watercooled

Chilled by liquid

Watercooled describes machinery or equipment that uses circulating water to dissipate heat, as opposed to air cooling.

The term applies to engines, computers, and industrial equipment where water carries heat away from components more efficiently than fans alone: a watercooled gaming PC, watercooled generators.

Also spelled water-cooled.

engines

radiator

Heat transfer device

circulation · overheating · gasket · fan · flush · corrosion · pressurized · intercooler · turbo · diesel

computers

radiator

Heat transfer device

fittings · overclocking · GPU · CPU · loop · distilled · leakage · maintenance · hoses · clamps

industrial

chiller

Refrigeration unit or horror

evaporator · compressor · HVAC · machinery · manufacturing · laser · welding · CNC · generator · transformer

Opposites
cooling medium/method

watercooledair-cooled

Chilled by circulation

uncooled · naturally aspirated · aircooled

Family

water, cool, cooled, cooling, cooler, coolest, coolly, coolness, uncool

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G