Striker II watercooling ordeal: CPU/chipset/GPU single/multiple loop - ideas anyone?

[CCC]

Thats not bad at all... My NB is struggling along at 75-80 degrees stock cooled (FSB 400 V_NB 1.32). Perhaps its feasible combining NB and CPU in the same loop after all. I guess you are using a PA120.3 for this setup then?

I was planning for a separate PA120.2 and Laing DDC Ultra for the chipset. Might have to reconsider this though, maybe it's overkill to do things this way.

yes i was using a 120.3 for the cpu/nb

putting them in the same loop is fine for a very nice 24/7 overclock..

having said that when i tried to run some benchies, using like 1.55vcore i could notice the cpu load temps were definately higher than without the nb in the loop..

but considering for me 99% of my pc gets used for gaming and not benching it was no big deal

[polar bear]

Just ordered! Decided to get the striker II chipset blocks directly from MIPS. Here's the rest of the setup, it WILL be a TRIPLE-loop, 120.2+120.3+120.3 setup! Can't wait to connect it all up!

[polar bear]

Update: still no reply from MIPS re order of waterblocks... Everything else is on the way. Aquatuning doesnt have the MIPS striker II blocks in stock; EK waterblocks currently does not have a block for SB/PCIe2.0... only NB and mosfets... what to do

[markost]

Shame that no one else does a combo block for the southbridge/sli other than mips. I just used a danger den for the southbridge and an OCZ ram cooler with active cooling running on the sli chip.
The biggest difference I found was to use 2 x 3 core radiators in series with push/pull fans (12 of the suckers) running 4 separate circuits (1 for CPU, 1 for north/southbridges, 1 for video_not hooked up in this photo and 1 for voltage regulators). I can run all this using a QX9650 at 4.4GHZ all day long no problems.
Next on the agenda is to put a Coolit Boreas into the loop as well.

[Talonman]

The strange thing is that they write perfect English lol They'll ship to the UK though..

I wonder if MIPS is the only one who sells the 'Six Design' blocks?

Mabey we can find another site who sells them, and shipps to the US?

[polar bear]

Shame that no one else does a combo block for the southbridge/sli other than mips. I just used a danger den for the southbridge and an OCZ ram cooler with active cooling running on the sli chip.
The biggest difference I found was to use 2 x 3 core radiators in series with push/pull fans (12 of the suckers) running 4 separate circuits (1 for CPU, 1 for north/southbridges, 1 for video_not hooked up in this photo and 1 for voltage regulators). I can run all this using a QX9650 at 4.4GHZ all day long no problems.
Next on the agenda is to put a Coolit Boreas into the loop as well.

That's a sick setup you've got there Well I guess I'm lucky living in Europe and all; if MIPS could only have an efficient online payment system like other etailers do, my order would have been sent already. In fact, I got so impatient waiting for MIPS to reply to my email that I decided to upgrade my watercooling on my X38 rig in the meantime. Ie just burned away more than 2000 euro on pumps, radiators, waterblocks, hoses etc etc etc...

[QuadSLI]

I wonder if MIPS is the only one who sells the 'Six Design' blocks?

Mabey we can find another site who sells them, and shipps to the US?

The only time i ordered MIPS block from HeRanke.com (Germany site). It took 50 days to get here. When they finally arrived, i already got a new board.

Now i wanna get the MIPS Striker II board sets, i have to wait 1-2 months again? Na.. May be EK will make it here earlier..

[polar bear]

Shame that no one else does a combo block for the southbridge/sli other than mips. I just used a danger den for the southbridge and an OCZ ram cooler with active cooling running on the sli chip.
The biggest difference I found was to use 2 x 3 core radiators in series with push/pull fans (12 of the suckers) running 4 separate circuits (1 for CPU, 1 for north/southbridges, 1 for video_not hooked up in this photo and 1 for voltage regulators). I can run all this using a QX9650 at 4.4GHZ all day long no problems.
Next on the agenda is to put a Coolit Boreas into the loop as well.

OMG! 12 fans! That's really something. You have a build log of that, 'cause I'd very much like to see how you did it.

Mabey we can find another site who sells them, and shipps to the US?

