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Unread 09-16-2004, 09:14 PM   #1
MadHacker
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Default How big a heater core do I need?

I have a P4 2.8 800mhz FSB,
my problem is this..
I bought a WW, DD NB chipset waterblock and a PolarFlow GPU waterblock.
as well as a MCP600 pump...
I originaly figured a BIX and bixMicro2 would be enough to cool my system...
hooked it all up.. and got a pretty good overclock.. 3.5Ghz but the fans had to be on full power all the time just to kep it cool..
(bought an MX212 after pHaestus review of them) to control my fans
so i got my self a heatercore instead..
2-148 10.75L 6.125W 2.5deep
now i get even a better overclock.. I can get up as high as 3.7 ghz but again my fans have to be on 100%
To loud... running 4 120mm fans (evercool allum) in push pull config with shrowd
I can run it at 3.8 ghz but it reboots on me after a while when running CPU burn
So my solution is now external box but how big and how many heatercores do I need to get something that is't too loud...
I already have a spare MCP600 so having one to run in my machine
resevoir->WW split to chipset and other half to GPU, then back together again to go to the heatercore then back to the resevoir.
adding a second loop to go from my resevoir -> pump->external heatercores and then back to resevoir a good idea?

any ideas would help...
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