Creative Cable Routing and fan coordination saves the day

[Cable God]

I was on the verge of going watercooling on this new Prescott due to the high temps (to me). Idle was 50C-53C and 75C under full load. I haver a Lian Li PC65B. This was with wires running everywhere, basically a jumbled mess. I took out the stock ADDA 80mm fans and replaced them with YS Tech ones (2 in front sucking to blow over thehard drives. One in back sucking out (Vantec Tornado 80mm on CPU sucking heat off the cpu out of a custom blow hole I made in the side) and another YS Tech 80mm in top sucking out. I rerouted the wiring best I could to provide less restrictions on airflow through the case. Now, idle temps are 43C and full load is about 65. Heatsink is an Alpha PAL8942T. I may just try watercooling to see how cool it can get and rid myself of this hairdryer sounding Vantec Tornado. By the way, this is on my play machine 2.8 Prescott running at 3650 on a 8KNXP Rev2 with 1GB Mushkin "Special" 222 PC3200. It runs stable but a little too loud. I don't have room in the case for an internal water cooling system. I want an external system to cool the Prescott and the ATI X800 Pro (575/575) so I can also dump the vantec card cooler under my X800. Can anyone recommend an external water cooling system? I am not sure the Corsair system would get both of thm cool though.

 

[HardWarrior]

Take a look at the Zalman Reserator 1 if quiet is your thing. Have you heard of the Aquagate from Cooler Master? You can mount it external or internal (in two 5 1/4in bays).

 

[Cable God]

I seriously looked at it, and like the concept, but I don't think it's beefy enough (the Zalman) to cool my CPU, GPU, and Chipset.

Edit: Maybe if I dumped cold ice water in it for those extreme OCing stunts.......

 

[VisableAssassin]

howd you get a Alpha Pal 8045 to mount on a P4?
I had one for my socket a and I cant htink of a way to mount it on a P4

 

[Cable God]

My bad, it's the 8942.

 

[AnnoyedGrunt]

Not water cooling, but maybe something to try:

If your CPU fan has direct access to cool air outside the case (not exactly sure where your custom blowhole is located or if it is ducted to the heatsink fan) you may try flipping the fan direction around so it blows the cool air from outside the case directly over the CPU heatsink. That would lower the CPU temps as long as you were getting the cooler outside air.

-D'oh!

 

[Cable God]

AG, I thought of that, but this thing is just too loud and Iwant to OC higher ....plus I want to try my hand at water cooling...

 

[NokiaDude]

The Zalman Reserator is actually a good simple watercooling solution if you replace the stock pump with an Erhiem? 550 gph pump. The stock one is puny.

 

[Granorense]

Originally posted by: HardWarrior
Take a look at the Zalman Reserator 1 if quiet is your thing. Have you heard of the Aquagate from Cooler Master? You can mount it external or internal (in two 5 1/4in bays).

You got a link? Thanks.

 

[HardWarrior]

Originally posted by: Granorense

Originally posted by: HardWarrior
Take a look at the Zalman Reserator 1 if quiet is your thing. Have you heard of the Aquagate from Cooler Master? You can mount it external or internal (in two 5 1/4in bays).

You got a link? Thanks.

My pleasure. There is a VGA block that you can buy for the unit as well.

Edit: Here's the product rag for the Aquagate.