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Do you guy keep ur case open all the time?
 
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NEVER! :D

then the pets get into it.

lol

No but say you dont have any pets or anything around just a house fan blowing to the open case? Im planning on doing it but dont know if is recommended.
 
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lol

No but say you dont have any pets or anything around just a fan blowing to the open case? Im planning on doing it but dont know if is recommended.

I know people who do that. I wouldn't open my case fan because it messes with the airflow, but if your intention is pointing a huge m'fkin fan at it then yeah sure.
 

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I know people who do that. I wouldn't open my case fan because it messes with the airflow, but if your intention is pointing a huge m'fkin fan at it then yeah sure.

yea Im actually trying to put my whole inside pc below 40C lol. Whatever it takes i guess.
 
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yea Im actually trying to put my whole inside pc below 45C lol. Whatever it takes i guess.

Why not get like 2 intake fans for your CM690? It's got great aircooling capabilities.
 

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Why not get like 2 intake fans for your CM690? It's got great aircooling capabilities.

Agreed.

I have one and it has some great airflow with the right placement of fans.;)
 
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Try some of these?

Oh I should mention that they aren't actually as quiet as the specifications have them, but the noise level should be tolerable if that matters to you.
 

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Hey TheShad0W, thanks for making this thread. I was thinking on buying this cooler for my Quad but seen peoples specs may me realize that it might be good for dual but not quad. Might go with a thermolab baram and save me some $$$$
 

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I just bought one of those 120mm but it hasnt arrive yet. Its Thermaltake brand.

Aiming a large fan inside your case is always an option, but I wouldn't recommend it for long term solution though. There's nothing wrong with it, just seems too much of a hassle and hideous looking to me. To each his own! Which Thermaltake model btw?
 

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I dont have it installed yet since I ran out of 3pins connectors. I had to buy more 3 pin adapters but hasnt arrive yet.
 

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oh ok thanks. :laugh:

As for my post, I meant to comment on the H50, I wasnt really comparing on cpus.

My H50 has jumped on a q9550 and my loads are 50c at stock, i5 is way hotter then q9550 i bet, i did 1.3ish volts and got 66-70c loads omg im overheating with a H50 >.>.
 

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My H50 has jumped on a q9550 and my loads are 50c at stock, i5 is way hotter then q9550 i bet, i did 1.3ish volts and got 66-70c loads omg im overheating with a H50 >.>.

Yeah, a single 120mm rad is just overwhelmed by i5/i7.
 

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Yeah, a single 120mm rad is just overwhelmed by i5/i7.

Sarcasm :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:
Isnt a 12mb l2 Cache 4 cores non HT Processor going to be almost just as hot as a L3 with 8mb of Cache i5 processor? Im just saying something here. Maybe the die size is bigger of 1156 so that mite produce more heat but maybe transfer better to >.>
 

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Sarcasm :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:
Isnt a 12mb l2 Cache 4 cores non HT Processor going to be almost just as hot as a L3 with 8mb of Cache i5 processor? Im just saying something here. Maybe the die size is bigger of 1156 so that mite produce more heat but maybe transfer better to >.>

i5/i7 is hotter. More transistors. Your sarcasm kinda failed. :eek: Besides, 70C on 1.3V is not good performance on a Yorkfield anyway.

Seriously, a single 120mm rad is not meant to cool a quad efficiently. It just get heat soaked/overwhelmed.
 

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i5/i7 is hotter. More transistors. Your sarcasm kinda failed. :eek: Besides, 70C on 1.3V is not good performance on a Yorkfield anyway.

Seriously, a single 120mm rad is not meant to cool a quad efficiently. It just get heat soaked/overwhelmed.

You just say it more nicely than I could ever and they love you :confused:
 

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You just say it more nicely than I could ever and they love you :confused:

I have kids. I understand the patience needed to get a point across most of the time. lol
 

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Both you guys are just :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh: Im ganna stick with my H50, im also suprised at the REV C TRUE with fan so im also going to get people to look at that deal. But im stick with my H50 neeguu's I don't know what you did binge but when Nick was putting out some were a$$ post i was really looking down on how he can say the cooler is terrable. I might acctualy go ahead and put a q9550 in my rig to see what my H50 can do with it lol i lied about the temps XD. Your nice binge, your nice :D.
 
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i5/i7 is hotter. More transistors. Your sarcasm kinda failed. :eek: Besides, 70C on 1.3V is not good performance on a Yorkfield anyway.

Seriously, a single 120mm rad is not meant to cool a quad efficiently. It just get heat soaked/overwhelmed.

How long does it take on maximum load (P95) before a single 120mm rad gets heatsoaked?
 
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How long does it take on maximum load (P95) before a single 120mm rad gets heatsoaked?

depends

1. volume of water.
2. ambient temp.
3. airflow...
4. your individual chip...

You know when the temps stabilize for a few hours... like do an OCCT linpack 4 hour run, and look at the temp graph. once it stops climbing, those are your peak temps, thats when your rad has hit equilibrium.

It also depends on your noise threshold... im sure if you put two 140CFM delta screamers in push pull on that sucker it would outperform my triple haha.
 

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with all this said, which WC set-up would be good for $100 - $150?
keep in mind that my quad is running at 1.43v and load is at 55c...
links please....

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