Sep 28 2007, 07:09 AM
QUOTE(ianho @ Sep 28 2007, 01:30 AM)
That is my testing n benching rig n also for torture testing of products. Main rig is King Kong as in my sig.
About the cost of all that TR stuff. Yes it is very expensive n u can go the way of water cooling at the kind of level I've gone to by putting Thermalright's top of the line stuff on just about everything on my mobo. The total cost of all those hsf n aluminum fans will cost more than rm1000 if u were to replicate what I built. BUT the performance is as good as water cooling n with no risks n hassles associated with water cooling. I no longer use water cooling coz it's a huge pain to maintain n also because I hafta constantly play around with my hardware n stuff, so using water cooling is out of the question.
Main thing is the reliability factor. When I use water cooling, 1st thing I do when I boot up is to turn on all the CCFL lights n then take a real good look inside inspecting for leaks n cracks. Throughout the day, I look inside at least 3-4 times too. That's just an incredible amount of worry when u go the way of water cooling. I believe most if not all ppl on water cooling always have that nagging fear of leaks. Any1 who's ever tried water cooling wud haf experienced leaks of sum sort at sum time. Wud u want to put 2x 8800GTX cards worth rm5000 in the line of fire? I wudn.
I've experienced a catastrophic failure where my CPU water block poured down like a water fall on top of my 6800GT. The graphics card PCB was just totally flooded with green coolant. It's a horrible horrible sight I never wanna see or experience again. So I'll just stick to the best air cooling I can get n keep my graphics cards nice n safe.
I know that water cooling is a hassle and that's why I haven't used any water cooling products yet. However, I never knew it was THAT much hassle! About the cost of all that TR stuff. Yes it is very expensive n u can go the way of water cooling at the kind of level I've gone to by putting Thermalright's top of the line stuff on just about everything on my mobo. The total cost of all those hsf n aluminum fans will cost more than rm1000 if u were to replicate what I built. BUT the performance is as good as water cooling n with no risks n hassles associated with water cooling. I no longer use water cooling coz it's a huge pain to maintain n also because I hafta constantly play around with my hardware n stuff, so using water cooling is out of the question.
Main thing is the reliability factor. When I use water cooling, 1st thing I do when I boot up is to turn on all the CCFL lights n then take a real good look inside inspecting for leaks n cracks. Throughout the day, I look inside at least 3-4 times too. That's just an incredible amount of worry when u go the way of water cooling. I believe most if not all ppl on water cooling always have that nagging fear of leaks. Any1 who's ever tried water cooling wud haf experienced leaks of sum sort at sum time. Wud u want to put 2x 8800GTX cards worth rm5000 in the line of fire? I wudn.
I've experienced a catastrophic failure where my CPU water block poured down like a water fall on top of my 6800GT. The graphics card PCB was just totally flooded with green coolant. It's a horrible horrible sight I never wanna see or experience again. So I'll just stick to the best air cooling I can get n keep my graphics cards nice n safe. 
Better stick to air cooling for now. Thx for the info. 
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). Once my GC's fps becomes unacceptable, I will have to do max OCing. When that time comes, I'm going to stress test it at that settings for longer periods.... now lazy... 
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