i think using distilled water less such trouble as it will occur say if u use ur block for a long time, i think we do need clean the waterblock from time to time, i brushed internal of my gt with unwanted toothbrush wen cleaning the loop... was using distilled water before, the tubings still get clouded from time to time...

@clawhammer,
do u bulk the black tygons as well? quite cool if wc paired with black tygons tubes... in my opinion..

Thanks lichyetan I guess my loop is still new so no algae problem. If I get a new motherboard then I'll clean it before mounting the new one into the casing Yes, I'm going to bulk some Tygon R3603 but not the silver/black ones. Feel free to join in if you want as I can also order the black ones for you.

wah...rich people spotted..
clawhammer...wut happen to ur IFX-14?
already sell it?
how about ur temp between IFX-14 and ur water cooling rite now?
think about changing my IFX-14 to water cooling also...

This post has been edited by Blood_Seeker28: May 12 2008, 03:06 PM

@amd_hardcore

dis is my WC pic.... dun laugh.... I know its kinda ugly n messy....

Yup, I've sold it off already. To be honest, the temps are about the same (only a bit better 3-4C compared to IFX-14) and the only gain is peace of mind (no more 3 loud fans) If you want Tygon then join me

yeah... high end cooling vs water cooling is around range of 3-4c, but with water cool... no more high cfm fan... my wc owns normal geminS by 10c, @stock for my old x2 3800+, using wc i can oc to 2.8ghz with 1.5vcore... with air its not possible unless i using expensive high end air cool hsf....

in my opinion, i think if ifx-14 pair with some delta 150cfm screamer sure it will perform better then wc, but noise wise...

This post has been edited by lichyetan: May 13 2008, 02:36 PM

Due to age and other reasons, I tend to have difficulties adapting to fan noises these days so part of the reason moving to watercooling is to reduce the loud fan noise and secondly to get better temps

The biggest improvement came from watercooling the 8800GT and ever since then, the load temp never exceeds 50C (previously it hits 70C)

i still young, but also tends not to go back air cooling after using wc for quite a while... the nice temp + silence is the main fact... secondly wc looks cools...

wahhh... rozz.. u using gas tubing its really looks cool...

i wonder why i dun care about fan noise...

my JMC thick fan blowing my radiator at its full speed...

the sound is oredi like jet one... but its cool for me coz having noisy pc in my house and lan party among my friends at school...

haha

if u using the swiftech mcr series radiator, u will notice the temp improvement are minimal once u over 70+cfm due to the fin density and design, so the improvement from mid cfm fan over high cfm fan is minimal... although it do improve... in my opinion, 65+cfm fans will be the optimum of noise + cooling performance... unless u using black ice xtreme series or thermochill HE series as they got denser and thicker fins which maximize high cfm fans cooling efficiency, not PA series as PA also design for low cfm fans...

I think liquid cool can outperform air cooler by 10 C,even IFX14 with 3 screamber also got gain,best of all price is about same(IFX14 with 3 screamber) and more silent.Liquid cool can be chill to do extreme oc too

Hehehe.... thanks I also dun care dat much bout fan noise....as long as it perform gud... 1 more thing i wanna ask, why now when i run stress test, my idle temp is @ 50-52c.... Then afta i start stress test 4 bout 1-2sec, it will shoot up to 83-85c.... until got warning sound.... I though my Wblock wuz not properly mounted on... so i remounted n tighten until can c my mobo like got bend abit.... but still da same result... Y ar????

I think it depends on the situation and how you mount the radiator, reservoir, etc. Previously on my CM690, I had both the reservoir and radiator outside the case (it's in a mess - no nice tubings and cable management) and temps are indeed better as the air cond's cold air were blowing towards it. However when I have everything inside my Cosmos now, the temps aren't a big difference compared to IFX-14 and if you use 3 noisy fans, you'd probably be getting a better temp

i used 2 silverstone fan taken from my SS NT-06 fan on my IFX-14...
but the noise of the fan makes me angry when i watching movie or playing games..cant pay attention n also cant sleep when my friends using my pc at nite..

lichyetan, it difficult to get thermochilled or black ice rad here......... haha but after seeing what can it do compare to swiftech, i think worth the price to pay.

btw rozz_1291 , what block u using, looks familiar like EK or something

clawahammer, olang kaya goin for tygon hehe, but really good stuff

I m not so sure.... i think da name start wit whitewater or aquaextreme... if i m not mistaken... My problem still da same... y ar??? pls sum1 help me...

yup, actually swiftech radiator are only better thn thermaltake or those cm alu radiator, if compare to others such as black ice or themochill... it not performing so good... my wc temp actually not so good to me... a bit better then thermalright cooler or mayb lose... cause never use thermalright heatsink before...juz comparing with fellow forumers, some lapped, some none and my ambient here are high, but it does perform better then those CM Gemin or Hyper212 by 10c or more... tis can seen after switching my x2 3800+ from current wc kit to CM Gemin...

the advantages of using WC is not for the idle temp , Its good for load temp..

as you can see load temp between WC and Aircooling...

WC will win anytime for the load temp..

sorry for my bad english

yeap WC excel in load temp capping...... the more water the better it is.

btw speaking of algae, it will grow even u use distilled water, ur system is fill with air before it run distil water. just only the rate of grow reduces. Even with coolant, u will still get some biofouling, but will be minimal in long term

That what i mean,wc can beat air cooler by 10 C and it is more silent How is car heater core/oil cooler when compare to Swiftech MCR220 or Themochill PA120.2