What are the advantages of water cooling? Water cooling is active cooling or auxiliary cooling?

First, the advantages of water-cooled heat dissipation

With the continuous improvement of computer hardware performance, the problem of computer heat dissipation is becoming increasingly prominent. Compared with air heat dissipation, water-cooled heat dissipation has the following advantages:

1. Better effect: water-cooled heat dissipation can cool down quickly in a short time, but also maintain a stable low temperature after a long time of use. Compared with the traditional air heat dissipation, the water-cooled heat dissipation can reduce the CPU temperature by more than 10°C, which is conducive to the performance improvement and life extension of the computer.

2. Less noise: Water-cooled heat dissipation using the combination of water pump and cooling fan, compared with the traditional air radiator, the noise is smaller, basically can not hear the noise, greatly improve the comfort of use.

3. Easier maintenance: The maintenance of the water-cooled radiator is relatively simple, and only the water pump needs to be cleaned once a month to remove the dust accumulated in the cold row.

Two, the working principle of water cooling heat dissipation

The water-cooled radiator is composed of cold row, water pump, water tank, soft and hard pipe, cooling fan, etc. The water pump draws the water-cooled fluid from the water tank through the water pipe, cools down through the cold discharge, and then returns to the water tank through the soft and hard pipes to form a closed cycle.

Third, water cooling is an active heat dissipation

Some people think that water-cooled heat dissipation is an auxiliary heat dissipation method, in fact, it is not. The water-cooled radiator uses a water pump to actively cool the water-cooled fluid to the cooling component. Compared with the air radiator, which mainly relies on natural fan heat dissipation, the water-cooled radiator is a kind of active heat dissipation.

Four, the advantages and disadvantages of water cooling and air cooling

Water cooling and air cooling have their own advantages and disadvantages, the following is a brief list:

1. In terms of heat dissipation effect, water-cooled heat dissipation is more advantageous, which can quickly cool down and maintain a stable low temperature, while air heat dissipation is more inclined to dissipate rapidly in a short period of time.

2. In terms of price, water-cooled radiators are more expensive than air radiators and need to invest more costs. But the effect and comfort of water cooling is better.

3. In terms of maintenance, the maintenance of the water-cooled radiator is relatively simple, and the water pump can be cleaned once a month, while the air radiator needs to replace the cooling fan regularly, which is more time-consuming and laborious.

Choose water cooling or air cooling should be based on their own needs and budget to choose.