Ghetto WC/TEC overclockin'!

infrared · Jun 25, 2009

I was rummaging around in my room the other day and stumbled across my spare Swiftech Apogee waterblock, so I thought i'd have a bit of fun with it!

In the garage I found a 120L/min submersible pump... I've got a 10Gallon(ish) tub that I will use, which i can maybe fill with icecubes / freezer packs etc.

The plan is to get THIS and THIS. I already have a 13.8v 20A power supply. Hopefully i can net myself a sub 9s superpi run. Also i'll do a couple of Sciencemark runs, 3dmark06 etc.

If i borrow my old supertalent ram back off my little brother, I'll have no problems running at 600mhz fsb, which gives me a theoretical max clock of 5.4GHz on the cpu. Considering I've benched this chip at 5GHz on air, this shouldn't be difficult

Now I have to wait til payday to order the pelt! I hate waiting!! :laugh:

PaulieG · Jun 25, 2009

Sweet! Can't wait to see this!

ace80 · Jun 25, 2009

Sweet, I've been considering getting a tec for ages. Hope all goes well man, gonna keep an eye on this.

infrared · Jul 2, 2009

Ok, went to buy the pelt/cold plate from frozen cpu, and the postage will cost more than the stuff!

Had a quick look on ebay, and there's a 400W 12v peltier on there for £12.99 HERE. I'll have to use a battery instead of the power supply.
It's 50AH High Rate starter battery, should have enough grunt for at least an hour. I'll have to keep a voltmeter on it to be safe.

I'll have to do it at night time, it's too hot during the day at the moment :ohwell:

p_o_s_pc · Jul 2, 2009

i want to see this

infrared · Jul 2, 2009

The only prob I have is that I don't really have a way of measuring the temp of the chip. The sensors on this chip get stuck at roughly 23c.

Any ideas on cheap thermal probes? I'm hoping to be around -20c ish idle, and no higher than 15c load.

erocker · Jul 2, 2009

You could use PC Probe and just monitor the CPU socket temp.

infrared · Jul 2, 2009

Good idea mate

Zebeon · Jul 3, 2009

that is awsome!!!
can't wait to see how it turns out!

Laurijan · Jul 3, 2009

Are you sure that the WC block will stand that much water flow? Could rip apart that block lol..

infrared · Jul 3, 2009

Should be fine, I've ran it directly from the hosepipe before, which is about the same flow rate, but a lot higher pressure. Problem is the mains water is quite warm at the moment, so I'm going to use a large container of chilled water. If it manages to warm up the water before I finish playing, I'll run the hose in there, letting it overflow.

Laurijan · Jul 3, 2009

Could the pump say good bye if it is forced to pump 2L/s thru that block?

h3llb3nd4 · Jul 3, 2009

wow nice pump infrared!

infrared · Jul 3, 2009

Laurijan said:
Could the pump say good bye if it is forced to pump 2L/s thru that block?

Shouldn't do, I ran it for a couple of hours with a really narrow hose on it to restrict it, and then tried blocking it off completely and it was ok. The flow won't quite be 2L/s.. probably only about half that when the block is connected up. Still a pretty insane flow rate! :rockout:

h3llb3nd4 said:
wow nice pump infrared!

lol, thanks. Not exactly eco friendly at 200w tho :laugh:

stuartpb · Jul 3, 2009

I would be scared of the hoses flying off the block with that amount of pressure

Are you using wormclips?

infrared · Jul 3, 2009

Yeah, i'll be sure to use some clips on it! :laugh:

Ok, the 400W pelt is on it's way

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