View Full Version : Koolance question
BlackFloyd
08-12-2002, 12:28 AM
Hey, I managed to find enough money to buy a new cpu/mobo/ram for my second rig, and I was just wondering do you guys think koolance is sufficient cooling for this comp?>
Its a p4 (sorry u amd fanatics :P)
I guess what Im asking is there a better form of cooling thats equal or cheaper to koolance thats better than koolance :)
Thx for your time :D
BlackFloyd
08-12-2002, 12:34 AM
And please excuse my bad spelling, punctuation, grammar, etc.
I havent been in school for a while :D
Nookie420
08-12-2002, 05:38 PM
i hace the pc-601b, its really nice, it kooled my xp2100@2200 great, only ever got 3-5F about room temp, i would suggest to order it without a koolance waterblock, they are sucky, and get a DDMaze 2 or 3, or a swiftech, and buy 1/4 nipples, thats what i did, i use a DDMaze3, works great, but i cracked my 2100 putting on a HSF, damn i hate them clippy things. Now i cant my 2200 T'bred to post.
Anyway, koolance has a kick ass setup, and would recomment it to you if you have the money, mine was like $400 total, came with window too, i think it was $400, maybe $352, and thats including the Maze3 waterblock from danger den.
BlackFloyd
08-13-2002, 12:35 AM
Thx
JBELL
08-13-2002, 12:44 AM
look here (http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2179) I sold my koolance case and I modded the tubing and all blocks with swifty...
koolance - stock is not great... make sure you replace the blocks or else you'll burn up your chip like I did.
JBELL
08-13-2002, 12:45 AM
for the money ... go to www.xtwerkz.com and get a QPower from Swifty - you'll pay a little more but garunteed - you'll get better temps and get higher quality....
JBELL
08-13-2002, 12:56 AM
in fact I just order a QPower from XTW - gonna work up a review of it and all...
my koolance case took 30 seconds to review.... that is about how long my chip lasted!
mdzcpa
08-13-2002, 03:24 AM
If you're going to go with a prefab solution, I also suggest the Swiftech QP. For a prefab solution, the performance is great. (Much better than the koolance). You can check out a few of my experiences with the QP here (http://www.liquidninjas.com/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=5) and here (http://www.liquidninjas.com/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=13) . I've also recently added TEC units to the QP and the system is handling it like a champ. I'll have a review of that experience published soon.
Hardass
08-13-2002, 03:46 AM
Originally posted by mdzcpa
If you're going to go with a prefab solution, I also suggest the Swiftech QP. For a prefab solution, the performance is great. (Much better than the koolance). You can check out a few of my experiences with the QP here (http://www.liquidninjas.com/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=5) and here (http://www.liquidninjas.com/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=13) . I've also recently added TEC units to the QP and the system is handling it like a champ. I'll have a review of that experience published soon.
You need to take a typing class so you get these reviews out quicker.:D
TheDude
08-13-2002, 06:43 AM
I am the new proud owner of JBELLs old Koolance case. I looked at the QP first, but liked the outward looks of the Koolance better. When I saw JBELL had replaced most of the guts with swifty stuff...well I could not resist it. I think I got the best of both!:D
best thing about em is they all turn on when u turn the pc on, so u aint gotta mess about turning on and off different plugs all the time. why they cant make a simple device to do that with custom watercooling stuff i have no idea.
i wouldnt mind a koolance with swiftech stuff, maybe jbell should make more and sell em :p
mdzcpa
08-13-2002, 08:58 AM
Originally posted by Ewok
best thing about em is they all turn on when u turn the pc on, so u aint gotta mess about turning on and off different plugs all the time. why they cant make a simple device to do that with custom watercooling stuff i have no idea.
HERE (http://www.swiftnets.com/store/product_details.asp?ProdID=42) you go!
not available in uk and they wont ship internationally
interestingly it seems to be free though, with a unit price of $0.00
its also quite new because nobody was using them before. Id still go with a kit anyway, probably the swiftech one since people say its better (and it had better be, it costs £100 more), as long as its really quiet.
mdzcpa
08-13-2002, 09:42 AM
Originally posted by Ewok
not available in uk and they wont ship internationally
picky, picky, picky ;)
BTW...the swiftech H202 kit is a very quiet set up:)
ill probly get one them when the time comes, waitin for this hyperthreaded p4 and dual channel ddr first then ill get a swiftech, unless something better is out by then :banana:
BlackFloyd
08-13-2002, 01:49 PM
THx for all the help guys :D
AKRedneck
08-13-2002, 07:32 PM
Originally posted by Ewok
not available in uk and they wont ship internationally
This is what Swiftech is selling.... http://www.elkproducts.com/products/elk-912.htm
I'm sure one of there dealers will ship to the UK.. http://www.elkproducts.com/distlist.htm
Very simple to setup and works great with my eheim pump..
yeh, but im not gonna mess about with all that for a couple c difference in temp that a custom setup would probably give me over the swiftech kit, not to mention the HOURS of p***** about trying to set it all up.
hopefully by the time i upgrade stuff in couple months there will be an even better kit than the current ones.