Quote Originally Posted by joebloggs View Post
Hey guys, haven't posted in a while. I am still unable to get anything above 3ghz stable. I am blaming heat. A 40mm fan won't cut it, temps get around 57 and upwards and the pc freezes.

Anyways, I am going to watercool it and see what I can get then. I am thinking of the following kit:

-Swiftech Apogee GTZ
-XSPC Single Bay Res
-Laing 18w or D5 vario pump, whatever is in stock or you guys reccomend.
-Thermochil PA120.3 radiator With Noctua 120mm fans on it.
-Some feser anti corrosion coolant
-3/8" tubing, 1/2" OD. Because I don't want to use the whit plastic adapters that came with the board, so might as well make the whole loop 3/8".
-Some anti kink coils

I am not going to cool gfx cards.

The loop order will be as follows:

Res>Pump>CPU>NB>Rad>Res.

However, my concern is with the NB temperatures. If I will be pumping 1.6v (or thereabouts) into the cpu, then my NB temps will also suffer right? The whole point of watercooling this board is to get NB temps down. Can I run NB before the CPU? How much of a difference would it make do you guys think?


Also, I am going to use the Fusion block on the mobo. This is my 1st watercooled attempt, and don't want to modify too much on the board.
Your temps will be fine for the NB with a triple rad. CPU or NB first won't make much difference.

Why are you planning 1.6v into CPU..that's REALLY high.

I have 1.6v going to the NB and it's idle at 42c-44c when water temp is 32c.
Load it stays under 50c.