New at this - need advice

pavlov · 06-25-2004, 01:41 AM

My OCed Barton 2500 is running dangerously hot with low noise air cooling so after a crash course on liquid cooling I've decided to order the following items:
- WhiteWater Waterblock for Socket A
- D-Tek FSB Northbridge cooler
- AquaeXtreme 50Z DC12 pump
- Bay - Rez (placed in top bay)
- 1 Black Ice Micro 80mm PC radiator (push - pull setup) Will this be sufficient? I have no room for a 120mm fan/rad without modding the case (Antec SX1030)
Any comments/advice/suggestions?
Can you please specify what additional hardware(hoses, fittings, clamps, etc.) I would need to complete a typical 1/2'' setup on an Asus A7N8X Rev 2.0
Also - Do you know of a good online installation guide ?

satanicoo · 06-25-2004, 03:33 AM

You are getting a high-performance CPU WB, a Chipset WB, a Great pump, and in the end you ruin all with that rad :O.

IMO, If you can, Mod the case.
If you cant, no need for that pump. AND you will need to use a noisy fan to keep things cool.

pavlov · 06-25-2004, 08:37 AM

Do you mean that there are no worthwile 80mm solutions out there? That I might as well stick to the inadequate/silent or adequate/noisy air cooling?

Titan151 · 06-25-2004, 01:50 PM

You may want to consider doing some research for a good radiator for your needs. If you have no room or are limited by space perhaps you could mount your radiator outside of the case. Many people have come up with some interesting ways of mounting a radiator on the top of the case then putting two 120 mm fans on top. One thing you may want to try is to hold off on the Northbridge cooling until you see how your setup handles the heat from the Barton. After that you can add blocks one at a time. My initial use of a small radiator with a good shroud was not so impressive. I quickly stepped up to a larger black ice 2 which has room for 2 120 mm fans. (They sell these on eBay for something like $40). There are also a large number of people who are quite pleased with radiators purchased from auto parts stores.

All of the components you have chosen seem to be pretty good. There are a number of well done studies around this forum that will point you to some of the data on how they perform. Try doing a search for each item and see what you find. Oh and welcome to the forums!

As for install guides, there are a ton of them available on the web. I tend to like reading through the various worklogs pasted at this and other sites.

satanicoo · 06-26-2004, 08:14 AM

pavlov, the problem is with a 80mm radiator you have litle dissipation area.
Check thermaltake aquarius II, it has a 80mm radiator with a quiet fan.
It does cool, just not very well.
But if you dont want to overclock, it is a solution.
But then again i would put a lower wattage pump.

firtol88 · 06-26-2004, 10:13 AM

You could always try a dual 80mm radiator in the rear and a Single 80mm up front.
Ask around there are plenty of people running a similar setup.

Or if you want to mod it, a 120, or 6x6 will fit up front with the bottom drive cage and mount removed.
I have seen the Swiftech dual 120 mounted on the motherboard mounting side of the case behind the drive cages or at the top starting above a 5.25 bay, personally I'm a bit interested in that rad but can't claim to know how they perform.

06-25-2004, 01:41 AM	#1
pavlov Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Montréal Posts: 3	New at this - need advice My OCed Barton 2500 is running dangerously hot with low noise air cooling so after a crash course on liquid cooling I've decided to order the following items: - WhiteWater Waterblock for Socket A - D-Tek FSB Northbridge cooler - AquaeXtreme 50Z DC12 pump - Bay - Rez (placed in top bay) - 1 Black Ice Micro 80mm PC radiator (push - pull setup) Will this be sufficient? I have no room for a 120mm fan/rad without modding the case (Antec SX1030) Any comments/advice/suggestions? Can you please specify what additional hardware(hoses, fittings, clamps, etc.) I would need to complete a typical 1/2'' setup on an Asus A7N8X Rev 2.0 Also - Do you know of a good online installation guide ?

06-25-2004, 03:33 AM	#2
satanicoo Cooling Savant Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: portugal Posts: 635	You are getting a high-performance CPU WB, a Chipset WB, a Great pump, and in the end you ruin all with that rad :O. IMO, If you can, Mod the case. If you cant, no need for that pump. AND you will need to use a noisy fan to keep things cool. __________________ back.

06-25-2004, 01:50 PM	#4
Titan151 Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 116	You may want to consider doing some research for a good radiator for your needs. If you have no room or are limited by space perhaps you could mount your radiator outside of the case. Many people have come up with some interesting ways of mounting a radiator on the top of the case then putting two 120 mm fans on top. One thing you may want to try is to hold off on the Northbridge cooling until you see how your setup handles the heat from the Barton. After that you can add blocks one at a time. My initial use of a small radiator with a good shroud was not so impressive. I quickly stepped up to a larger black ice 2 which has room for 2 120 mm fans. (They sell these on eBay for something like $40). There are also a large number of people who are quite pleased with radiators purchased from auto parts stores. All of the components you have chosen seem to be pretty good. There are a number of well done studies around this forum that will point you to some of the data on how they perform. Try doing a search for each item and see what you find. Oh and welcome to the forums! As for install guides, there are a ton of them available on the web. I tend to like reading through the various worklogs pasted at this and other sites. __________________ Water Cooled AMD XP 4200 X2 Asus A8N-SLI Twin Raptors in Raid 0 Configuration 2 Gigs Corsair 3200 7800 GTX Last edited by Titan151; 06-25-2004 at 01:55 PM.

06-26-2004, 08:14 AM	#5
satanicoo Cooling Savant Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: portugal Posts: 635	pavlov, the problem is with a 80mm radiator you have litle dissipation area. Check thermaltake aquarius II, it has a 80mm radiator with a quiet fan. It does cool, just not very well. But if you dont want to overclock, it is a solution. But then again i would put a lower wattage pump. __________________ back.

06-26-2004, 10:13 AM	#6
firtol88 Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: BRLA Posts: 151	You could always try a dual 80mm radiator in the rear and a Single 80mm up front. Ask around there are plenty of people running a similar setup. Or if you want to mod it, a 120, or 6x6 will fit up front with the bottom drive cage and mount removed. I have seen the Swiftech dual 120 mounted on the motherboard mounting side of the case behind the drive cages or at the top starting above a 5.25 bay, personally I'm a bit interested in that rad but can't claim to know how they perform. __________________ - - In this corner representing the democrats... Flipper Last edited by firtol88; 06-26-2004 at 12:26 PM.

06-25-2004, 08:37 AM	#3
pavlov Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Montréal Posts: 3	Do you mean that there are no worthwile 80mm solutions out there? That I might as well stick to the inadequate/silent or adequate/noisy air cooling?

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