Fellow frens...

For my project, the most suitable options for me to consider are the following as well as their issues:

1. Black Ice Extreme I. the problem is the fan i'm planning to use is only 77 CFM. but the Black Ice Pro I issint favourable either.

2. Black Ice Micro II. the 2X 80mm fans that will be used is running at 33 CFM each. This also might be a little low CFM to drive the air thru the rad.

Which of the above would give better performance and what do u advice?

This post has been edited by MetalZone: Nov 10 2005, 11:50 PM

ok i've finally decided to go with Black Ice Pro II after spending so much time thinking, measuring, and calculating. phew.

hey guys...
is the Alphacool AP1500/AP900 (made by OASE) EMI shielded?
i'm wondering bout the EMI interference... if i decide to use this pump and it doesnt have EMI shielding then i guess i'll make my own shrowd.

my coming Tygon tubing is 1/2" ID 5/8" OD Laboratory R3603

utility or bling? meaning?

This post has been edited by MetalZone: Nov 18 2005, 10:14 PM

hmmm i never thought of that part before...
if u wanna take tighter bends without kinking, get the ultra soft type but it costs quite a lot more. the cheaper laboratory type will do in most cases. but if u take the thinner versions, in the end also maybe it'll kink quite easily.

This post has been edited by MetalZone: Nov 14 2005, 04:09 AM

how hot's ur prescott at full load OC'ed? as far as i know it gets pretty much damn hot at high OC's at full load. what heatsink are you using also?

i'm not sure how much the Evercool WC202 can reduce your temps, coz its not generally regarded as a high end kit aimed at dissipating such amounts of heat. its a good choice for AMD K8 and K7 overclockers, but i'm not sure if it can handle those ultra hot prescotts.

what's your budget like actually?
you might be able to afford a custom set...

Making any modification to the WC202 is quite hard to come by actually. coz the connections and stuff, and where are u gonna get a suitable radiator? i'm not trying to kill my own sales but i'm just being an honest trader.

actually with RM500 you can build quite a decent custom set already. albeit without the GPU Block. leaks are something you have to be aware of when u play with watercooling. thats why you have to always do a leak test for 24 hours before you put it in. just make sure everything has been fixed properly, proper barbs or clamps etc, or in the case of the WC202, screwed properly.

This post has been edited by MetalZone: Nov 17 2005, 07:24 PM

wah... again....
this time diamond pins...
interesting...

the APEX kit eh? actually its not a BIX2 rad. neither is it a BIP2. coz the thickness is 34mm. BIP is 25mm thick while BIX is 45mm thick.
anybody got ideas on what rads those "quiet power" swiftech rads are?

UPDATE!!!
The Apogee page on Swiftech's website is back online.
http://www.swiftnets.com/products/APOGEE.asp

And looks like all their watercooling kits has been revised to use the Apogee waterblock. It succeeds the MCP6000 in the H20-80 and H20-120 kits, and replaces the Storm in the H20-220 kit as well.

something to note from swiftech's website...

another exerpt...

The Apogee sounds like a killer block here.
However, Cathar still believes the Storm G4 will outperform the Apogee block... albeit maybe in single block systems.
I personally think the Storm will perform better, at least in single blocks... although Swiftech's tests claim otherwise. marketing?
interesting... now we'll wait for real world performance.
I can't wait to review this as well.

finally, take note of the price...
the Storm's RRP is $84.95 while the Apogee's RRP is only $49.95. Thats quite a huge difference there considering their "possibly" small variation in performance.

from my observation one of the reasons for the reduced costs of the Apogee is that the Apogee's upper body is injection moulded from Acetal,
while on the Storm G4, both the upper(top cover) and lower(35 jets) Delrin Acetal bodies are CNC machined.

This post has been edited by MetalZone: Nov 19 2005, 02:08 AM

hey,
u know where to find 1/2" ID solid clear acrylic tube ar?
i've seen people use copper 90 degree angle tubes as well... do u know where to get those? what about acrylic or brass ones?

btw, the vantec stingray uses 3/8" tubing according to ray99mond.

This post has been edited by MetalZone: Nov 19 2005, 10:15 PM

ic....
btw, any idea about my question?

order whole 2m? UGPM

I would recommend a D5 instead of a DDC in this case. You will need that head pressure. The heat dump of the DDC is much less than a D5 but since u are gonna use a BIP3, it will be able to handle the heat. besides, you will be adding a GPU block which will also add more restriction to ur system.
The DDC wouldnt be sufficient to handle that unless you run two. Also note than the DDC is using 3/8" barbs while the D5 is using 1/2" barbs.

from procooling... one hell of a waterblock...

warh... unlucky day for watercooling gang ar...
dang... i'm running on one too.

fendi... my condolences to you... that looks bad...

This post has been edited by MetalZone: Nov 22 2005, 12:16 AM

actually i was also in a dilemma between those two haha. i took the 5/8" myself also.

This post has been edited by MetalZone: Nov 22 2005, 03:58 AM

and harder to curve as well....

wah ur second pic so dark wan?