water cooling and silver

Geo

does water cooled pcs still need the silver compound?

Geo

also is one XR5 360MM RADIATOR  enough for cooling both my cpu and gpu?

Ian

https://community.microcenter.com/discussion/7716/water-cooling-and-silver

Hello. Just to clarify - Are you referring to applying thermal paste to your CPU even if using a water cooler? If so, yes, that would still be highly recommended to do.

Ian

https://community.microcenter.com/discussion/comment/28611#Comment_28611

This item is intended to be a part of a custom loop water cooling system, is that what you were planning on doing?

Geo

It is a custom loop

JS_MC

It's dependant on the material and the coolant that you'll use in your system.

In most cases, I'd say it isn't needed. However, adding a silver or copper piece to your loop will give your system something for any corrosion to cling to. That being said, it's been quite some time since I've seen any loops with silver or copper added to them.

As long as you're taking proper care of your system, I don't think it's required.