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Watercooling, Worth it ?

alleycat

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AMD 6000+ Black Edition OC to 3.5 ghz per core
4 gigs of OCZ 800 mhz ram OC to 1044 mhz
Gigabyte 3D Galaxy II Watercooling w/ 1/2 inch tubing
120 mm blue led fan X 4 (1 side pannel, 1 for rad, 1 back of case, 1 in front of case for HD)
600 Watt OCZ GameXStream SLI power-supply
20 speed LG DVD burner
EVGA 9600 GT clock OC to 775mhz from 665 (soon will have the 9800GTX)
1 TB WD Hard-Drive :toast:
22 inch Acer LCD monitor with a 2ms response time

My temps are =
Cpu - 26 degrese celcius - under load = 34 degrese celcius
Vid Card - 41 degrese celcius - under load = 51 degrese celcius
HD = 20 degrese celcius - under load = 25 degrese celcius

Ive been trying to get the coolest temps out of my watercooling as possible but i find that the rad that i have doesnt REALLY cool the liquid all that much and im trying to find an easier way to cool it then just the stock 120 mm fan that comes with it (NOISY FUCKER), i thought of taking off the fan and putting the rad in a container filled with cold water that way when the coolant goes threw the rad it will already be super cold. thanks in advance for all responses.
 
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I moved your thread for you.:toast: What is your queston exactly? Your temps at 3.5ghz are pretty darn awesome!
 

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ya the kit i got is pretty good, ive been trying to get the temps a LITTLE lower to safely clock it a bit higher and was wondering if you had any ideas ?
 
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Well, with the temps you have you should have no problems pushing it more. But really, you may just want to go with a different kit. Perhaps going with a larger radiator and equipping two fans to it may yield the results you want.
 

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ya that was an option that i was considering, because il tell you they equiped it with a 120 mm fan which is good but it makes a STUPID ammount of noise so i was thinking maybe changing to a noctua fan but a dual fan would be able to fit more coolant at once AND have dual fans so it would probobly do the trick eh ?
 
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Probablly. You may want to try a different fan first since it's cheaper. I really like the Antec Tri-Cool fans, as they have a switch on them with three speed settngs. I think the highest setting is around 85 cfm.
 

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ok, we sell those at work so il check the pricing but that sounds pretty good, thanks for all your ideas and suggestions (Y)
 
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For the record, what's your room temperature?
 

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sorry to burst your bubble but your temp readings are off, that kit cannot dissipate that amount of heat.

sorry.

nice rig though :rockout:

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intel igent, i can take a screenshot for you if you do not believe me because those are my temps
 

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and largon, i cannot tell you what my rooms temps are but there is no window or ventilation in the room (its the basement) its not overly warm or anything but id say its average room temperature but with no ventilation
 
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and largon, i cannot tell you what my rooms temps are but there is no window or ventilation in the room (its the basement) its not overly warm or anything but id say its average room temperature but with no ventilation

When you have cpuz up and HardwareMonitor etc. and prime95 "torture test" running for an hour "then a screenshot", and then he will be sure you are not getting the wrong info. ;)

Just a temp picture doesn't prove its OC'ed at the time.:)
 

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It wasn't a question of whether you were making it up/reading it wrong, he just was saying your temp readings were wrong. I have to disagree with him because I'm running a E6750 on air @ 3.64ghz and getting 28C idle 38C load.
 
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It wasn't a question of whether you were making it up/reading it wrong, he just was saying your temp readings were wrong. I have to disagree with him because I'm running a E6750 on air @ 3.64ghz and getting 28C idle 38C load.


Must be special air. :laugh:
 
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There's something awry here. That HD idle temp means your ambients are <<20ºC, CPU load temp is wayyy too low for the pre-built water kit with a 3.5GHz X2 that pumps out >160W.

Btw, what vCore for 3.5GHz?
CPU-Z screenshot?
 
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There's something awry here. That HD idle temp means your ambients are <<20ºC, CPU load temp is wayyy too low for the pre-built water kit with a 3.5GHz X2 that pumps out >160W.

Btw, what vCore for 3.5GHz?
CPU-Z screenshot?


The computer sits in a meat freezer.:laugh: j/k
 

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Must be special air. :laugh:

No but I do think it helps that I'm using a SFF case. I have one 120mm exhaust and 80mm intake that are about 8 inches from eachother so theres almost no room for trapped air.
 
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No but I do think it helps that I'm using a SFF case. I have one 120mm exhaust and 80mm intake that are about 8 inches from eachother so theres almost no room for trapped air.

I was just being playful. I know you are telling the truth. ;)
 
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Have you got a thermometer? Room temperature is important as obviously water alone can not bring the temps down past ambient. I would assume that the room temps are fairly cool with those readings as long as the readings are a true indication. What aare your system temps then?
 

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i could probably get a thermometer but the room temperature's change alot, would it help if i aimed a fan at the computer/radiator ? (like a household cooling fan)
 
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