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More info?)
Eljerid,
All that is true for the normal average user, but for serious
overclockers, water is mid-way between air and prommys...
I've moved to water in February, and never going back again.
For your info :
- P4 3.0@3900 with good WC setup = 26 idle / 37 full ( @ summer temps)
- P4 3.0@3450 with Intel cooler = 33 idle / 51 full ( with a better
HSF prolly should get it to about 45 )
The two boxes sit right about next to each other...
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Stormgiant
Asus P4P800-Deluxe
NW3000@3915 FSB261 on WC
512MB OCZ BH-5 @DDR522 2-2-2-5
Power Color ATi 9800XT 520/410
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On Tue, 03 Aug 2004 08:24:16 GMT, "ElJerid"
<s.vanderhaeghen.nospam@pandora.be> wrote:
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>"SysCold" <syscold@net4u.hr> wrote in message
>news:cemj16$vlk$1@brown.net4u.hr...
>> Which water cooling system would you suggest me? It MUST look nice, cool
>> at least good as Zalman CNPS700A-AlCu, and (optinal) have cooler for
>> GPU.. Here is what I was thinking about:
>>
>> Zalmas Reserator 1
>> http://www.zalmanusa.com/usa/product/view.asp?idx=63&code=
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>> Thermaltake Aquarius III
>>
http://www.thermaltake.com/coolers/aquarius/a1681.htm
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>> Does anyone have any experience with those? I'll use it for overclocking.
>>
>> Thanks....
>
>Sure you want to go for water cooling?
>Don't expect better results than with the better air coolers, but...
>- add the danger of water leaking
>- add the additional work to make a nice integration in your system
>- add the fact that you're loosing a lot of space in your case (if it all
>fits in your case).
>One benefit: it COULD be quiter than a good air cooler, but the new radiator
>fan could also be more noisy than your air cooler because in many cases it
>has to be mounted externally.
>Before implementing a water cooler, read some reviews about the topic.
>You'll see that the results are rather disappointing. But the choice is
>yours !
>