14 DAY TRIAL // As all computer users, I believe that for my personal computer to function within normal boundaries, certain elements should be just right. I for one consider cooling has a major part of a computer's well being. Most PC users lack the ability of considering that one or two extra coolers might improve the PC's performance.
In this idea, I have created an air flow through the case by placing coolers in different parts of the case, to help along for a proper circulation of air. But along side these air cooling solutions, a lot of other ideas showed up and users have had a lot of choices shown before them. We now have watercooling, Peltier cooling and more.
Out of these, watercooling has been one of the most attractive ones, not just for the cooling capacity, but also for the cooling rig. Normally, you use a water pump, powered either by the computer's power supply or through an external power source, PVC tubing, and a radiator with a cooler on top of it. Why should this "refrigerator type of cooling" be considered as being "cool"? Basically, because of the tubing.
Tubing normally being transparent, the distilled water usually had a colorant added to it so that it would show up under a certain color. Matching this with a transparent case, or side panel, it becomes the building ground for a custom PC. Watercooling has passed from the video cards and processors to other types of components like memory modules.
The latest type of combination came at CeBIT from Scythe where they have introduced watercooling on one of their Ninja series coolers. I guess the big next step would be to introduce watercooling on power supplies, instead of normal coolers. I mean, since we have a real history of mixing water and electricity in computer cases, why not in the power supplies as well? Now that's an idea for you.