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thymej · 07-05-2007, 05:40 PM

My Current air cooled system:
Asus MB P5LD2-Deluxe (Intel 945P)
3.0MHz Intel Pentium (1 core) the 800FSB version
7600GT video card.
ThermalRight HR-01 heat sink with 120mm fan
2 x 120mm chesses fans
Antec P180 case

Current temps with the air cooling with the HR-01
My PC room in summer = 26C-30C
My CPU at idle = 50C-55C

My average CPU temp is 20-25C above room with the HR-01 plus Antec fan set to medium speed. When the fan is set to high speed (= way to loud) my CPU temps drop 5-10C.

Should I reinstall my water cooling loop to make things less loud and cooler?

I currently have the following water cooling gear:

Apogee CPU block
MCW60 video block
MCP655 pump (D5) (Edited from MCP650 to MCP655)

All I need to get it going again is some tubing (I was thinking of getting norprene tubing) and barbs. I will using Iodine and or 5% Zerex in the DI water if I reinstall it.

I started off wanting to reinstall my water cooling gear again and now I’m questioning if I should after ready the article here named “Water Cooling - Wheres the Magic?”

ThymeJ

07-05-2007, 05:40 PM	#1
thymej Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: US Posts: 3	Should I reinstall my water loop? My Current air cooled system: Asus MB P5LD2-Deluxe (Intel 945P) 3.0MHz Intel Pentium (1 core) the 800FSB version 7600GT video card. ThermalRight HR-01 heat sink with 120mm fan 2 x 120mm chesses fans Antec P180 case Current temps with the air cooling with the HR-01 My PC room in summer = 26C-30C My CPU at idle = 50C-55C My average CPU temp is 20-25C above room with the HR-01 plus Antec fan set to medium speed. When the fan is set to high speed (= way to loud) my CPU temps drop 5-10C. Should I reinstall my water cooling loop to make things less loud and cooler? I currently have the following water cooling gear: Apogee CPU block MCW60 video block MCP655 pump (D5) (Edited from MCP650 to MCP655) All I need to get it going again is some tubing (I was thinking of getting norprene tubing) and barbs. I will using Iodine and or 5% Zerex in the DI water if I reinstall it. I started off wanting to reinstall my water cooling gear again and now I’m questioning if I should after ready the article here named “Water Cooling - Wheres the Magic?” ThymeJ Last edited by thymej; 07-08-2007 at 05:17 PM.