What is your preferred CPU cooling solution?
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I thought I would keep this simple for collection of data toward total percentage
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| Quote : I thought I would keep this simple for collection of data toward total percentage |
Different applications require different solutions, so please add:
"All of the above as needed."
Good point. I went for extreme because thats just how I roll. I don't like doing things the *normal* way. I like the challenge of extreme cooling.
I know it isn't cost effective, and frankly I don't care. What I do like is the challenge of eeeeeking every last MHz out of the FSB just to see how ridiculous ridiculous can get.
Plus, I learn alot when doing extreme things. 
I did toy with Idea of "all of the above"
but was more interested in actual user experience over desire.
the in depth aproach would require me to think 
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Yeah it is too late for serious thinking....
Thats not too bad, mid 50's. It is on the high side, but 3.2GHz dual core 939 @1.55v.... not too bad. My damn 939 maxed at 2.75 single core.... how stupid is that bs. I prob hit 40-41 on load, so 50's isn't bad at all.
| Quote : Well The Peltier Was Simply To Allow A Cool OC Without Too Much Hassle As Long As The Temps Are Not Above Spec It Dont Matter Much To Me And If I Can Play A Game For 4 Hours Striaght With The Room Temperate Being Almost 100F And Not Have A Crash Im Doing Good And Trust Me Ive Tried |
Not sure what kind of peltier setup you have, but I am going to combine it with water so I can run a 245w peltier on the CPU and 188w on the GPU. It won't heat up the room that much at all since the heat is transferred to the water block and then to the water.
| Quote : Not sure what kind of peltier setup you have, but I am going to combine it with water so I can run a 245w peltier on the CPU and 188w on the GPU. It won't heat up the room that much at all since the heat is transferred to the water block and then to the water. |
The heat has to go somewhere. It will heat the room unless you carry it elsewhere. And remember that Peltiers are notoriously inefficient. Depending on which unit you choose, a 100 watt TEC can put out 400 to 1000 watts. So if you have a 245 plus a 188, the total could be in the 2KW range or higher. That is enough heat to make a large bathroom nice and toasty on a winter morning. I once bought a ~200 watt TEC that was claimed to be 35% efficient. It measured about 15%.
Interesting. They will be on 2 separate loops and my apt is a loft with 40 ft ceilings (idk, have I measure it? lol). We shall see what happens. Keep ya posted
| Quote : Interesting. They will be on 2 separate loops and my apt is a loft with 40 ft ceilings (idk, have I measure it? lol). We shall see what happens. Keep ya posted |
Yikes, that's huge! You will enjoy that heat source in the winter.
OH your own phase.... sounds like a cool project to me
I know what you mean.
Air is just fine but liquid keeps the temps in line when you push your rig hard.
I Kind of like the extra security myself
extreme cooling is for fun any way 
| Quote : OH your own phase.... sounds like a cool project to me |
Definetly, but I dont think ill be getting into it until after water isnt enough. And by the efficiency im going for with water it might take a while...[/b]
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I've stuck to air so far, and even with a lowly 9500, my temps max about 50c and idle about 38c. Part of this I think is because the AMD chip doesn't overclock as high as an Intel to start with. Don't know for sure.
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| Quote : If you still have the Strom laying around then sell the Apogee and the D5 and get a DDC-2 with a modded top from Petra or Alphacool if youre good at modding, it will definitely yield better results than the triple rad on its own. |
I'll try that on my next project and let you know the results.
I havent received everything yet so it will be a week or so.
Either way the 3X120 rad will be on the back of my P180 soon.
I'm kind of partial to my 655 pump
Since it replaced the older version of that unit I noticed quite a difference in quality.
The storm will go back on to compare results with the new rad and then find its way to the mystery rig I'm working on.
Very nice temps.
no need for water there
I'll let you know when everything is in place.
Time to have a little fun
I got my numbers crossed on the pump its mcp655 not a 650
http://www.swiftnets.com/products/mcp655.asp
Looks like the d4 or the d5 from dd but swiftech branded.
I know you don’t think much of the unit but I think its one of the better pumps on the market.
I'll test your recommendation and give you a fair analysis.
| Quote : The massive heat dump of the pump makes it unsuitable for some situations, as you have experienced when reducing the flow rate. So its a double sided blade.
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That’s something I didn’t take into consideration when I built the system.
I believe the mcp650 is more efficient than I gave it credit for and you may want to give it a better grade than you previously did for recommendations.
As for the D-Tec Time will tell but so far the apogee is better from what I have been seeing.
Not worth the purchase at this time.
Somewhere someone will claim it’s the best thing out there.
I've been following this also but like I said its too early to determine from a few reviews.
I do admit it looks promising and if it performs better than the storm over the next few months I definatly will have one.
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