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krazy · 03-01-2004, 08:51 AM

I've got my new whitewater block in and running, but the temperature differential between water temp and CPU temp seems ungodly high for transferring heat from XP1800>arcticsilver>copper>water.

My water temp, as measured in the reservoir between the heatercore outlet and pump inlet, levels out around 75 to 80 degrees farenheit (24 to 27 celsius). My motherboard CPU socket temperature probe climbs up to 95 or 100 farenheit (35 to 38 celsius) at low CPU usage (web browsing, winamp, idle, etc.).

Does this seem like too high of a temperature differential? Or is this about right for the block? i know that the motherboard sensors are far from accurate, but I figure I should at least be able to get an idea of how things run from it.

For the record, the radiator intake air is in the low 70s F (low 20s C) and the rad exhaust is a few degrees F higher.

03-01-2004, 08:51 AM	#1
krazy Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: St. Paul, Minnesota, USA Posts: 123	Do these WhiteWater temps seem reasonable? I've got my new whitewater block in and running, but the temperature differential between water temp and CPU temp seems ungodly high for transferring heat from XP1800>arcticsilver>copper>water. My water temp, as measured in the reservoir between the heatercore outlet and pump inlet, levels out around 75 to 80 degrees farenheit (24 to 27 celsius). My motherboard CPU socket temperature probe climbs up to 95 or 100 farenheit (35 to 38 celsius) at low CPU usage (web browsing, winamp, idle, etc.). Does this seem like too high of a temperature differential? Or is this about right for the block? i know that the motherboard sensors are far from accurate, but I figure I should at least be able to get an idea of how things run from it. For the record, the radiator intake air is in the low 70s F (low 20s C) and the rad exhaust is a few degrees F higher. __________________ Abit NF7-S ... xp1800+ ... Abit GF4ti4200 ... Maxtor 120gb SATA150 Currently gathering parts to water cool everything! (read about the project)