Water Cooling a P4D

[Kemikal]

My temps with water cooling is idling @ 27-32C is that warm for water cooling? i have a Pent D 840. give me some input guys. i need to make sure this is running right.

 

[jitpublisher]

Uh, as compared to what? What is the room temp, what is your processor clocked at? Generally speaking without any relevant information, 25 would be a good idle temp, 32 is starting to get warm for water cooling.

 

[Kemikal]

i was just asking in genreal to water cooling if it was a good temp, my P4D 840 is clocked @ 3.8ghz ;x idle is @ 31-32C Via Speedfan in windows. Room temp prob 70Fs

 

[Conumdrum]

What watercooling system? Ambient temps? Load temps are okay?

I'll steer you to some more technical links, please spend a few days (DAYS) reading posts, searching, learning. Don't forget to look for your case with WC. Google your case and the word watercool or some combination of that. WC stuff is larger than you think, I know from experience. WC setups done right are awesome and almost silent.

Great place, not wayyy over the top with uber WC guys.
http://www.ocforums.com/index.php
Uber place, owned by one of the worlds winning OC guys in the world. Not a place to post or ask questions by noobs, but an awesome place to learn.
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/
Another good place to learn
http://www.overclock.net/water-cooling/
http://www.martinsliquidlab.com/ PLEASE READ A LOT HERE, will be closed in 30 days or so.

Great places to buy WC stuff
http://www.dangerden.com/index.php [...] e&Itemid=1
http://www.petrastechshop.com/
http://www.jab-tech.com/

 

[Kemikal]

I bought a kit, Thermaltake Bigwater 735. This is my first ever dealing with WC. Ambient temps are @ 40C

 

[HyperBladeST]

by ambiant temp we mean the temp of the room where your computer is.

 

[jitpublisher]

If your room is 70f, and your processor is overclocked to 3.8, those idle temps are good. But most importantly, what are the temps after putting a load on the CPU for about 10 minutes?

 

[Kemikal]

Well, right now i raised my volts a tad, and im getting 4.0ghz out of this 3.2 pent D 840. geebus. i havent seen the temp go past 50C @ the 4.0ghz clock. thats with me playing world of warcraft for over an hour in window mode so i can see speedfan <3

 

[Kemikal]

The funniest part is when the load is gone, watching the temp drop down so fast. is that normal?

 

[rubix_1011]

That's the idea, but with higher-end components, you will see that your load temps would be consistently lower, as well.