Space_Coyote
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I'm totally new to oc-ing and cooling and had a few basic questions.
When most people talk about cooling, are they talking air cooling with fans on heatsink and case? I suppose it depends how much you are going to OC.
What about water cooling, is that just for hardcore oc-ing? Do you need a special case? Do the water lines run around to the heatsinks or what?
When you OC do you have to tweak everything at once or can you just do video card, CPU?
I haven't built my new system yet but I was thinking:
6800GT (1 now and another in a 12-18 months)
Asus AN8-SLI board
AMD 64 3500+
Could someone put together a list? I hear Zalman heatsinks mentioned a lot. I'm pretty sure you need a fan controller/temp unit right?
When most people talk about cooling, are they talking air cooling with fans on heatsink and case? I suppose it depends how much you are going to OC.
What about water cooling, is that just for hardcore oc-ing? Do you need a special case? Do the water lines run around to the heatsinks or what?
When you OC do you have to tweak everything at once or can you just do video card, CPU?
I haven't built my new system yet but I was thinking:
6800GT (1 now and another in a 12-18 months)
Asus AN8-SLI board
AMD 64 3500+
Could someone put together a list? I hear Zalman heatsinks mentioned a lot. I'm pretty sure you need a fan controller/temp unit right?