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Etacovda · 06-09-2004, 03:20 PM

If you were testing on a low budget, and had to do your testing on a rig, how would you prefer to do it?

At the moment, i have a duron 1100 with an old iwill board, and a 2500+ with an Abit board. The duron is probably a silly idea, i gather - the bios will go up to 1.85v setting, with a reading of slightly higher than that at 1.89v. Is it worth testing the duron?

I'm going to buy a multimeter with a k-type thermocouple; there also a cheaper option that reads temps to +/- 1.2%, at half the price. Being as illiterate as I am with electronic gear, heres a link

http://tinyurl.com/2a348 (tinyurl is very handy)

The basic idea was to use the meter in conjunction with two sensors, if possible. If not, theres a k-type meter i was looking at for about $50NZ. One measuring the water temp at the inlet, using a t line piece, with the sensor siliconed in place.

The other probe, I'd probably be gluing/siliconing in place against the cpu core, or alternatively going onto the back of the core and doing a socket mod. I know that Phaetus uses a soldering trick to get directly to the cpu diode - I'd prefer not to do that to the 2500, and AFAIK the duron doesnt have an onboard diode?

I realise that im not going to get neccessarily an accurate result - what im hoping for is some form of repeatability. I have some waterblocks to test - i have the best one to test (lucky enough to borrow a cascade). I'm going to look to get a maze4 or similar for a 'worst' testing piece, so I can get a decent 'feel' for where everything is at, and how my set up would be calibrated... as such. I'll be sticking with the one mounting kit through out the testing... is this wise?

For flow rate, Im going to look at a valve of some description - the best i can do cheaply at the moment is a ball valve, but im sure i could source something else. Keeping below say $100NZ would be a great thing, but i realise it will more than likely get more expensive than this very quickly.

I have an airconned room for temp control that is breeze free.

Advice? (yes, im waiting for the flames... this is a personal thing, so i can get a 'feel' for where im at, and it sure beats reading a motherboard diode and taking it as gospel, im sure)

Thanks in advance.

06-09-2004, 03:20 PM	#1
Etacovda Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Dunedin NZ Posts: 735	Testing on a budget If you were testing on a low budget, and had to do your testing on a rig, how would you prefer to do it? At the moment, i have a duron 1100 with an old iwill board, and a 2500+ with an Abit board. The duron is probably a silly idea, i gather - the bios will go up to 1.85v setting, with a reading of slightly higher than that at 1.89v. Is it worth testing the duron? I'm going to buy a multimeter with a k-type thermocouple; there also a cheaper option that reads temps to +/- 1.2%, at half the price. Being as illiterate as I am with electronic gear, heres a link http://tinyurl.com/2a348 (tinyurl is very handy) The basic idea was to use the meter in conjunction with two sensors, if possible. If not, theres a k-type meter i was looking at for about $50NZ. One measuring the water temp at the inlet, using a t line piece, with the sensor siliconed in place. The other probe, I'd probably be gluing/siliconing in place against the cpu core, or alternatively going onto the back of the core and doing a socket mod. I know that Phaetus uses a soldering trick to get directly to the cpu diode - I'd prefer not to do that to the 2500, and AFAIK the duron doesnt have an onboard diode? I realise that im not going to get neccessarily an accurate result - what im hoping for is some form of repeatability. I have some waterblocks to test - i have the best one to test (lucky enough to borrow a cascade). I'm going to look to get a maze4 or similar for a 'worst' testing piece, so I can get a decent 'feel' for where everything is at, and how my set up would be calibrated... as such. I'll be sticking with the one mounting kit through out the testing... is this wise? For flow rate, Im going to look at a valve of some description - the best i can do cheaply at the moment is a ball valve, but im sure i could source something else. Keeping below say $100NZ would be a great thing, but i realise it will more than likely get more expensive than this very quickly. I have an airconned room for temp control that is breeze free. Advice? (yes, im waiting for the flames... this is a personal thing, so i can get a 'feel' for where im at, and it sure beats reading a motherboard diode and taking it as gospel, im sure) Thanks in advance.