatures did you have with that setup and close to 100% humidity? Thanks to you and nanoprobe's responses I feel a bit better about trying out the H50 first - but I'll get a Noctua as well in the near term to try out. And I'll get back to you in here with the results! KimP Edited January 27, 2010 by kimp Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanoprobe Posted January 27, 2010 Posted January 27, 2010 ^ the h50's also aren't even comparable in a water system to a true swiftech system Agreed. Never said they were. h50 will NEVER reach the cooling power of a regular system. What do you consider a "regular" system? ive had this water setup through the mid 90's with nearly 100% humidity, with and without a/cand it only changed the results by maybe 3-4C at the most. The 2 H-50s I have running lowered my temps by almost 20c on one and 12-15c on the other. YMMV Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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