Going to TEC cool a Mobile Barton! Neeed to find the right stepping.

[echow87]

After all these reading about ppl results with the Mobile Bartons, I am going to try one as well.

I am going to overclock a mobile barton using watercooled tecs. Most people I see here is overclocking it with HSF so maybe I will get a better overclocking result.
I already have a NF-7s v2.0 MB.

Need to know what Mobile Barton to get right now from Newegg and does anyone know if the ones they carry have good stepping?.
Either the 2400+, 2500+, or 2600+ And...
What memory should I get that works best for this CPU?

Heres my config:

Abit NF-7s V2.0 MB
2400+, 2500+, 2600+ Mobile Barton
2x512MB DDR
ATI Radeon 9800Pro Or 9800XT
Western Digital 2x36GB Raptop Raid
DVD+-RW 8x

 

[Insane3D]

IMO, if you can swing it, the XP-M 2600+ offers the best chance to get really high speeds. It runs almost the speed of a desktop 3200+ (2.13Ghz), but @ 1.45v instead of 1.65v on the desktop. In theory, the 2600+ will be the best of the batch, so to speak. There are some 2500+'s, and even 2400+'s hitting the 2.5Ghz level, but most seem to need more voltage to do it.

I just picked up a 2600+ from Newegg myself recently, and it's happy doing 2.5Ghz, 1.65v with only an Alpha 8045 and low speed Coolermaster fan. The only other case fans I have are two Panaflo L1A's exhausting the warm air.

If I wanted to run 1.75v+, I could probably hit 2.6Ghz or so on air, so you may have slightly better results with water cooling...

Good luck!

🙂

 

[echow87]

Ok, thanks, BTW, what memory do you think might work for me?

 

[Insane3D]

I'm partial to the Kingston HyperX or the Corsair XMS...but there are other cheaper alternatives out there.

🙂

 

[Soulkeeper]

do you already have the water cooling setup ?
if not you might wanna check out dangerden.com
that's where i got my water cooling setup for my nf7-s
they sells pelts, water blocks, neoprene, etc
you might wanna just get your pump from a local store tho to save a few bucks
i recommend a small submersable pond pump

also you will need to be carefull about condensation
there is a lot of work ahead of you to protect your system from condensation
you will have to insulate the board and cpu socket

good luck

 

[echow87]

Thanks!

I already made a custom watercooled TEC setup before and it worked quite well. But I sold it. Now I will buy another watercooled TEC setup.

The temps I got with the 226w tec for a 1700+ was around -10c under load.

If anyone is planning to watercool TEC, you must use a better cooling rad or else the water will get very hot. NOTE: the TEC is a lot hotter than a CPU.

I will post results when I get my stuff.