ok.. look like there is some good batch in retail too :p:
impressive.
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ok.. look like there is some good batch in retail too :p:
impressive.
great work JC ;) .
cant wait till my retail comes here :D
There is a solution to that. Not too long ago, I saw a phase cooler with 3 seperate heads. One fore CPU, one for chipset, one for GPU. Now granted, it probably got maybe -15 to -20C temps at best, it's still subzero and it would still yield very good results.Quote:
Originally Posted by K.I.T.T.
This man speaks the truth. I upgraded my NB cooling and now I can hit 400+ FSB easily now. :banana:Quote:
Originally Posted by metro.cl
Wow, holy moly. That's friggin' awesome.
peltier+water is a good solution if you wanna go nuts. While peltiers normally need to be super-powered to handle a hot overclocked CPU, the northbridge does not produce anywhere near as much heat. While I' not sure how much we are talking about, I doubt it could be more than 5-12 watts or thereabouts. In other words, a small inexpensive 80watt peltier should be able to bring it to sub-zero. An 80watt peltier like thisQuote:
Originally Posted by Zardokk
http://www.dangerdenstore.com/produc...&cat=30&page=1
will use well under 100watts even at peak, and thus could alos easily be run on your primary PSU at 12volt as long as you have a reasonably beefy one (which is usually the case for us overclockers).
So yea... theres your solution when it comes to subzero northbridge cooling. much less complex and much cheaper than a "hydra" phasecooler for sure =)
While it is a lot of effort to squeeze out a few extra Mhz, I'd guess you'd see a noticable increase compared to stock cooling at the very least.
-Stigma
Actually, a good pelt setup isn't much less complicated or much cheaper than a "hydra." To accomplish subzero cooling on the CPU, GPU, and rad with pelts, you'd need three pelts, a CPU block, a chipset block, a GPU block, a pump, a rad, tubing, fans, and a secondary PSU to run the pelts. That would cost roughly around $550 or so for just a decent setup. It wouldn't be possible to build a setup that would compete with a Hydra, but a high end pelt setup for CPU, GPU, and chipset would cost around $1000. A pre-build hyrda would be more expensive, yes. It would be around $1500-1600, but it would yield better temps than would be possible with a pelt setup, and it would be slightly less complicated. And if you really wanted to save some cash, you could build your own tripple-head phase cooler for around $7-800 if you really know what you're doing and where to find parts. If you're talking about JUST a chipset cooler, then yes, a pelt would be a much better idea. But if you want sub-zero on CPU, GPU, and chipset, phase is probably the best option. Or just for coolness factor, phase is the way to go. But this has really gotten off topic...