Water cooling problem; need new water block.

[ryanthesav]

So I have a Thermal take big water system with two radiators and 3/8" tubing. I have an AMD X2 6000+ overclocked to 3.3ghz. Idle it runs at about 35c but as soon as I run orthos it shoots up to 52c. My water temperature level never goes above 30c. I was considering getting a new water block, cause this one is not cutting it. http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41QL%2BcEwmBL._SL500_AA280_.jpg I was wondering if anyone knows of a very good one for me to try. I have a crosshair motherboard.

thanks,

Ryan

 

[yomamafor1]

Not to rain stone on you, but Thermaltake really makes sh*tty water cooling systems.

Personally I recommend Swiftech H2O-220.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835108076

Or you can try Petra's.
http://www.petrastechshop.com/wacoki.html

EDIT: Or if you want to save some bucks by sacrificing slight future upgradability, you can also look at this:
http://www.petrastechshop.com/pecoli.html

The reason of going with such pricey water cooling kit is that inexpensive water cooling kits are not as effective as air cooling. For example, Thermaltake's 150USD 850i Big Water was even outperformed by Ultra-120, which only costs 50 bucks.

Another reason is that by going water, it is a lot better to maintain high expandability. The kits recommended above generally have capacities for an additional 1~2 2x120 radiator, or 1 3x120 radiators, as well as various other water blocks (GPU blocks).

If WCing is out of your price range, I would then recommend you getting a Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme instead.

 

[orangegator]

As long as your temperatures are below 65C, you have nothing to worry about. Yes, those temps are not great for wc, but overall it's fine. You are not going to be able to overclock the x2 6000+ much higher than 3.3ghz. So, no reason to improve your wc system. You'll really only need a better wc system if you plan to get a new system with a quad core and overclock it a lot. And in this case you'd be better off ditching the Thermaltake one and building custom wc from scratch.

 

[ryanthesav]

Thanx for the info guys. I decided to go the cheaper way and just bought a new water block. I bought a new Zalman block, here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118043

Take a look, Ill reply on the improvements when it comes in the mail in a few days.

Thanks again,

Ryan

 

[Sharft6]

so how is the new water block?

I'm using the stock TT block and don't have a water temp thingy but the air being pumped thru the radiator after a bit of gaming feels a bit like a heater. Also i have the amd 5600+.

 

[ryanthesav]

The new water block is better. Although I think the problem is my TT radiators. I have two of the small ones. I was looking closer at them and even with two it sucks. The pipes for the radiators are too small forcing the water to run too fast as it travels through them. This forces the radiators not to work as efficiently as they should.

I wish the radiator tubing were this size:

http://jagerman.com/comp/Old/06-ComputerFrontRadiator.jpg

Compared to this size:

http://www.kbombpc.com.au/shop/images/Thermaltake%20AquaBay%20M2%202U%20Radiator%20for%20LiquidWater%20Cooling.jpg

Anyway the new water block did provide a better cooling system. The new block helped by about 5c. At 3.3ghz I now hit about 46-47c, and idle at about 30c which is not too bad for a thermal take system. Anyway my next goal is to get a better radiator and customize my cooling system as I go. Wish me luck.