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Unread 11-25-2005, 06:23 PM   #11
Revivalist
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Fresno, CA, USA
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@ flatline & mikoto - I think the res is great. I never have to worry about bleeding the system. It just does it on it's own. I also like the way it looks. . . .

Ok, so I'm up and running in Windows, and Motherboard Monitor reads the following:

-9C at idle (underclocked to 1.06GHz and undervolted to 1.07V)

28C at full load for 20 min (overclocked to 2.60GHz and overvolted to 1.70V)

Here's a screenshot at idle . . .



I was surprised about a few things . . .

1. The CPU is coldest when the Meanwell power supply is set to 12.3V (which is the minimum for the Meanwell) rather than 15V which is the maximum (for the pelt). I thought that the more power I sent to the peltier, the cooler it would make the CPU. (I'm wondering if giving it even less than 12.3V would be better but I can't know since that's the lowest this Meanwell goes.)

2. I couldn't get higher than 2.65GHz which I could already do just on water (although temps would get up to 45C). I even tried up to 1.8V Vcore (the max this board will do) but it still didn't pass stabiliy tests. I think the problem is that it's still hitting 28C at load. Does this mean I have to have a better way of cooling the water block? Would a dual heatercore do the trick?
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