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Originally Posted by krazy
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..
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Why don't you add thermoelectric cooling to your cpu and let the water cool the peltier?
A watercooling system without a peltier is like a car with only 1 gear (slow!).
Those water temps look pretty average/normal for a water system.
How have you mounted the fans against the radiator? You should have spacing of at least 1.5 inches for a 120mm fan (The fan should connect to the rad via a tunnel).
For the water coolant: make sure it contains an effective surfactant to reduce surface tension.
My own computer is a P4 3ghz 800 HT running at 3.5ghz with 900mhz FSB. The speed will be increased soon but the CPU has only just been upgraded from a 2.4ghz chip.
Average CPU temp is: 8 celsius with the rad fans throttles back. With the fans at high-speed then the temp will be closer to 3 or 4 celsius. Highest temp for my CPU is 22 celsius. Average temp for running one of the latest 3d games is 14 celsius.
Like I said.. A watercooling system without a peltier - sucks!