How To Take Care Of Your Liquid CPU Cooler

Updated Oct 11, 2021

So you’ve finally taken the plunge and replaced your air cooler with a liquid CPU cooler. Congratulations! It’s a brand new world for you out there, especially when it comes to cooler maintenance.

In fact, liquid CPU coolers tend to be harder to maintain than a standard fan-cooled CPU. Sure, they’ve got the regular risks you have to watch out for– failing memory sticks, video cards, that kind of thing– but you also have to add a whole ‘nother lot to the mix. We’re talking about pumps, hoses, radiators– things you normally wouldn’t see in your regular fan-cooled machine. Things that you wouldn’t normally have to worry about, but since you now have a liquid CPU cooler, you pretty much have no choice.

Regardless of how good your liquid cooler is, if you don’t take care of it well, you’ll be sure to experience its downsides much more than its upsides. In this short article, we’ll show you how to take care of your liquid CPU cooler in order to ensure maximum performance and stability.

How To Take Care Of Your Liquid CPU Cooler

(Take note, there are two kinds of CPU coolers: closed loop and open loop. Closed loop CPUs don’t normally need a lot of maintenance; at most, all you need to do is to clean the radiator every few months or so. Open loops need a lot more maintenance, so they’re the ones we’re going to talk about in this article.)

#1 Start with a good quality system

‘Taking care’ of your liquid CPU cooler starts from the very moment you install it. This means that right from the start, you should have already picked good quality items to go along with your system. Remember, your liquid CPU cooler will be your daily companion while using your PC. It’s going to work hard to keep up with you even when you overclock and overus