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[m.oreilly]

folding has raised my cpu temps to the mid/upper fifties i hate to spend any more $$$ on gear atm, but something must be done (also, patty is complaining about the rig noise at night...). i am thinking innovatek (i want to go 1/4") blocks, and a small pump. not sure of using the fillport again, so maybe a pump/res combo mounted in a drive bay. still thinking about it all, but something has to happen soon, as summer is almost upon us...

[chriso_86]

Cool!!! Well have fun with that!! I'm glad I did mine!!

[m.oreilly]

the pump...?




the blocks...?



and i found brackets that lian-li makes for mounting a rad in the drive bay area (just ordered the perforated bay covers).

[chriso_86]

Awesome pump dude!!!!!! That is the same pump I have, except I have the smaller version. You will love it!!!!!!

[WFO]

Mid 50s and you are worrying? Hahahahaha! You panzy Mo. Last summer the inside of my apartment hit 105 degrees measured on a meat thermometer because the stat didn't go that high. My poor lappies were troopers. The N4750, a 3500+ hit 74C. Instead of shutting down F@H, I backed the multiplier down to to 11 and dropped the voltage. The temp dropped to a more comfy 69C. My N9750 was running 69C with F@H running 100% on both cores. I let it ride. I was desperately trying to run down Graffix for 4th. My X2-3800 OCed to 2.6 was running the same 69C. I wouldn't advocate running at extreme temps like this on a regular basis but all these rigs are still going strong. ( This happened last July for reference) Even with my Darkside Intel chips, under 70C is just fine. One Q6600 that will get watercooled this weekend has a Zalman 9700 on it that is overmatched. When I got home it was 89 degrees F and the cores were running 66C. Silicon is tough! Anything under 60C will last till your equipment is obsolete and you would upgrade anyway. :dancing4: But hey, if you just have to justify a new W/C kit to someone ignore this post and go for it!

Edited by WFO, 08 May 2007 - 02:38 AM.

[m.oreilly]

well, cpu #2 is @ 57C...has been for many many hours. if i am to fold, i think keeping it down a few will keep the rig happy (i really really don't want to spend any more on the rig , i don't want water, but i might just need it).

[WFO]

It's currently 86F in myapartment. The 1 Q6600 on air with the 9700 is running...

Core 0 61C
Core 1 61C
Core 2 58C
Core 3 58C

Those temps are safe. I'm just not happy because they are at stock speeds. I want to OC the snot out of this quad and therefore need water or better. Water = good! Go for it!!! :thaustin_powers_animated_dancin

[m.oreilly]

well, i want everything in the case, so i have to think drive bay mounting. if i use the lian-li drive bay mounts, i can:
A- use one single 120 rad vertically mounted, which takes up 5 or so bays (not enough rad for the two cpus, me thinks...)

B- mount two 120s horizontally, taking up around 4 bays (with fans installed), which would lead to the availability of bay space for this:

solving much of my mounting issues.

these also hold some promise (core style rad, though the added tube area will affect the length of "head"):



and to keep costs down, these look good for block choices:


(w/ 1/4" barbs installed...).

[m.oreilly]

scaramonga, on May 8 2007, 09:24 AM, said:

Cheeky sod!!

The Storm blocks are great.......I use em

[m.oreilly]

i finally decided what to get. kinda. i went 'round and 'round with the "internal/external" rad thing, rad size, etc. i wanted to keep everything onboard, so...

simple cpu blocks: the s940 two fastener options leave much to be desired. i find the stock method of attachment of hsf units way more secure. so i decided on these:



and the new HL rads, the GTX models in particular, look neat (a single 120 took a lot of frowned upon moments, but after checking the specs...):


(only two cpu to cool)

going 3/8 this time as well (rather than 1/2)

the pump is another issue all together. i dunno...

the rad will be mounted in the front 5.24 drive bay area using these to secure it:



and rad fan(s):



(Enermax Marathon Enlobal 120mm Magnetic Bearing Fan...)

[chriso_86]

Dude, that is the exact pump I am using in my system!!! It totally rocks, haven't had a ounce of problems with it. And it is really really quite.

[m.oreilly]

chriso_86, on May 13 2007, 06:35 PM, said:

Dude, that is the exact pump I am using in my system!!! It totally rocks, haven't had a ounce of problems with it. And it is really really quite.

good to "hear" after checking out other options, i found that same pump, without the clear plastic top, for $69, so that was an easy choice. dang, even though i am just doing the cpus, the price is quite high (over $400 already ). i sure hope that the single 120 rad will do it for me. they claim it is quite an improvement over the earlier models in that size range (and of course, at twice the price ). no OCing for me, just cooler folding temps. this summer is going to be a real scorcher, and my rig is in one of the hottest rooms in the house (nowhere else to put it... ). if all else (single 120 rad) fails, i still have the triple 120 fan DD xtreme i'll hang out the back, if need be...