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OPPAINTER · 02-04-2002, 04:49 PM

High guys I'm new to this forum but I have to tell you that I got a Barbones from Gabe on Friday. Let me tell you I love that puppy, I'll be writing a review/article on it for Icontic.com. For those who don't know me I currently have the highest published Mhz for an AMD CPU at the Orb 3dMark2001. I hang with the Best of them with the Rig in my sig. Anyway back to the MCW-U. The barebones system is so quiet and so basic you would think it could barley pull off an overclock. I tested that bad boy on Saturday and much to my surprise I got a stable overcklock (Prime Proofed) at 1912 using 2.12v. with a XP2000 chip. Get this, the temps measured by MBM max and were stable at full load for 2hours at 46c room temp at 21c. Pretty dam good for a closed loop using 1/4ID, the Hayden didn't seem to have any problem at all with it

I personally use 3/8 I/D on my big rig, 3 loops takes way to much space already never mind having larger tubes running everywhere. So in defense of this product I can tell you that Swiftech blocks work just fine

Now to let you guys in on a little inside scope. Gabe has finally decided to design a Block with 1/2" I/d barbs. It's threads like this that has convinced him. Not that it will work any better but that’s just what a lot of clockers want. So there’s the scoop. Check out Icrontic.com for that review in about a week.

OPP

02-04-2002, 04:49 PM	#25
OPPAINTER Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: SoCal Posts: 3	High guys I'm new to this forum but I have to tell you that I got a Barbones from Gabe on Friday. Let me tell you I love that puppy, I'll be writing a review/article on it for Icontic.com. For those who don't know me I currently have the highest published Mhz for an AMD CPU at the Orb 3dMark2001. I hang with the Best of them with the Rig in my sig. Anyway back to the MCW-U. The barebones system is so quiet and so basic you would think it could barley pull off an overclock. I tested that bad boy on Saturday and much to my surprise I got a stable overcklock (Prime Proofed) at 1912 using 2.12v. with a XP2000 chip. Get this, the temps measured by MBM max and were stable at full load for 2hours at 46c room temp at 21c. Pretty dam good for a closed loop using 1/4ID, the Hayden didn't seem to have any problem at all with it I personally use 3/8 I/D on my big rig, 3 loops takes way to much space already never mind having larger tubes running everywhere. So in defense of this product I can tell you that Swiftech blocks work just fine Now to let you guys in on a little inside scope. Gabe has finally decided to design a Block with 1/2" I/d barbs. It's threads like this that has convinced him. Not that it will work any better but that’s just what a lot of clockers want. So there’s the scoop. Check out Icrontic.com for that review in about a week. OPP __________________ Abit KR7-Raid, 5D Bios, XP-2000 1663@2044, 170x12, 1.94v. Swiftech MCW462 Waterblock/220w Pelt-----480w pelt chiller, -15c to 16c max, 1x256 Corsair 2400 @ Cas2, 2 x Barracuda IVs Raid-0, ATI Radeon 8500 Last edited by OPPAINTER; 02-04-2002 at 05:24 PM.