Just got water (again)

[imported_whatever]

I just bought a Maze4, Mag3 and large radiator (maybe 8*12 inches, 4 pass) from a friend for my A64, and boy is it better than air. With stock air I was hitting 54C load temps at stock vcore/clocks, now I am at 36C load or so and can push up to 1.85v and 2.8GHz or so with 42C load temps or so.
This is on a 3400+ Newcastle, and the OC is SPi stable (don't feel like P95ing right now)
comments?

 

[BillyBobJoel71]

thats really nice. wow. if i overclocked i might be using that.

 

[legcramp]

hehe 42 load..WOW and 1.85 vcore..nice man, any pics? now all you need to do is toss a vencie in there and go for 3ghz eheh

 

[CheesePoofs]

woah. with 1.85 vcore you're going to give that processor a very premature death.

 

[Idleuser]

sick 🙂 who says watercooling is useless hehe 🙂

 

[Mrvile]

Originally posted by: CheesePoofs
woah. with 1.85 vcore you're going to give that processor a very premature death.

Unfortunately true. Even if the CPU stays cool, the extra voltage will still kill it. Stick with the suggested threshold for your CPU (I believe water cooling threshold is +20% voltage).

 

[BioHazards]

Water cooling has it's place in this strange world of ours.......I know as long as I've got the time and cash, I'll never go back to air cooling..........😉

 

[stevty2889]

I wouldn't keep your Vcore so high for very long, that much voltage will eventualy kill your CPU.