Ambient Temp vs Water Temp. List yours please

MichaelMuck · 03-22-2003, 02:39 AM

I have a techcool ext box with 2 mechtronics 120mm (128 cfm ea) sucking air thru the h/c and I still think my water temps are too high. could u guys list your ambient and water temps.

mine:

amb = 21.4c
water = 26.8c

gmat · 03-22-2003, 02:53 AM

I have (currently) no water temp measurement.
But as i run the mobo part of my case without any fan (it's a YY cube) my 'ambient' temp is usually around 36°C.
My CPU temp is between 37°C and 41°C.
Room temp is between 20 and 22°C.

(edit) ah also, how's your setup ? Are fans sucking outside (cold) air into the case ?

MichaelMuck · 03-22-2003, 03:03 AM

amd= my room temp, and the fans are sucking air from outside the box in thru the w/c

gmat · 03-22-2003, 03:08 AM

Hm.
What's the rad -> BiX ?
How's the flow, did you try the bucket trick to get a rough idea ?
Where do you measure your water temp (and how) ?

MichaelMuck · 03-22-2003, 03:16 AM

here's what it looks like. I take the water temp from the res. also in mine I took out the pump from inside the res and hooked it inline outside of the box.

http://www.variablepc.com/tcphotos.htm

gmat · 03-22-2003, 03:24 AM

The pump is submerged, right ? (sorry i was drunk last night - i've got a lead hat now and world seems a bit fuzzy)
If it is sumberged, it's heating the water. If the temp probe is close to it, you're maybe getting artificially "high" temps.

Anyway +5°C water temps sound okay. What is your heat load ?

(edit) this thing looks nice.

MichaelMuck · 03-22-2003, 03:32 AM

it was submerged but i took it out and it is now inline outside of the box. also just right now I took of the cloth air filter on the side of the box and my water temp just dropped 2c.

gmat · 03-22-2003, 03:45 AM

Bingo

MichaelMuck · 03-22-2003, 03:51 AM

I wonder where I can buy that alum mesh they use for 120mm fan filters?

gmat · 03-22-2003, 04:55 AM

Just any PC mod parts shop will do... There are plenty in the US and i'm in EU so i can't be more specific...

03-22-2003, 02:39 AM	#1
MichaelMuck Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: SLC, Utah Posts: 54	Ambient Temp vs Water Temp. List yours please I have a techcool ext box with 2 mechtronics 120mm (128 cfm ea) sucking air thru the h/c and I still think my water temps are too high. could u guys list your ambient and water temps. mine: amb = 21.4c water = 26.8c __________________ Epox 8RDA+ XP 2500+ 2.472g (12x206) @ 1.85v 9700 pro (385/355) antex 550w truepower ps Thermotek t-252 chiller White Water Block Neo GPU & CS Blk 2 256mg Corsair DDR 3200 C2 3 WD 120g 7200 8mg hd raid 0 HP CDRW Promise TX2000 PCI Raid My Heat

03-22-2003, 03:03 AM	#3
MichaelMuck Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: SLC, Utah Posts: 54	amd= my room temp, and the fans are sucking air from outside the box in thru the w/c __________________ Epox 8RDA+ XP 2500+ 2.472g (12x206) @ 1.85v 9700 pro (385/355) antex 550w truepower ps Thermotek t-252 chiller White Water Block Neo GPU & CS Blk 2 256mg Corsair DDR 3200 C2 3 WD 120g 7200 8mg hd raid 0 HP CDRW Promise TX2000 PCI Raid My Heat

03-22-2003, 03:16 AM	#5
MichaelMuck Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: SLC, Utah Posts: 54	here's what it looks like. I take the water temp from the res. also in mine I took out the pump from inside the res and hooked it inline outside of the box. http://www.variablepc.com/tcphotos.htm __________________ Epox 8RDA+ XP 2500+ 2.472g (12x206) @ 1.85v 9700 pro (385/355) antex 550w truepower ps Thermotek t-252 chiller White Water Block Neo GPU & CS Blk 2 256mg Corsair DDR 3200 C2 3 WD 120g 7200 8mg hd raid 0 HP CDRW Promise TX2000 PCI Raid My Heat

03-22-2003, 03:32 AM	#7
MichaelMuck Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: SLC, Utah Posts: 54	it was submerged but i took it out and it is now inline outside of the box. also just right now I took of the cloth air filter on the side of the box and my water temp just dropped 2c. __________________ Epox 8RDA+ XP 2500+ 2.472g (12x206) @ 1.85v 9700 pro (385/355) antex 550w truepower ps Thermotek t-252 chiller White Water Block Neo GPU & CS Blk 2 256mg Corsair DDR 3200 C2 3 WD 120g 7200 8mg hd raid 0 HP CDRW Promise TX2000 PCI Raid My Heat

03-22-2003, 03:51 AM	#9
MichaelMuck Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: SLC, Utah Posts: 54	I wonder where I can buy that alum mesh they use for 120mm fan filters? __________________ Epox 8RDA+ XP 2500+ 2.472g (12x206) @ 1.85v 9700 pro (385/355) antex 550w truepower ps Thermotek t-252 chiller White Water Block Neo GPU & CS Blk 2 256mg Corsair DDR 3200 C2 3 WD 120g 7200 8mg hd raid 0 HP CDRW Promise TX2000 PCI Raid My Heat

03-22-2003, 02:53 AM	#2
gmat Thermophile Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: France Posts: 1,221	I have (currently) no water temp measurement. But as i run the mobo part of my case without any fan (it's a YY cube) my 'ambient' temp is usually around 36°C. My CPU temp is between 37°C and 41°C. Room temp is between 20 and 22°C. (edit) ah also, how's your setup ? Are fans sucking outside (cold) air into the case ?

03-22-2003, 03:08 AM	#4
gmat Thermophile Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: France Posts: 1,221	Hm. What's the rad -> BiX ? How's the flow, did you try the bucket trick to get a rough idea ? Where do you measure your water temp (and how) ?

03-22-2003, 03:24 AM	#6
gmat Thermophile Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: France Posts: 1,221	The pump is submerged, right ? (sorry i was drunk last night - i've got a lead hat now and world seems a bit fuzzy) If it is sumberged, it's heating the water. If the temp probe is close to it, you're maybe getting artificially "high" temps. Anyway +5°C water temps sound okay. What is your heat load ? (edit) this thing looks nice.

03-22-2003, 03:45 AM	#8
gmat Thermophile Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: France Posts: 1,221	Bingo

03-22-2003, 04:55 AM	#10
gmat Thermophile Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: France Posts: 1,221	Just any PC mod parts shop will do... There are plenty in the US and i'm in EU so i can't be more specific...

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