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Starman97 · 11-25-2003, 02:08 AM

Heh.. but here, none of it's cheap..

Overclocked Opteron SMP with ATI9800XP
the ubercooled phase change systems
or silent $500 zalman case..

If you go in any extreme, the costs go way up. and some times you get 2 of the three qualities, but if you really push, you only get the one .

Cool and fast are closely aligned, but sometimes it seems people's goals are to have the coolest die temp, instead of the fastest machine...

Although cool CPU might override the others for something like a laptop..

But basically the Zalman case is not for people who hang here, they're about speed and cooling systems, damn the noise.
"70dB screaming Delta fans.. bring em on if I can get 1C cooler die temp" seems a common sentiment.

How many articles have been posted here about various waterblocks in development, and with no hard numbers or anything until the thing is ready for final testing. How many months have some of those projects taken to reach readiness?

For me, noise is every bit as valid a spec as flow rate or die temp, I come to watercooling looking for a noise solution primarily. If I had to run my CPU at 60C and non-overclocked and could have a nearly silent system, I'd go for it. So, if the Zalman case is more of a concept case, that's fine. Lets see what they are doing and see if there is a way to do it better. I'd rather see how they did it, rather than just a number, of course having both is better, but it beats having no information.

11-25-2003, 02:08 AM	#96
Starman97 Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Austin,TX Posts: 27	Heh.. but here, none of it's cheap.. Overclocked Opteron SMP with ATI9800XP the ubercooled phase change systems or silent $500 zalman case.. If you go in any extreme, the costs go way up. and some times you get 2 of the three qualities, but if you really push, you only get the one . Cool and fast are closely aligned, but sometimes it seems people's goals are to have the coolest die temp, instead of the fastest machine... Although cool CPU might override the others for something like a laptop.. But basically the Zalman case is not for people who hang here, they're about speed and cooling systems, damn the noise. "70dB screaming Delta fans.. bring em on if I can get 1C cooler die temp" seems a common sentiment. How many articles have been posted here about various waterblocks in development, and with no hard numbers or anything until the thing is ready for final testing. How many months have some of those projects taken to reach readiness? For me, noise is every bit as valid a spec as flow rate or die temp, I come to watercooling looking for a noise solution primarily. If I had to run my CPU at 60C and non-overclocked and could have a nearly silent system, I'd go for it. So, if the Zalman case is more of a concept case, that's fine. Lets see what they are doing and see if there is a way to do it better. I'd rather see how they did it, rather than just a number, of course having both is better, but it beats having no information.