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kronchev · 03-06-2004, 03:27 AM

Hello, I'm new here. I know Giblet Plus!, he posts at hardforums, seem to know he stuff better than most people there. Since he is the only member who seems to know what hes talking about, and he came from here, I have come here for my newfound addiction to watercooling

. Yes, I finally ditched fans and built my WC system. Problem is, now I'm addicted! For fun I pick out systems, try to get the cheapest good system, or the most expensive crappy system (short of EXOS of course), stuff like that. Since this is my first time WCing please pardon any stupid mistakes I may make. For instance I paid $35 for my Hydor L20...a day later GP pointed me to marine depot where much better pumps are half that price...live and learn?

Anyway here's my question:

I haven't had this thing installed and running for 48 hours and already I'm planning my upgrade path.

This is what I have so far:

Dangerden Maze 4
Hydor L20
Heatercore
Some crappy Panaflo fan
Filled by t-line

Now there are 3 possible things that I see to upgrade. One is the pump, this thing barely pushes anything when compared to other pumps.

The second possible upgrade is the fan. Right now I am using the only 120 fan I have. It sucks a LOT, pushes barely nothing, its huge, and its black, and since I have the fan externally mounted on my case (rad is inside), its a big black fan on a silver case. I was looking at the Evercool Chrome 120mm Fan at DD, its the cheapest fan they have but its also the best CFM:noise ratio, plus its also silver which would look better with the case.

The third and final possible upgrade is the CPU block. The maze4 is good but the RBX/whitewater (Cascade is right now out of my price range, period) are said to be better. Problem is I dont have a huge pump that could support those, and theyre the most expensive possible upgrade...I dont think that the few degress I
'd get would justify such a huge expense.

Right now my setup is 100-102 (37-39 C) full load, 93 (33 C) idle. This is with ambient of 75 (24 C). I just am wondering which upgrade would give the best drops in temps. Ideally I'd like 93 (33 C) load and < 86 (30 C) idle, but I realize that may require much more than those upgrades.

Also, a new rad is pretty much impossible. right now I have it crammed in the top of my PC601 with a hole. Its very, very tight as it is. I dont think anything else would fit. A dual 120 would be very, very questionable. Besides, ive seen much lower temps with this heatercore; wheres MY super low temps?

Thanks for any thoughts.

03-06-2004, 03:27 AM	#1
kronchev Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Lawrenceville, NJ Posts: 254	An introduction and an asking for recommendations Hello, I'm new here. I know Giblet Plus!, he posts at hardforums, seem to know he stuff better than most people there. Since he is the only member who seems to know what hes talking about, and he came from here, I have come here for my newfound addiction to watercooling . Yes, I finally ditched fans and built my WC system. Problem is, now I'm addicted! For fun I pick out systems, try to get the cheapest good system, or the most expensive crappy system (short of EXOS of course), stuff like that. Since this is my first time WCing please pardon any stupid mistakes I may make. For instance I paid $35 for my Hydor L20...a day later GP pointed me to marine depot where much better pumps are half that price...live and learn? Anyway here's my question: I haven't had this thing installed and running for 48 hours and already I'm planning my upgrade path. This is what I have so far: Dangerden Maze 4 Hydor L20 Heatercore Some crappy Panaflo fan Filled by t-line Now there are 3 possible things that I see to upgrade. One is the pump, this thing barely pushes anything when compared to other pumps. The second possible upgrade is the fan. Right now I am using the only 120 fan I have. It sucks a LOT, pushes barely nothing, its huge, and its black, and since I have the fan externally mounted on my case (rad is inside), its a big black fan on a silver case. I was looking at the Evercool Chrome 120mm Fan at DD, its the cheapest fan they have but its also the best CFM:noise ratio, plus its also silver which would look better with the case. The third and final possible upgrade is the CPU block. The maze4 is good but the RBX/whitewater (Cascade is right now out of my price range, period) are said to be better. Problem is I dont have a huge pump that could support those, and theyre the most expensive possible upgrade...I dont think that the few degress I 'd get would justify such a huge expense. Right now my setup is 100-102 (37-39 C) full load, 93 (33 C) idle. This is with ambient of 75 (24 C). I just am wondering which upgrade would give the best drops in temps. Ideally I'd like 93 (33 C) load and < 86 (30 C) idle, but I realize that may require much more than those upgrades. Also, a new rad is pretty much impossible. right now I have it crammed in the top of my PC601 with a hole. Its very, very tight as it is. I dont think anything else would fit. A dual 120 would be very, very questionable. Besides, ive seen much lower temps with this heatercore; wheres MY super low temps? Thanks for any thoughts.