Water-cooled radiators are filled with coolant before they leave the factory, plus the water-cooled circulating fluid circulates in a closed channel without leaking, so water-cooled radiators generally don't need routine maintenance.
Unless the original coolant injected into the water-cooled radiator leaks by itself, then the entire circulating fluid unit needs to be replaced.
2 Principle of water-cooled radiator
A complete water-cooled radiator consists of a water-cooling block, circulating fluid, water pump, piping and a heat exchanger (tank).
And what role do these components play in a water-cooled radiator?
1. Water-cooling block: A metal block made of copper or aluminum with an internal water channel that is in contact with the CPU and absorbs heat from the CPU.
2. Circulating Liquid: Liquid is circulated through the piping by the action of a water pump. When the liquid has absorbed the heat from the CPU, it will flow out of the water-cooling block on the CPU, and a new, cooler circulating liquid will continue to absorb the heat from the CPU.
3. Piping: The element that connects the pump, water cooling block and tank, mainly to ensure that the circulating fluid flows in a closed channel without leakage, so that the liquid cooling system can work properly.
4. Water tank: used to store the circulating fluid components.
5. Heat exchanger: A device similar to a heat sink, where the circulating fluid transfers heat to a heat sink with a large surface area, and a fan on the heat sink removes heat from the incoming air.
3 Water-cooled radiator installation
The installation of water-cooled radiator can be divided into built-in water-cooling and external water-cooling.
Built-in water-cooled radiators are mainly composed of a radiator, water pipes, a water pump, and a sufficient water source, so water-cooled radiators will be larger in size and require a large enough space inside the chassis to have plenty of room.
The external water-cooled radiator's cooling water tank and pump and other original parts are outside the chassis, so the volume will be smaller than the built-in water-cooled radiator, and for the chassis space requirements are not so big, have a good cooling effect.
Water-cooled radiator installation steps in fact in the time, the package will be a detailed installation tutorial, follow the above step by step to do.
4 water-cooled radiator price
Water-cooled radiator price varies from about 200 yuan to about 1,000 yuan have, mainly as a consumer you are to choose what brand, what quality of water-cooled radiator.
And the water-cooled radiator is also divided into hard pipe and hose, the hose is better to install and use some, do not need much hands-on ability to get it done.
5 water-cooled radiator is good
On the water-cooled radiator itself, of course, is good, water-cooled radiator noise is low, the heat dissipation effect is very good, but it is more expensive.
So water-cooled radiators are more suitable for overclocking enthusiasts, and the average consumer doesn't need a water-cooled radiator yet, because nowadays computer CPU heat is getting lower and lower.