Watercooler questions (Your watercooler specs appreciated)

Burninator

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I am in search of a Nice watercooler. I am looking under $300 and I have a P4 2.4C.

I want a decent watercooler than can last the years. oh yea and once you buy a watercooler you can use it for as many systems as you need down the road right? I want one that can last.

I need lowest load temps possible while still keeping the looks nice

I was looking at the Corsair Hydrocool 200 Water Cooling System . Looks like a good deal but just wondering what else was available

Thanks in advance
 

BaboonGuy

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danger den stuff is the best for watercooling i think (although i only talk from what i've read/heard, never experienced wc myself)
 
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the hydrocool got a lot of mixed reviews, some people love it some hate it. i would get a Koolance case. water cooler and case together for ~$200
 

ROJAS

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I have been running Koolance EOS 601 black for a couple of months. 30 degrees celsuis over clocked P4-2.8C to 3.520Ghz with Corsair DDR500 memory. I haven't tried any higher specs.

I have played with overclocking for years using 4 to 6 fans in Antec cases (including using the old metal Panaflo's 120mm). I guess I wanted to try something new.


Pricey but the system was ready to run out of the box and very quiet.

ROJAS
 

Conor026

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Go to this english site.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Water_Cooling.html

The first thing is a ThermalTake AquariusII but the rest is all about the Waterchill.
You can get it for CPU/VGA/Northbridge cooling or all three, its all there on the site

Here is a review of it:They had a 2.4C at 2.9,the temp never went over 32 degrees. and then the rest of the system gave out.
The Zalman was at 43 degrees or something.(I got this review of the Web of a PC mag and i have a mag at home thats where i got
the 43 degrees from)


Stop reading now unless you're a dedicated modder. Seriously. The Waterchill system had even the hardiest of souls in PC Pro's labs looking more than a little nervous.

Still here? Right then. The Waterchill system is a complete water-cooling kit, with everything you need to bring water - you know, that stuff your physics teacher said never to mix with electricity - into the heart of your PC to cool your CPU.


The three main components of the system are a small mains-powered pump, a well-made heatsink and a radiator unit complete with a very large 120mm-diameter Sunon fan. The idea is that the water is pumped around the system, drawing heat away from the copper-based heatsink. The heat is then dissipated into the air as it flows through the radiator. The cooled water travels back through the pump and the cycle begins again. All the components, including the radiator, are designed to be installed inside your PC, so unless you have a large tower case with plenty of room inside you can forget about this kit.


The kit comes with a fairly comprehensive manual, which is just as well. The first task is to attach the supplied hoses to connect the heatsink, pump and radiator. The whole thing is powered by the mains via a small control unit/splitter box.


The splitter box gets its power from a passthrough adaptor that plugs into your power supply's mains connector. The cable from this then goes into the case through the supplied PCI blanking plate, into the control unit sitting on the floor of your case. If this all sounds a bit Heath Robinson, it looks it too.


You'll need a pair of pliers to attach the hoses to the radiator but the heatsink and pump have clever self-sealing grommets. Once this is done, if you have a Pentium 4 rather than an Athlon, you need to remove the mounting bracket that normal heatsinks clamp to - being careful not to damage the motherboard - before installing the Waterchill's special cooler mounting posts. Then it's a case of filling the whole system with de-ionised water. This involves disconnecting the motherboard power and shorting out two of the pins on your ATX power supply's motherboard power connector with a piece of wire - we kid you not - to fool the power supply into thinking the system is connected. The pump can then operate independently, allowing you to prime the system and let it run for a few minutes to get most of the air bubbles out.


Given all of the above, the Waterchill would be heading for a pretty poor review if it weren't for one small fact - it works fantastically well. So well, in fact, that our test motherboard and processor combination weren't up to the task of stressing it properly. We never managed to get the CPU temperature past 32C before the rest of our test components gave out and we couldn't clock the system any higher. It comprehensively outclassed the Zalman all-copper heatsink, which is saying quite a lot.


This is most definitely not a mod for the faint-hearted. We're also a little concerned about the longevity of the pump, given that it gets pretty hot in use. But despite all this, the satisfaction of getting such a barmy system up and running - and running superbly - gets it a Most Wanted award.

David Fearon

SPECIFICATIONS: Waterchill and 32C Zalman CNPS7000-Cu: 40C Test processor: 2.4GHz Northwood Pentium 4 at 2.9GHz, voltage overrated by 10 per cent.



 

Almighty1

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I have a question, does one need to drill holes or anything on the case with the Waterchill assuming you had a Full tower case? Also, how does the power get to the waterpump?
 
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