Suggestions for simple improvement?

Eldraad · 06-21-2001, 04:04 PM

Original setup: T-Bird 850 @ 1gig. 120 gal pump in a tank. Copper tube transmission cooler 4 pass (cut in two and "folded together...water passes from left to right not front to back etc.)120mm fan at 5 volts. Aluminum homemade waterblock from K6-2 450 days. MSI K7t-turbo motherboard and onboard temp.probe. 3/8 internal diameter tubing.

Temps run 111F to 120F under Quake III load.
Ambient room temp 89F, case 91F

New setup: T-Bird 850 at 1 gig. Same motherboard. 235 gal inline mag drive type pump. 6 1/4 x 6 1/4 x 2 heater core. 120mm high cfm fan with variable control. Shroud. Homemade copper "polyblock". The in/out in the waterblock are big enough to almost swallow a 3/8 hose barb... 3/8 hose.

Temp runs 107F to 113F under Quake III load. Ambient room temp 89F, case 91F

Other than buy a fantastically expensive waterblock with a non-existant credit card (yeah and artic silver too)what could be done to improve the cooling? I wonder if I can get less than a 20F temp difference between the room temp and water temp? Should I really try for 1/2 inch hose? Ideas?

Oh, couldn't find water wetter at a store near me...

lancelh · 07-01-2001, 05:14 AM

Have you ever heard of the Bong Cooler. . .ask around.

06-21-2001, 04:04 PM	#1
Eldraad Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 12	Suggestions for simple improvement? Original setup: T-Bird 850 @ 1gig. 120 gal pump in a tank. Copper tube transmission cooler 4 pass (cut in two and "folded together...water passes from left to right not front to back etc.)120mm fan at 5 volts. Aluminum homemade waterblock from K6-2 450 days. MSI K7t-turbo motherboard and onboard temp.probe. 3/8 internal diameter tubing. Temps run 111F to 120F under Quake III load. Ambient room temp 89F, case 91F New setup: T-Bird 850 at 1 gig. Same motherboard. 235 gal inline mag drive type pump. 6 1/4 x 6 1/4 x 2 heater core. 120mm high cfm fan with variable control. Shroud. Homemade copper "polyblock". The in/out in the waterblock are big enough to almost swallow a 3/8 hose barb... 3/8 hose. Temp runs 107F to 113F under Quake III load. Ambient room temp 89F, case 91F Other than buy a fantastically expensive waterblock with a non-existant credit card (yeah and artic silver too)what could be done to improve the cooling? I wonder if I can get less than a 20F temp difference between the room temp and water temp? Should I really try for 1/2 inch hose? Ideas? Oh, couldn't find water wetter at a store near me... __________________ If at first you don't succeed get a bigger hammer...then blow the sucker up!

07-01-2001, 05:14 AM	#2
lancelh Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: B.C. MI Posts: 17	Have you ever heard of the Bong Cooler. . .ask around. __________________ "FIRE FROM ICE"

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