Watercooled temps

[delluser1]

Yesterday was dusting day, pulled the fan box off my rad for cleaning and decided to see what the system could do

 

[acer0169]

I'd like to see if the temps ever got any higher than that as there must be a crap load of water to warm up in that rad and res! Impressive all the same.

 

[rubix_1011]

Probably close to .75 liters...maybe more in that rad alone.

Regardless of water volume in a loop, the ability for the radiators to exchange heat effectively vs. the amount of heat being produced is the real key in any watercooling loop.

Is that a home made test bench, delluser?

 

[delluser1]

I'd like to see if the temps ever got any higher than that as there must be a crap load of water to warm up in that rad and res! Impressive all the same.

I stopped Prime after that, didn't replace the fans though.
Websurfing at 36-40c
2 hours of BFBC2 brought temps to a max of 61c.

 

[delluser1]

Probably close to .75 liters...maybe more in that rad alone.

Regardless of water volume in a loop, the ability for the radiators to exchange heat effectively vs. the amount of heat being produced is the real key in any watercooling loop.

Is that a home made test bench, delluser?

Didn't bother to check how much fluid, you're probably very close.
The top half is an HSPC Top Deck , mashed with some parts from an old desk.

 

[acer0169]

I stopped Prime after that, didn't replace the fans though.
Websurfing at 36-40c
2 hours of BFBC2 brought temps to a max of 61c.

nomnomnomnomnom lovely
Very nice!

 

[rubix_1011]

61C at load? That seems a little high for the rad you are running...was this without the fans on it?

Do you run a CPU only loop...or GPU as well?

 

[delluser1]

61C at load? That seems a little high for the rad you are running...was this without the fans on it?

Do you run a CPU only loop...or GPU as well?

No fans
I pulled my watercooled 260 and replaced it with an air cooled 460