I'm building a gaming / poker PC, I need help!

TBag · #1 12-02-2005, 06:22 AM

I was looking into watercooling stuff, but quite frankly that stuff looks very intimidating and risky considering I wouldn't know what I was doing with it. Is the extra cost + (seemingly, again, I'm clueless) hassle worth the benefits? I don't think I'll be overclocking anything because I'm very risk averse where it seems like one slip up could cost me my processor and vid card.

Also, what is the swap file you're talking about? Thanks [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

#2 12-02-2005, 11:11 AM

Watercooling is quite safe since it's not a high-pressure system, however, if you are not comfortable with it, don't do it!

The swap file is a pagefile that is used for virtual memory when you run out of RAM or need to copy large files. It's basically the buffer for your computer. Placing it on a secondary hard drive will yield optimal performance.

TBag · #3 12-02-2005, 10:06 PM

Thanks for the swapfile tip, I just switched mine to my D: drive, I'll give you a trip report on that later.

About watercooling though. Is it relatively easy to do? How much does it cost and how much of an improvement is it over fans? Also, how much would it cost?

#4 12-05-2005, 12:23 PM

So it would be best to put that "swap file thing" on a 10,000rpm Raptor? And then to have a 200-500 GB drive for storage?

I know nothing about this swap file...but I did know that when memory gets full, the computer uses your Hard Drive temporarily...
will this really noticably speed up performance/reduce any lag?

Thanks!