External Cooling Methods

[xenocyd3]

you should get a thermaltake 900 or 947u.. i have a 947u and 2500 barton and vantec tornado.... i have a vantec fan controller so i keep the tornado on low alot. i never get above 36 celsius on full load.. if i put the fan on full blast, it goes to 32 c and under

 

[HardWarrior]

Originally posted by: heresiarh
I envy you, I wish I knew how to apply arctic silver and keep my comp temps low. Lets say I do buy a fan, should I leave the side cover open and direct the fan air directly into the machine?

Applying AS isn't hard. Just apply a thin coating to the top of the CPU (the entire die, even the edges) using something that won't scratch like a credit card. When you're done, carefully slap the HS on and you're good. Apply the AS from something like a plate (don't squeeze it directly from the tube onto the die).

 

[heresiarh]

I will give it shot, thanks for all the help.

 

[HardWarrior]

Originally posted by: heresiarh
I will give it shot, thanks for all the help.

Anytime dude.

 

[wkwong]

if you want water there's also the zalman reserator that just came out. along with other external water cooling systems such as the thermaltake aquarius series and the enermax ones. hth.

 

[HardWarrior]

Originally posted by: wkwong
if you want water there's also the zalman reserator that just came out. along with other external water cooling systems such as the thermaltake aquarius series and the enermax ones. hth.

I'd wait for the reserator 2. The reviews of the 1 aren't that good.

 

[heresiarh]

where can i read up on the reserators?

 

[HardWarrior]

Originally posted by: heresiarh
where can i read up on the reserators?

Here.

Edit: The strange thing is that they were $199 when they first hit retail.

 

[heresiarh]

Bullocks. This water cooling system looks interesting and seems effective. It is expensive though. Would be cool to have one.