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taylormsj

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YESSSSS, its done :D:D

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My temps are better than the zalman, but im still confused with it all, my cpu temps are 15 - 20 C hotter than my core temps whatever program i use,

So the cores idle at around 19 - 25 C depending on room temp.

Highest load core temp ive seen so far is 44C

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Awesome! The interior looks hella nice and very clean. :D Is that an external reservoir? <-Never mind that was a stupid question. I see it's internal. :o
 
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I was looking at that reservoir, but from the photos on FrozenCPU it looked like it was insanely small. Judging from your photos, it looks to be at least adequate, so how do you like it?
 
haha wow you got a lot of bubbles stuck to the sides of the res. also, i'm considering choosing either D5 or ddc2 with petra's top. why did you pick the D5 over the other?
 
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I was looking at that reservoir, but from the photos on FrozenCPU it looked like it was insanely small. Judging from your photos, it looks to be at least adequate, so how do you like it?
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Yeh its a lot bigger when you hold it for yourself, i was amazed at just how big it is, i like it, its fits nicely in many cases and the plastic lip that is diagonaly above the top barb helps flow rates in the res.


haha wow you got a lot of bubbles stuck to the sides of the res. also, i'm considering choosing either D5 or ddc2 with petra's top. why did you pick the D5 over the other?
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Yeh there are tons of mini bubbles in the res, but looking at my tubing on the whole loop there are next to none. No bubbles what so ever, i cant even tell the water is flowing by looking at the tubing. People seem to have trouble bleeding their loops, ive set this one up three times (twice to leak test) and the bubbles are virtually gone after an hour or so, maybe its down to the resevoir.
O i picked the D5 because i got it a lot cheaper than any ddc2 and top (£50) and i plan on adding water blocks in the future so didnt want something that would need upgrading for ages. How is the ddc 2 compared to the D5, ive never realy looked?
 
i read around on XS forum, and general consensus is that D5 is more reliable, but ddc2 with top mod has more head pressure. thats about all i know for comparisons, that's why i asked how those two compares

it looks really small in the pic, but are those black zip ties instead of metal clamps that you use to hold the tubes on?
 
Im a fellow XS lurker too !!

I got the D5 because i was getting the feeling that it was a pump that will be well suited for a multi block loop.

And yeh, im using zio ties because IMO they look cleaner than metal clamps, and are easier to install. Plus, im using 7/16 " tubing on 1/2" barbs, meaning i dont realy need any clamps, so the ties are just there for insurance, if i had 1/2 " tubing id definatly go with metal clamps.

White fire do you have a loop ATM or are you about to become a first timer?
 
no i don't have a loop finished yet. i been doing a lot of research on parts and what will suit my comp/needs. i planned it out for a while now and wanted more opinions on it. i posted that thread HERE since there doesn't seem to be that many water cooling gurus on this forum.

anyways, you loop looks awesome. UV cathodes and dyed water will make it look even better, unless you don't really care about the eye candy. if you're going to add more blocks to the loop later (like another GPU or two in SLI or NB block) the MCR320 probably won't be enough. upgrading water cooling later on is too expensive when you add more blocks or just need better components. that's why i'm going all out and only doing it once. i will buy all the parts at once, but it will cost about $450 though :[

are your yate loons high, med, or low speed? since your rad is mounted externally and space isn't a problem, having 6x low speed yate loons in push/pull config i think will produce much less noise than 3x high speed ones.
 
The only block i would be upgrading is a graphics card, i think the MCR320 has about 400 Watt of heat dissipation, and with an 8800GT producing i think around 100 - 150 watts and ne of the new 45nm's quads, i reckon the MCR320 will perform well, i wont be having two graphics, or a NB or SB block, i reckon i ll be fine.

The point about the 6 x 3 yates is very interesting, at the moment i have the 3 high yates pulling air. I also have a hiper fan pushing ai and also acting as a rad box. I may rethink fan and placement when i rebuild it after a cpu/mobo upgrade, ill go take a look at your post
 
the loudest thing on your comp are probably those high speed yate loons. yeah if you want a little less noise, you probably should get 3 for push and 3 for pull. i actually planned to get a PA120.2 and fit it internally. all high speed fans with 2 push and 2 pull, but they're all going to be connected to a fan controller to lower the speeds when temps aren't that high.
 
Yeh, well i can run my whole machine with all the fans @ 5v which is lmost silent and it still cools a lot better than my zalman
 
Kornowski said:
That looks great, Nice work man! :)
How much did it all cost you?

What are your before and after temps? ;)
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Thanks man,

It costs me around £160 - £180 in total i think

'My temps are better than the zalman, but im still confused with it all, my cpu temps are 15 - 20 C hotter than my core temps whatever program i use,

So the cores idle at around 19 - 25 C depending on room temp.

Highest load core temp ive seen so far is 44C'

This morning my core temps were 19 C and 14 C idle, and around 30 - 33 C load. I left my window open in the night :rolleyes:
 
Since you posted this you've really pushed me to finally ordering my water cooling setup. I bought all my parts from Jab-Tech, as they had some of the lowest prices around.

I ended up with the Apogee GTX CPU waterblock, MCP655, Swiftech 3x 120mm radiator, MCRES, 3x ULTRA KAZE fans, and 3/8"ID (5/8"OD) transparent red tubing.

BTW, are you using distilled water?
 
Looks realy nice mate :)

I see you have an Opteron......thats a server processor isnt it? :D

How can they be good for gaming?
 
Nevakonaza said:
Looks realy nice mate :)

I see you have an Opteron......thats a server processor isnt it? :D

How can they be good for gaming?
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They are basically the same as the Athlon 64/X2, although they have been known to be more stable and can achieve higher overclocks.
 
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They are basically the same as the Athlon 64/X2, although they have been known to be more stable and can achieve higher overclocks.
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hmm intresting,im going to see how much they are :)
 
Yeh they are identical to the amd 64, they have 1 MB of cache per core, as opposed to the 512 MB most X2 have, they are also higher quality, and is one of the most overclockable processors that was available.

The reason they call it a server chip is because it is incredibly stable and can run at quite high temperatures, which servers will tend to get hot ! this is what i think

But to put it in perspective, my chip has to be overclocked by more than a gigahert (3.14 GHz) to get the same score in super pi as a C2D chip running at 1.8 GHz.

OMEGA - You have some nice components there.

Im using just plain distilled water at the moment, but if i were you i would get some anti corrosion agent, because the stock GTX has a copper base and aluminum top i believe ! This can cause corrosion unfortunatly, although you can get a copper top for it too.

When are you setting it up, dont forget some pictures :)
 
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hmm intresting,im going to see how much they are :)
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If you are after one, i will be selling mine, and its a good chip, Ive benchmarked mine @ 3.14 GHz from the stock 1.8 GHz, and run it 24/7 @ 2.88GHz

But its the luck of the draw, because some steppings are known to not even be able to get to 2.6GHz, so mine is good :)

Its also lapped, but its still a hot chip
 
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