Cooling solutions for P-M + CT-479

[jrw]

Report in with your cooling of choice and maybe cool ideas for others cooling solutions.

Lets see some pics as well

[jrw]

Here are some 7000Cu and 7700Cu pics.

[jrw]

Maccis water-pelt.

Notice the coins

[crotale]

chilly1 evap mounting w/ brackets:
http://www.nordiccrew.com/crotale/sonoma/mont1.jpg

[chata]

im sry, i dont have pics, but i have a XP-90c runnin on my moddified CT479.

Its not bad, the temps are ok, but i think, there are better solutions then this, cause the cooler isnt very stable....if i move the cooler a bit, the temps change. Its not a very proper thing :-/

[Lithan]

I've used both 7000alcu and 7700cu. To be quite frank, both were good up to ~1.5vcore. But temps pushed 60*C on the 7000 and 55*C on the 7700 with fan @ max speed. If you want to max out a chip and run it there 24/7, I recommend you pic at a minimum the 7700cu, but preferably something better like a big typhoon and mod it. Though I do work in a 90*F+ room.

[Eradicator]

I run a XP-90.. All I did was remove the two machine screws holding the bracket on (one for each bracket). Drilled this hole a little bigger, then ran bolts through the hole, followed with two nuts, then the bracket, followed by another nut to secure the bracket on.. I run my chip at 1.55v at 2600 passively, just the rear exhaust pulling air off of the cpu (120mm though), Prime temps are around 59-61C.. I will see if I can get some pics of it later..

[Miwo]

Really simple, but all I did was replace the stock 70mm fan with a 70mm 6k RPM delta from an old Volcano 7cu+. Gets the job done and I have it hooked up to my fan controller. The screws from the old 70mm werent long enough, so am using Zip Ties atm....lol

Under Prime load my temps are around 51-54C

I am also wondering if anyone else has trouble with the stock retention mechanism? If it moves just the slightest way, temp changes a lot. So i dont know, maybe I am using the clips wrong, but there is really only one way it works..... Anyone else have that problem? /shrug

[jrw]

I've used both 7000alcu and 7700cu. To be quite frank, both were good up to ~1.5vcore. But temps pushed 60*C on the 7000 and 55*C on the 7700 with fan @ max speed. If you want to max out a chip and run it there 24/7, I recommend you pic at a minimum the 7700cu, but preferably something better like a big typhoon and mod it. Though I do work in a 90*F+ room.

I run 45 degrees loaded with 1.6vcore on a 7700Cu. It's all about contact

Lets see some pictures please...

[phenglee]

using a 7700cu here.... resting on an IHS.

AS5 was applied between core & IHS, and IHS & HSF.

vcore @ 1.6v in bios, fan at full speed.

load temp running OCCT ~ 47-48*C, ambient 31-32*C

[Rovtar]

i have water coling with normal p4 block but moded plastic which is there for stock cooling (i wil post pics but i have to get camera)

[zbogorgon]

i have been doing on my pahse change cooling mount for dothan

this is my insulation and shim solution


and while mounting and tightining i had a little accident


does anybody have any ideas how to mound withnout that adapter or how to strenghten it.

[fordf250]

I used the mounting hardware from a 7000 cu to mount an SI-97,I will try it with a SI-120 when I get one.
Ambient 24C
2.6G at 1.5Vcore full load (prime95) is 44C.

[16floz470ml]

Thanks for making this thread. This is some really good info for me to use for my dothan build. The 7700cu seems really good. It looks in the pics like it hangs over the top of the board by quite a bit though is my only concern. I want mine to live in a case. Would all asus motherboards have the cpu located in exactly the same spot? Would someone tell me how far it hangs over the board? Thanks for the pics.

[phenglee]

Thanks for making this thread. This is some really good info for me to use for my dothan build. The 7700cu seems really good. It looks in the pics like it hangs over the top of the board by quite a bit though is my only concern. I want mine to live in a case. Would all asus motherboards have the cpu located in exactly the same spot? Would someone tell me how far it hangs over the board? Thanks for the pics.

which asus mobo u intend to use ?

the P4 hsf retention guide orientation between P4P and P4C is different, and so is the clearance betw the retention guide and PSU.

hope u will find this useful : http://www.zalman.co.kr/product/cool...MBlist_eng.htm

[Gautam]

[wwwww]

Swiftech MCW6000-p4

Mounting frame is inverted and using the stock cooler's clips...15 second job

mind you, it's loose unless you have a heatspreader on your chip (or some lego in between the mounts and the frame - how i used to do it).

[Lithan]

I run 45 degrees loaded with 1.6vcore on a 7700Cu. It's all about contact

Lets see some pictures please...

You are also using a different board.

[0verl0ad]

Here are some Pics of my Cooltek CT8C-48CU.

[16floz470ml]

which asus mobo u intend to use ?

the P4 hsf retention guide orientation between P4P and P4C is different, and so is the clearance betw the retention guide and PSU.

hope u will find this useful : http://www.zalman.co.kr/product/cool...MBlist_eng.htm

Thanks for the link and also for your pictures. I plan on using the p4gpl-x and from pictures that I've seen of it the processor socket is almost directly at the top of the board. How much cooling would I lose with a 7000 instead of the 7700 series. Also I see that Zalman has a new 9500 series that is supposed to be better. It would work in my case if I could mount it. It seems to mount very similar to the 7700 ie using the brackets but they are lower profile. I wonder if this would work with a dothan? They claim this cooler is better than water cooling.

[phenglee]

Thanks for the link and also for your pictures. I plan on using the p4gpl-x and from pictures that I've seen of it the processor socket is almost directly at the top of the board. How much cooling would I lose with a 7000 instead of the 7700 series. Also I see that Zalman has a new 9500 series that is supposed to be better. It would work in my case if I could mount it. It seems to mount very similar to the 7700 ie using the brackets but they are lower profile. I wonder if this would work with a dothan? They claim this cooler is better than water cooling.

7000 --> 7700, probably 3~5*C difference my guess..

the 9500 looks good, and i think mounting on a dothan could be a possibility. must resist the temptation to change to this hsf, still like the downward airflow from my 7700 though

[jrw]

A little more here: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...ad.php?t=75267

Really nice work!

[16floz470ml]

A little more here: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...ad.php?t=75267

Really nice work!

Yeah I think that I need that.

[Unseen]

I will mount my ln2 can these days...

[caligula]

Question: do I have to use an IHS from a P4 in order to mount a 7000/7700 ? Or just some padding like the CT-479 cooler has will be enough?
I also want to have this in a case, isn't the 7000AlCu lighter and safer than the 7700AlCu?