The only time i ordered MIPS block from HeRanke.com (Germany site). It took 50 days to get here. When they finally arrived, i already got a new board.

Now i wanna get the MIPS Striker II board sets, i have to wait 1-2 months again? Na.. May be EK will make it here earlier..

Well, looks like http://www.aquatuning.de will ship internationally; I have ordered most of my bits from them. They're the only MIPS european partner site that have the striker ii blocks up for order, although they've all been delayed until further notice... annoying.

Gonna do my X38 in the Zalman Z-Machine case and also the HTPC in the meantime. Not sure if I should do a separate build log on the X38, as there is currently one under progress here: Water Cooling Asus Maximus Extreme with Crosslinx. I have all parts on order though, would very much like to do my own log as it's fun but let's see.

I will move my trusted Reserator 1 to the HTPC as it would be IDEAL for that. Nothing fancy here, just an E6550 at stock or perhaps slightly OC'ed. I have ordered waterblocks for that system too... all will be LC'd, chipset too, using EK waterblocks, except for the 8600GTS, making it a near-silent system - just what a HTPC should be like! The Reserator XT i will keep for LC'ing the chipset in the X38 system. Should do fine for that purpose; I will reserve two DDC Ultra's for CPU and GPUs, respectively. Got some serious work to do when all the parts arrive, hopefully in 1-2 weeks time...

[QuadSLI]

Update: still no reply from MIPS re order of waterblocks... Everything else is on the way. Aquatuning doesnt have the MIPS striker II blocks in stock; EK waterblocks currently does not have a block for SB/PCIe2.0... only NB and mosfets... what to do

According to Neo_rtr's post, he ordered from the MIPS site and recieved blocks in 3 days. Too bad im not in US or europe.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=176881

Neo_rtr Wrote:

To Order from MIPS
goto http://www.mips-computer.de/
goto watercolling
goto MIPS
goto MAINBOARD SETS
goto ASUS Maximus Freezer
goto to the bottom "Bestellen" click it brings you to the shopping card
click on Zur KAsse
Click on Worldwide shipping for USA, or EU Shipement DHL for EU
Click on Weiter

Enter your details
Anrede: title
Vorname (*): First name
Nachname (*): Lastname
Firma: Firm-Company
Straße (*): Street
PLZ (*): ZIP
Ort: City
Land: Country
you can figure out the rest
Telefon etc.
http://dict.tu-chemnitz.de/ is a dictionary site. give it a go

and click on Weiter

After than and once confirmed you will receive an email to pay via paypal.
Once done MIPS will let you know.
For me it was done same day, Monday and 3 days later i had the goods.
Any questions email the guys at MIPS, they have been very helpfull!!
hope this helps-

[IanY]

Svenka... Svenka.. Sweden ... Neo_rtr lives in Stockholm. Of course, he receives his blocks in three days.

[polar bear]

Even still, 3 days is superfast within Europe considering the parcel has to go through custom checking and all.

I never received the email directing to paypal payment though. Never actually received any email at all... placed my order last friday.

Will try again now...

[Pete]

I wonder if MIPS is the only one who sells the 'Six Design' blocks?

Mabey we can find another site who sells them, and shipps to the US?

Fianly someone gets it right, the block are Six Design not Mips at all.

If Petra sold them would we call it a Petra or Alex block...no!

http://www.candccentral.co.uk/ - only one i know of in the UK and know of one gent from the USA here that ordered them whilest he was under orders from Bush in the desert!

http://www.sixdesign.de/ - Website to the blocks them self!

Oh and if you really want to thank me i have the mans direct e-mail addy!

sixtron@sixdesign.de - dont be a and spam him, hidden there for good reason

Pete

[0xdeadbeef]

Try to contact http://www.aquatuning.de/ for overseas delivery. They have most of MIPS products on stock all the time. The online shop is in German but they answer emails in english very promptly. They also have a support forum, with a dedicated subforum for english speaking people, which they quickly answers if you have any questions. You pay with PayPal and they deliver with DHL (if you want) all over the world.

I purchased from AquaTuning a few times and I very much recommend this shop.

