Go with the MP-05. WAY better quality than the apogee. ... and customer service is 10x better.
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Go with the MP-05. WAY better quality than the apogee. ... and customer service is 10x better.
OK, even the guy WITH the Apogee is saying no.
The Storm is $60 at CoolerGuys, so I got that instead. Jab-Tech had better check my order change *before* they ship or I will be royally pissed.
- What would have happened if I had NOT gone here:
I get the block, it looks/feels :banana::banana::banana::banana:ty. Put it in, and performance is deacent. I get metal shavings all over everything and I cry myself to sleep after throwing my computer against a wall.
- Now:
I'm getting a Storm. Enough said.
Thanks guys, a lot. You don't even know how much this helped. I appreciate it so much.
EDIT whoops one more thing. I got Hydrx... is this OK? I've heard about problems with dyes, etc... should I get Hydrx or Zyrex? I want it to be all UVish...
I like hydrx.
so its OK to use hydrx and a storm, without a filter?
... as ok as it is to use a storm in any loop without a filter.
before it ships id just like to confirm that the storm should be OK with dual core, even though the apogee has a really wide pin array and the storm does not the build quality of the apogee means i should get storm right? and hopefully it will cool better as well?
:shrug: my swiftech kit is keeping my X2 4400 at 43C at this moment
it's under full load, running 2x folding@home consoles, and overclocked as per my sig
i'm happy, using an XP-120 and a panaflo fan i was oc'd to 2750(1.55v) and getting 52C
right now i have an opteron 165 @2620 1.475v with a 7700cu it tops out at about 48*C... i hope water keeps it at like 42ish with some more voltage, i was hoping for a little better but i guess the dual cores are tough to keep cool
but you think storm is OK for X2 even though the apogee is so wide?
seems to work just fine :D
is 1.6v safe for an X2!?
i was running this one at 1.623v earlier for a little while and it seemed ok :shrug:
i don't think i would run it for 24/7 use though
1.55v max, for 24/7 perhaps?
i set it to 1.475 in BIOS but it ends up being 1.44 in CPUz do you say 1.55v max in CPUz or bios
i want it to last 5yrs too
i'm running at 1.586 set in the bios as 1.525+104% cpu-z sees it as 1.520v
i leave my pc on most of the time 24/7 running folding@home
[edit] also, i found that when i changed to water i could overclock another 33MHz at the same voltage :D
i hope to reach 2800mhz or more staying under 40ish
are they still shipping storms?
Isn't that Hydro trace oil based? :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by KaptCrunch
You should use Dyle light for automotive cooling systems since it water based and designed for this type of closed loop.
I got my Storm from Sidewinder today and pulled out the Apogee and popped in the Storm. Preliminary testing is telling me they're so close to the same it's not even worth arguing about, within a degree of each other which could even be a difference in ambient temps. AS5 isn't cured yet but that usually doesn't make much difference in my experience. Keep in mind I'm cooling a single CPU only and no GPU in the loop and the other components are the Swiftech Apex kit.
Personally, I wouldn't lose sleep in choosing between the two for a CPU only cooling solution. Go with the cheaper one and clean it out if it needs it.
-pickles
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The Storm is $60 at CoolerGuys, so I got that instead. Jab-Tech had better check my order change *before* they ship or I will be royally pissed.
- What would have happened if I had NOT gone here:
I get the block, it looks/feels :banana::banana::banana::banana:ty. Put it in, and performance is deacent. I get metal shavings all over everything and I cry myself to sleep after throwing my computer against a wall.
- Now:
I'm getting a Storm. Enough said.
YOU BETTER CONTACT COOLERGUYS YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE A STORM!
I puchased on line thursday and I contacted them friday to make sure they had in stock and they said I bought the last one. I asked them to make sure they had it and found out they could not find one they were out. So got it from crazy PC and they have shipped it.
umm do you think you would have even notice the metal shavings if it wasn't taken apart, probably not.
uh yeah, when they ruined my radiator...
good to hear things are close that means ill pick the one that is better quality for an extra $10
the only thing i wonder again is dual core the apogee might do better since it is so wide
EDIT and what if i decide to add a vid card block later, the storm still OK?
i guess i dont have to have the top of everything else i would have ordered a more expensive pump and radiator
thanks for the heads up on coolerguys ill see what happens
It's a dual core Opteron I tried them on...Quote:
Originally Posted by AndrewZorn
-pickles
awesome then; i got the higher quality built one then.
to be frank, its highly unlikely that the metal shavings would dammage a radiator in the slightest bit. After tearing apart a radiator (coolingworks 12-T) I can assure you that PC cooling radiators are more durable than you may think. While enough metal shavings my clog the radiator, they will NOT puncture the walls of it, even the thin channels. The tubes themselves are brass which is mostly copper, but still a bit stronger. So that would lead you to the conclusion that they are infact a tad stronger than the C110 copper used in the Apogee.
conclusion: apogee shavings will not kill your radiator but are a sad sight to see from swiftech.
oh well, i am glad i paid the extra $10 for the storm still.