Re: Pre-built liquid cooled rigs

On 7/26/2006 12:22 AM deko wrote:
I would not trust NewEgg. You'll end up with some half-wit
teenager slapping your system together and end up feeling
frustrated and cheated when something goes wrong.

Thanks for your insight. I don't think Newegg builds systems, do they?
All I see for desktops there are the ones that are built by other
manufacturers. When I mentioned Newegg, I meant getting all the parts
individually and putting it together myself.

I've built dozens of systems myself -
it's child's play. Everything you need to know can be researched
on the web or in trade mags. Spend some time reading CPU magazine
(and others) to find best-of-breed components.

I have had a subscription to Maximum PC for the past 2 years. So I
browsed the back pages and found some attractive prices from various
builders. So I went to these web sites and I found out that they are
owned by the same company, yet act like they are completely
independent! Examples are www.cyberpowerpc.com and www.ibuypower.com.
You can tell this by the whois information for the domains and looking
at the components you can customize for each section. Why would a
company operate as two completely distinct ones?

Whenever there's a question like "why would they do..." the answer is usually money. Any hint of dishonest practice should be a big red flag.

Quality Cables USA Inc. (QCUSA) is another one to watch out for - coolgear.com and usbgear.com. I tried buying from them once... never again. From what I can tell, they are a Florida-based rip off.
For what it's worth I recall an article about how to build your own liquid cooled system. I think it was Cnet or Tom's Hardware. They took a regular case and sealed all the ventilation with some bonding material. I think it was a polymer used in bonding auto body dents and holes. Then they used ??? to insure that all the electrical components were made waterproof. Finally, fresh cooking oil was added and the unit was sealed.

I'm sorry I don't have all the details. But if you search, you can find this information. The article also mentioned system integrators who build reliable but inexpensive liquid cooled machines for those who don't want to build their own.

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