So we talked about pro

[coolmiester]

what amazes me the most is how many different watercooling parts are available these days. I mean you can get anything. Companies spending alot of time on the forums really trying to give us exactly what we want. I give them the highest praise because we really demand alot.

I remember back then if you wanted to overclock then you looked up to DJ and Macci, they were the kings of overclocking. For watercooling though IMHO there has only ever been one professional, CATHAR. Some of the ideas he came up with were nothing short of revolutionary. If it werent for Cathar watercooling would still be in the stone age.

Ive been in watercooling for almost 10years now so i dont really ask many questions. Not to say i dont have them but that is the beauty of this site , you can find the answer to pretty much any watercooling question. And if you dont just ask and im pretty sure someone knows.

CCC

I got to agree with CCC there as Cather is and always will be a legend for me when it comes to watercooling even though not everyone will remember him directly as he's not active so much on the forums these days so some of his early ideas get overlooked.

[NaeKuh]

I got to agree with CCC there as Cather is and always will be a legend for me when it comes to watercooling even though not everyone will remember him directly as he's not active so much on the forums these days so some of his early ideas get overlooked.

hehe..

injectors... impact blocks... the impact of tube sizes, and the ever imortal PA series..

Yea, Cathar is a legend, but he hates when people call him that..

[Conumdrum]

oH CRAP!!

I would love if those posting pics of their best worst mistakes could detail what they've learned from the experiance and the results it had generated.

Lots of knowledge, less problems next time, and the move to being a non-noob I guess.

[coolmiester]

I have fond memories of the old ProCooling days and tbh if it wasn't for Danger Den (Dan Jeremy and Dennis) giving us all these so called toys to play with i'd maybe never have come up with loads of the i did.

I do always remember a quote from Gabe in one of my early builds saying i would get much better temperatures if i flipped the radiator 180degrees...........from that day on i thought, this guy doesn't always practice what he preaches as i'd ran both ways without a hint of temperature difference though i kept it to myself

You live and learn

[DarthBeavis]

I have fond memories of the old ProCooling days and tbh if it wasn't for Danger Den (Dan Jeremy and Dennis) giving us all these so called toys to play with i'd maybe never have come up with loads of the i did.

Don't forget Rokk (unless it was before his time which I doubt).

[nikhsub1]

We are all not noobs! Look at this, this was the first nforce 2 board that I volt modded the out of LMAO. vcore, vdimm and vdd volt mods and it still ran like crap



My uber strong pump! The Eheim 1048



ZOMG its my DD Maze 3



I will admit that I am not a noob

[warriorpoet]

nikhsub1
not a n00b

[Waterlogged]

Despite the accusations of being a know it all by a few here, I have said and will always maintain that I know enough to be dangerous. Dangerous n00b 4 LiFe!!

Here are some pics of my first build circa 2003. Man, did that Aria suck donkey b***s.





Kit was an Asetek waterchill something or another. It had a

BIP 120
Hydor L30
what they now call their "Antarctic" block
and I added a NB option that you can just make out in some of the pics
Custom made the res myself.

Can't recall ATM what the heck it was cooling.

[stangracin2]

my first system

[mstrmold]

Oh man Waterlogged, another Aria Owner circa 2004. I had three of those cases, and one I built for a neighbor. Two out of four of the 300 watt PSU's died, and Antec didn't have replacement PSU's until they redesigned the Aria in 2006.
Chucked all those cases in favor of the X-Qpack m-ATX cases that could take a full ATX PSU. Gah, those Aria cases were a PITA to work on too with their micro screws for the riser cards. Stripped out something fierce. Thanks for the nightmare.

[DarthBeavis]

I will admit that I am not a noob

Opposite of n00b you are:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVo4G...eature=related

Make that old and crusty

[Waterlogged]

Oh man Waterlogged, another Aria Owner circa 2004. I had three of those cases, and one I built for a neighbor. Two out of four of the 300 watt PSU's died, and Antec didn't have replacement PSU's until they redesigned the Aria in 2006.
Chucked all those cases in favor of the X-Qpack m-ATX cases that could take a full ATX PSU. Gah, those Aria cases were a PITA to work on too with their micro screws for the riser cards. Stripped out something fierce. Thanks for the nightmare.

Happy memories...aren't they?...and I somehow managed to stuff LC gear in there as well

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

Waterlogged is the original king of SFF watercooling

[NaeKuh]

Waterlogged is the original king of SFF watercooling

i think he passed his crown down to evil98 now...

[Waterlogged]

i think he passed his crown down to evil98 now...

Not until he stops slacking and finishes Day and Night.

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

Not until he stops slacking and finishes Day and Night.

very true

[JimiP]

I would just like to join in here... I am a liquid-cooling n00b. But there's so much information to be read here at XS that it makes being a n00b enjoyable. I wouldn't have it any other way.

The day that there is nothing left to learn will be a sad one. Let's hope it never comes.

[Chruschef]

I would just like to join in here... I am a liquid-cooling n00b. But there's so much information to be read here at XS that it makes being a n00b enjoyable. I wouldn't have it any other way.

The day that there is nothing left to learn will be a sad one. Let's hope it never comes.

i completely agree.

[NaeKuh]

i completely agree.

well then theres TEC's... which is a failed and horrible dark hole...

Then there's phase... which is a dark hole, but has a light at the end...

and lastly theres a LN2 pot, which is a straight doorway to the cold depths of hell...

[Chruschef]

I sneak around those forums from time to time as well, but I'm to scared to post in there...

[NaeKuh]

I sneak around those forums from time to time as well, but I'm to scared to post in there...

must not fear the chiller!

[Waterlogged]

must not fear the chiller!

'Cause this Is Chiller, Chiller Night
and No-ones Gonna Save You from the Beast about Strike.
You Know its Chiller, Chiller Night
You're fighting for Your Life inside a Killer, Chiller.

[skinnee]

Hello skinnee, DAING!, that now makes two of us

Its a comfortable group we n00bs have...but there are two requirements,
1. Never forget you're a n00b and always will be a n00b.
2. Always remember karma. You have to put back in what you've taken/gained.

I've learned so much from the typical suspects here, that I am forever indebted. Thats why I started testing, I want to learn more and to give back.

[Chruschef]

must not fear the chiller!

LOL.

I almost went the vapochill route when I first wanted to get into more "extreme" cooling and overclocking. I've never even considered using a chiller.

[skinnee]

'Cause this Is Chiller, Chiller Night
and No-ones Gonna Save You from the Beast about Strike.
You Know its Chiller, Chiller Night
You're fighting for Your Life inside a Killer, Chiller.