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For me it's the silence. I've got a Corsair water cooler on my CPU that's silent as anything. If I turn the fans on the front of my machine (the intake fans) off I can't even tell it's running. Seeing as I record music, that's a big thing for me (noise on recordings is a bugger).
 
In honesty though, and as you've suggested, I don't think there are currently any gaming situations where water cooling is necessary. For hobbyists like myself who like to fiddle, it is helpful (had my 3.3GHz i5 2500k running on 4.4GHz for a while), but no: as far as I'm aware, there's not any games out there at present that require water-cooled components. In fact, I'd be surprised if there ever was (until we start laughing at that old computer we've found in the attic with fans on it).
 
Seems that things are changing fast anyway; I own a 13" MacBook Pro that, even when it's right on in front of me, I can't hear when it's on. I can smush my head right up against any part and hear absolutely nothing. That ain't watercooling, though; that's solid state drives and asymmetrical fans.
 
Bottom line: they're quieter and do their job better than fans, but they're not necessary.

Can someone explain the point of watercooling, though?  I understand the fundamentalism of both water as a great conductor and cooling as a great way to prevent computer explosions, but I don't really get the need of anything better than a sweet-ass fan set up.  Unless you're using a wicked-thin PC, I'm pretty sure a regular fanned PC case should keep your rig cool, unless I'm missing something?  
 
I'm playing pretty much everything on ultra with my setup, even with overclocks on both the CPU and GPU, just using the stock fans on my case (20cm, are they?).  Given I know you're able to achieve something higher if you can keep it cooler, but I don't really know of any game wanting to use that sorta power.  So aside from 3D rendering software, or using your PC as a server farm or something.
 
I'm not being a dick, honest I would just like to know what there is to gain aside from noise reduction.

Whenever I'm unsure about a product I find myself here: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/
 
Good hardware reviews and user comments and questions too!

I may be TERRIBLE at MP, but at least I make a great human shield.  I'm in.  For what, remains unseen.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I'm in.  Is the key to this 'post'.  Ahem.

Hello!
 
As an established BF3'er, I'd like to see whether anyone else from the AW species would like to join myself and a few clan mates in battles upon the fields of three.
 
Currently we're only running on PC, but I have friends on the console scene and I'm sure they'd be chuffed to play with new consolites.  (?)
 
Plus with End Game on the horizon, this is a great time to battle with friends.
 

http://www.youtube.com/embed/wK5f7az5dIY?rel=0
 
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Hello!
 
As an established BF3'er, I'd like to see whether anyone else from the AW species would like to join myself and a few clan mates in battles upon the fields of three.
 
Currently we're only running on PC, but I have friends on the console scene and I'm sure they'd be chuffed to play with new consolites.  (?)
 
Plus with End Game on the horizon, this is a great time to battle with friends.
 

http://www.youtube.com/embed/wK5f7az5dIY?rel=0
 
Drop us your tags, gentlefolk!

Chivalry free weekend ATM!  Might be worth a few yucks!
 
EDIT: Just saw that you have it already Rarek.  Hah

ROGUETIDE! Yay!
 
Welcome to the forums, m'laddy! We've got a lot of exciting stuff planned.