Mach 2 prommie instead of TEC?

[idontknow]

Well since the TEC setup I was going to get is going to cost me a lot of money since it's a lot more difficult and pricey to get in canada from a US retailer (Haev to pay for shipping, customs, tax and whatnot), I think I'm just going to get a Nventiv Prometeia Mach 2. It will turn out to be cheaper since I won't pay shipping, tax, or for customs.

The only downside is, No cooling for the GPU, I'll have to stick to my old watercooling setup for that :(

Would you guys reccommend the Mach 2 for my a64 3500?

I'd like to hear all of your comments about the Mach 2 please :D

-thanks

[bias_hjorth]

Your kidding right :D ?

Ofcause I think everybody would recommend a MACH II over a tec any day.

[PnoT]

You could always buy a Mach II now and then watercool the rest and get yourself another one for the gpu at a later date :D

[moosturdsoed25]

prommy the cpu, and TEC the GPU

[`schr0et]

Just buy yourself one of those Artic Cool silencers they work pretty well.

I love my Mach IIGT. (for the most part atleast, when I screw up the condensation proofing I yell at the Mach II to make me feel better)

[MaZeR]

My suggestion is to get the Mach II, and later bolt the then spare CPU air cooler onto your gfx card and give it heaps.

[idontknow]

ok well are there any in depth guides to installing it?

[Aphex_Tom_9]

Installing the M2? mine came with an instruction manual which pretty much tells you everything, except that you should put dielectric grease in the socket.
btw- id recommend the M2 and a TEC gpu setup, i already have a water system, im gonna add a TEC to the gpu for christmas.

[idontknow]

any ideas of how far i could clock my chip with a mach 2?

so far im at 2.55ghz on my a64 3500 with stock amd heatsink and stock voltage

[gkiing]

definatly get the machII. Or a vapochill ls, their about as good and come stock with the pretty aluminum case for a lower price. Id say with a machII or a vapochill ls you could get 2900mhz-3ghz at least with that chip, if its doing that on the stock hsf and stock voltage.

[idontknow]

... the LS is way more :P

650 for mach 2
900 for LS

btw where do you live in BC?

[gkiing]

since when is the mach 2 650? It must be the ST without the LCD or controller.. the machII original is the same price as the LS, and the machII gt is a bit more.

looked at kit-tronics.com the machII st is $700 the LS is $900

[idontknow]

nope at kit tronics:

original mach 2 with lcd and easy mod kit of your choice = 650 USD

LS = 900USD

free shipping and no tax either :D

[Aphex_Tom_9]

Kit Tronics is a great place, i got my M2 through their ebay auction, see if they put another one up, you can get it for a fair bit less that way.

[gkiing]

wow your right, thats a pretty good deal. It would be nice if they included the aluminum case for it though.

their canadian too :D

[idontknow]

ya :D

the damn lian li package is so much more money......

I think I just may buy one of the new Huge lian li's that have the psu and everything at the bottom and try to custom my mach 2 into that with some kind of covering.........

bah sorry im just thinking :D

[HawainPanda]

yeah, don't get the lian li kit. its far too expensive
but get the mach 2

[gkiing]

yeah the kit costs more than a regular atx lian li case.

[idontknow]

yeah quite rediculous :(

well i was planning on going with watercooling before so i was on the waiting list for the backorded swiftech mcw6002-64.

I bought it last week, still haven't installed it, and now it will just be a waste of cash and waiting time lol.......

guess its time to sell it?

hmm........ maybe i should slap it in there with my gpu watercooling circuit until I get my mach 2?

[gkiing]

You should sell it and put the cash towards a mach II. Ive been the tec route and have found that it was for the most part expensive and pointless, and netted very very little gain over standard watercooling. If i had to do it again id jump straight into phase change, but I did learn a lot about insulation from my time having a tec (i had one last december).