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jaydee · 01-16-2002, 09:52 PM

webmedic:

I am not sure why that block was running that much higher. I installed an identical one exept with the mods above and I am getting almost identical temps with the original. Actually a little better. Right now water temp is 28.5C and load under SETI is 34C. I know it has to be pretty close to accurate or I wouldn't be able to get 1523mhz out of the XP1600+. Anything over 40C and she locks up.

I am wondering if the faster water speed of your system is causing it. I am running real slow water speed through my system. Maybe the extra time the water is in the block it picks up more heat??? I am only geting about 60GPH out of my system. Damn tranny cooler is restricting most of the water speed which maybe a good thing actually. The water is comming out of that rad only a few C above room temp. My bets are the slower speed and cooler water coming out of the rad. AND/OR it wasn't mounted quite right. Not sure what you used to get that top on there after I pulled the epoxy loose.

I am going to work on a better testing setup tomorrow. I am going to either mill a channel in my block and put a probe nect to the core or do it like the proccoling article and grind a channel in the socket. I feel the channel in the block would be more accurate though as it should touch the core. If you touch the bottom of the CPU then the heat has to go through the hole CPU before it gets the the probe.

I am going to pick up that rubber gasket stuff tomorrow and stop by radioshack and seee what they have for probe parts.

01-16-2002, 09:52 PM	#18
jaydee Put up or Shut Up Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 6,506	webmedic: I am not sure why that block was running that much higher. I installed an identical one exept with the mods above and I am getting almost identical temps with the original. Actually a little better. Right now water temp is 28.5C and load under SETI is 34C. I know it has to be pretty close to accurate or I wouldn't be able to get 1523mhz out of the XP1600+. Anything over 40C and she locks up. I am wondering if the faster water speed of your system is causing it. I am running real slow water speed through my system. Maybe the extra time the water is in the block it picks up more heat??? I am only geting about 60GPH out of my system. Damn tranny cooler is restricting most of the water speed which maybe a good thing actually. The water is comming out of that rad only a few C above room temp. My bets are the slower speed and cooler water coming out of the rad. AND/OR it wasn't mounted quite right. Not sure what you used to get that top on there after I pulled the epoxy loose. I am going to work on a better testing setup tomorrow. I am going to either mill a channel in my block and put a probe nect to the core or do it like the proccoling article and grind a channel in the socket. I feel the channel in the block would be more accurate though as it should touch the core. If you touch the bottom of the CPU then the heat has to go through the hole CPU before it gets the the probe. I am going to pick up that rubber gasket stuff tomorrow and stop by radioshack and seee what they have for probe parts.