[polar bear]

Yes they have an excellent watercooling section with a HUGE variety. Pumps, rads, tubes, barbs, blocks, in-line chillers, modding equipment, u name it. Excellent customer support too with fast replies; English can be used also. BUT... they currently do not have the MIPS Striker II blocks in stock, and they cannot at the moment give an estimate as to when they will arrive in store. However, I really recommend this site, especially for european customers of course.

[Psycho_eddie]

Curious but what temps does the Zalman XT unit give your Quad overclocked @ 3600Mhz?

Idle
Load

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And Koolance would give the cleanest look no doubts there

[polar bear]

Hi there,

FSB450*8 @ Vcore=1.43125 gives temps as follows:

idle 61
load 89

For the hottest core (core1). Recorded by everest, which gives pretty much the same core temp values as, well core temp This is using the stock block that comes with the XT.
Using the XT for chipset cooling as well via Asus fusion on the Maximus Extreme:

NB idle/load 45/49 @ 1.61V
SB idle/load 42/44 @ 1.07V

Ie not much more overclocking headroom here At FSB480*8=3840 I can run super-pi 4M and 3DMark06, but system does not pass any stability tests (everest, orthos etc). Max temp here would be close to 100C.

I am happy with the unit though and would recommend it to anyone looking for a sleek, near silent, easy to setup unit. It is NOT however for high-performance cooling. And it's also a bit pricey. Would be excellent for HTPC cooling or an all-in-one unit for cooling all components of a non-overclock system, making it near-silent, which IMHO is what Zalman had in mind when they designed the unit.

However since I am hunting for more MHz I am on the verge of upgrading to EK Supreme+DDC Ultra. Will keep the XT though, for chipset cooling.

[cognoscenti]

89c Isnt that a little high?

In general what do you guys think of the chipset waterblocks for the Stiker II ?

[polar bear]

Yes it is Upgrading to EK supreme / PA120.3 for Q6600; will keep the XT for chipset cooling (with EK blocks, not stock fusion block).

(this is with Maximus Extreme let that be clear. Only reason I'm posting this is that I had a q re: Q6600 temps with the reserator xt)

EDIT: also waiting for my E8400 - it has been delayed 3-4 times now i think. Current ETA is 17.03... It will replace the E6600 on the striker. Excited to see what sort of temps it will bring, and of course OC headroom. I have high hopes for this one, hoping to finally cross the magic 4.0 barrier - hopefully it will not disappoint much.

[markost]

[QUOTE=polar bear;2813223]OMG! 12 fans! That's really something. You have a build log of that, 'cause I'd very much like to see how you did it.

Nearest thing I have to a build log. Originally used 1/4" tubing which worked pretty well but flow rate was a little on the low side. Looked a bit neater originally but running 4 separate loops in 3/8" was a bit more difficult to keep organised. I'm in the process now of making a new housing for the cooling which will also contain 2 x Boreas chillers to keep it nice and cool without huge fan noise. Good thing about using push/pull cooling is that you can keep the fans running at low RPM with good airflow.

[cognoscenti]

Wow thats some serious cooling!

So you have a 1000w PSU running the Mb and 2 x 8800GT?
and a seperate 850w for the other electrics.

[markost]

Wow thats some serious cooling!

So you have a 1000w PSU running the Mb and 2 x 8800GT?
and a seperate 850w for the other electrics.

Running that many HDD's and fans, pumps and all the other bits, you really need to have a separate secondary PS. also it helps provide clean power to the MB & GPU's. Any motors, ie: fans, hard drive platters etc, introduce noise into the power grid. The less noise, the more chance of stable overclocks.

[DarthBeavis]

Polar I feel ur pain bro. tonight I totally stripped my Skulltrail rig down to nekkid and am rebuilding it (must be done for tomorrow for InfernaLAN at Intel). I have two 3870 X2s which will each run on one BI 240 rad in their own loops. Now the concern I had was the two QX9775s and NB which are all on one loop. I know I will be scolded here but I am gonna try it anyways. I made a manifold out of acrylic Ts with three lines so each cpu and the NB will all get cooled water from the BI 480 GTX rad. I hooked it up in a short loop to visually inspect the flow and it 'appears' ok . . .granted Martin would biatch slap me for eye-balling it. I also traded out my low (or medium -dont remember) Yates for high speed Yates.

I have two 900 watt tagans but am going to try running off one at least for the LAN.