first post here...have some ??s

[aznblueeboi]

hey guys...im new to this forum although i've been browsing quite a bit lately...i came over here from amd forums, although i started off at forumoc (same forum oppainter came from).

anyway, i was wondering if i should go with a water setup now and upgrade to a tec setup later if i want to push my chip more...

my 1700+ can do about 2.5 stable...i hit 2.6 on air when it was wintertime...

anyway...i was wondering if i could get some opinions...

thanks!

ps...my planned setup
maze4-1(or WW)
hydror L30
1/2" tubing
dtek pro core(or a dual mount radiator)
floppy bay res...

[Jupiler]

Hi, and welcome to the sickness. :welcome:

Aha, another former Forumoc member. :D

That WC setup you're planning to buy looks fine.

As for what to expect from plain aircooling to WC, is hard to say.
I wouldn't expect 200Mhz more than with regular air.
I'd say more or less 50-100Mhz improvement vs air.

[=[PULSAR]=]

Well all depends on what kind of motherboard you have. If you vmod the MB for a higher Vcore. Which 1700+ is it? a Tbred? I have seen 1700 Tbreds hit 4ghz with watercooled and vmod.

[saaya]

hey, relax and feel like home :D there are a bunhc of foc'ers over here including me :D

id rather say start with a water setup and upgrade to a compressor cooled chilled water setup later (then you can make the next step to compressor cooling easily as soon as you figured out how to use it, and you save a lot of money and headaches as tecs are very unefficient compared to compressors)

[aznblueeboi]

thanks guys...

im going to grab a multimeter soon so i can vmod my epox 8rda...

thanks for the replies!

[Der_KHAN]

Originally posted by =[PULSAR]=
Well all depends on what kind of motherboard you have. If you vmod the MB for a higher Vcore. Which 1700+ is it? a Tbred? I have seen 1700 Tbreds hit 4ghz with watercooled and vmod.

4g, a tbred!?
i'd like to see that too! :D

[Craig]

Originally posted by =[PULSAR]=
I have seen 1700 Tbreds hit 4ghz with watercooled and vmod.

And just where did you see this wonder? Typo?

On straight water the best XP1700 I've ever seen O/C'd was Morphling 1's @ 2.9 gig. And even he had the case in a open window during winter.

[Craig]

I'd suggest the TDX, new out from Danger Den as better than the WW or Maze 4. But like the WW it's not intended for use with a TEC.

Go with the TDX now, and switch to a Swiftech block if you still want to go TEC later.