Bitspower P6T NB/SB WC blocks in!!!!!!

[Tweakin]

Here is a Pic if anyone wants to see one of these blocks...I've been chasing them down for over 6 months and they are hard to find, and don't last in stock much longer.

This will allow me to add another loop to cool the NB, SB, MOSFETS, VR's, and memory VR's. All that is left are my gpu waterblocks...and another Rad.

I've actually started to think about a remote rad...well away from the box itself. More to come on that idea.

 

[LOUISSSSS]

damn, no interior pics?

how hot to x58 chipsets get anyway? my p45 is supposedly pretty cool, there isn't even a temp sensor on it. (this may or may not be bad lol)

 

[Sylvanas]

The NB and SB are becoming less ideal for watercooling since Intel (and AMD years prior) put the NB on the CPU itself- so the benefits to be had are not as much as we saw before where max FSB could be vastly influenced by the temps of the NB. If these Bitspower cool the mosfets aswell (which from the pic it looks like they should) I can see it becoming definitely worthwhile.

 

[Tweakin]

Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
damn, no interior pics?

how hot to x58 chipsets get anyway? my p45 is supposedly pretty cool, there isn't even a temp sensor on it. (this may or may not be bad lol)

I don't have it yet, and the next mod will not happen for some time as I'm waiting on the gpu solutions also...and a new case. I just hate this big freaking thing I have now.

Anyway, the shipsets on the x58 boards get really hot...especially the MOSFETS and VR's. If I run my system hard, the NB heatsink is almost too hot to touch.

 

[Tweakin]

Originally posted by: Sylvanas
The NB and SB are becoming less ideal for watercooling since Intel (and AMD years prior) put the NB on the CPU itself- so the benefits to be had are not as much as we saw before where max FSB could be vastly influenced by the temps of the NB. If these Bitspower cool the mosfets aswell (which from the pic it looks like they should) I can see it becoming definitely worthwhile.

I beg to differ...try touching a NB on a i7 system Overclocked....

 

[faxon]

running idle, my NB on my UD3P feels hotter than the heatsink on my VRMs (the one with a heatpipe between the 2). the other VRM sink w/o a heatpipe connect isnt much warmer than ambient. i havent had a chance to overclock it yet though

 

[LOUISSSSS]

Originally posted by: Tweakin

Originally posted by: Sylvanas
The NB and SB are becoming less ideal for watercooling since Intel (and AMD years prior) put the NB on the CPU itself- so the benefits to be had are not as much as we saw before where max FSB could be vastly influenced by the temps of the NB. If these Bitspower cool the mosfets aswell (which from the pic it looks like they should) I can see it becoming definitely worthwhile.

I beg to differ...try touching a NB on a i7 system Overclocked....

touching a heatsink doesn't mean that the chip itself, there are too many variables in just touching the heatsink to try and predict temperature.

it may be that the chip is cool and that the heatsink is absorbing all of the heat.
also may be that the chip is within spec and the heatsink is absorbing all of the heat.
also may be that the chip is overheating and that the thermal capacity of the heatsink is full.

you won't know unless theres a thermal sensor on the chip itself...

 

[Tweakin]

Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS

Originally posted by: Tweakin

Originally posted by: Sylvanas
The NB and SB are becoming less ideal for watercooling since Intel (and AMD years prior) put the NB on the CPU itself- so the benefits to be had are not as much as we saw before where max FSB could be vastly influenced by the temps of the NB. If these Bitspower cool the mosfets aswell (which from the pic it looks like they should) I can see it becoming definitely worthwhile.

I beg to differ...try touching a NB on a i7 system Overclocked....

touching a heatsink doesn't mean that the chip itself, there are too many variables in just touching the heatsink to try and predict temperature.

it may be that the chip is cool and that the heatsink is absorbing all of the heat.
also may be that the chip is within spec and the heatsink is absorbing all of the heat.
also may be that the chip is overheating and that the thermal capacity of the heatsink is full.

you won't know unless theres a thermal sensor on the chip itself...

While this is all true and nice, the point was that the northbridge on any i7 system is putting out some good thermals, and combine that with the VR's and MOSFETS and there is a need for some liquid goodness...that's all I was trying to say.

As for my pics, don't even have the remaining parts yet...I'm I'm going to use yet another new case as I just can't stand my current Lian Li. I might even go back to another PC-7fb.