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I made a bad choice of cooler when I built my new rig recently:
http://discussions.virtualdr.com/sho...d.php?t=241532
Because of that I have been thwarted in my overclocking adventures :( So I've decided to go the watercooling route, and have bought Zalman Reserator XT kit.
http://www.zalman.co.kr/Eng/product/...ad.asp?idx=185
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/coo...erator-xt.html
Pics coming soon :)
From the rear, howing the degassing tube:
https://discussions.virtualdr.com/im...2009/12/29.jpg
Degassing is much easier using a bench power supply, otherwise it means disconnecting the motherboard connector and jumping it:
https://discussions.virtualdr.com/im...2009/12/28.jpg
So, how much cooler does it run?
Does that go on a computer or a jet fighter aircraft?
Don't know yet, I'm doing the photos in real time - filling it up with coolant an degassing is as far as I've got. I anticipate taking the motherboard out and fitting the water block tomorrow.Quote:
Originally Posted by fink
What are you filling it with?
It came with a 250ml bottle of antifreeze/anti-corrosion liquid, which is diluted with 1 litre of distilled water.
Thanks.
He needs another one for his mini-Windscale power plant setup for the computer. Needs more valves, gauges, etc. to really look mean though.Quote:
Does that go on a computer or a jet fighter aircraft?
Well this is what I had in mind eventually :D
http://www.hqcec.com/EN/IT/images/hqit3.jpg
:)
Mineral Oil Submerged Computer
http://www.pugetsystems.com/submerged.php
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I want one of these....Being able to cook french fries while surfing would work for me:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by SpywareDr
OK, after a long hard morning, the beast lives again. I am now much wiser in how to go about setting up a watercooled rig, not least of which is to have lots of kitchen towel handy :D
Initial results are very impressive, on stock clock and voltages I have got an immediate 9C drop in CPU temp (from ~44C down to 35C at idle) :) :) I'm going to let the Arctic Silver bed in for a day or so before stress testing.
Pics to come later.
Nice temps...but like you said, give that AS a little time to cure. Seems I read somewhere that the optimum time for AS was around 200 hours. :eek:
Pics:
Had to take the motherboard out in order to fit the mounting frame :( Here's the CPU all covered in the old Arctic Silver:
https://discussions.virtualdr.com/im...2009/12/25.jpg
And here are the perfect things for removing it :)
https://discussions.virtualdr.com/im...2009/12/26.jpg
The mounting frame, upper and lower:
https://discussions.virtualdr.com/im...2009/12/24.jpg
The lower part is fitted by screwing it in through the motherboard:
https://discussions.virtualdr.com/im...2009/12/22.jpg
Here it is in place:
https://discussions.virtualdr.com/im...2009/12/23.jpg
The water block is fitted after applying Arctic Silver, then the upper mounting frame is screwed down to clamp it:
https://discussions.virtualdr.com/im...2009/12/20.jpg
https://discussions.virtualdr.com/im...2009/12/21.jpg
Final pics tomorow :)
That's worth knowing. Do you think I should leave it a week before I continue with my overclocking adventures?Quote:
Originally Posted by bistro
I read something that sounded about like that for AS, and yes, I would wait too. But monitor right good while waiting.Quote:
Originally Posted by SuperSparks
I moved over to MX-2 as that has no cure time and is at least as good as AS5, if not better and is non-conductive.
http://www.arctic-cooling.com/catalo...th=39_&mID=127
Hmm...Quote:
Originally Posted by crunchie
If what they state about Arctic Cooling MX-2 is true, definitely worth considering:
...this compound does not show decreasing performance over time, does not need to be reapplied and has a durability of at least 8 years.
Comments?
Definitely!Quote:
Originally Posted by Shinma
Who leaves their TIM on for 8 years :D. Not me.
I have been using it for a couple of years now and have had no worries with it.
Getting the air out of the lines:
https://discussions.virtualdr.com/im...2009/12/15.jpg
https://discussions.virtualdr.com/im...2009/12/16.jpg
And finally, the beast lives again :) :)
https://discussions.virtualdr.com/im...2009/12/13.jpg
https://discussions.virtualdr.com/im...2009/12/14.jpg
Looking good....
It's really a personal choice for TIM...most of the major brands are very good. I seem to recall that Krazy Glue was NOT a good choice, but I could be wrong....short cure time though.
Reader beware: The above statement just might be sarcasm...
Supersparks, just curious about what type of computing you are doing with the water cooled system that you have built? Thanks for the info, Bob :)
All kinds. I wanted a general purpose workstation that I could throw pretty much any task at. On my previous Core 2 rig I found I was constantly hitting the hardware buffers, especially when running virtual machines. This rig has coped admirably with everything I've done so far :) :)
After a decent period to allow the AS to cure, I have now run the first stress test using OCCT, on standard clock and voltage settings. This is the hottest core (by 1 degree), as you can see it just briefly touched 66C :) :)
https://discussions.virtualdr.com/im.../2009/12/7.png
The coolant temp rose from 27C to 28C.
And here is the graph with the identical overclock settings to the point where is where I was forced to leave things on air cooling as it was on the very edge of TJ Max. I've still got another 27C of headroom :) :) :)
https://discussions.virtualdr.com/im.../2009/12/5.png
Quote:
Originally Posted by Robertjr
And afterwards he's gonna do a test run out on the Bonneville Salt Flats to see how fast it'll go.... VROOOMM!Quote:
Originally Posted by SuperSparks
:D
Temps are lookin' good...
[QUOTE=bistro;1308355]And afterwards he's gonna do a test run out on the Bonneville Salt Flats to see how fast it'll go.... VROOOMM!
:D
:D put wings on it and he can fly it.. :)