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Unread 06-24-2003, 11:48 AM   #1
shiltz
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Default question on new system i'm gona be building soonish

trying to decide on everything for my new system i'm gona be putting together sometime next month and wanted some more experienced opinions on if this will keep my system where I want it for temps.

my new system is gona be an AMD XP 3200+, I also want to water cool the chipset (nforce2), the video card (FX5900 ultra), and 2 7200 RPM HD's, I plan on OCing the CPU and the video card, I know the video card puts out a bit off heat as at idle it's running at 39C, not sure under load but the default overheating warning is 140C so i'm guessing it can get pretty damn hot.

this is what i'm looking at right now:
pump: Eheim 1250
water blocks: maze 4 for CPU and GPU, danger den Z block for chipset, home made water block for HD's
radiator: ?

the radiator is my biggest question, right now my current system (see sig) runs at 23C idle with maze 3's for the CPU's and danger den block for the GPU (that was with the ti4400 in, the FX isn't water cooled atm) with a Eheim 1250 and a BI extreme 2, room temp is 66F (not sure what that is in C) and it's usualy around 28-29C at load.

now with the new system i'll have 1 less CPU but the new one will likely be hotter than a single of the current, the video card runs hotter and I want the chipset and HD's water cooled, will I be able to get away with a smaller rad (DD heater core or BI extreme) and still keep around the same temps or will I need to use a BI extreme 2 for it?
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