Introducing... "The Black Ice Evo Series"

Kevin · 03-21-2002, 11:38 PM

Look what showed up in my mailbox today... "The Black Ice Evo"

The pictures speak for themselves, but a bit of background... This is a Black Ice Xtreme w/ a beautiful paint job. Wilbert from HWLabs is still experimenting with colors, but this is definitely a taste of things to come. A paint mixture is used on the outside of it while just a very thin coat is used on the fins. Wilbert tells me that this has an almost negligible performance impact. I'm going on break from UCSD this next week, but afterwards it is time to start work on the Chilli Pro watercooling project

. Thanks Wilbert!

TNT2bluz · 03-21-2002, 11:50 PM

The camera does little justice to the metallic finish.

Kevin · 03-22-2002, 12:00 AM

I do agree. I'll try and take another.
-kev

DoTheDog · 03-22-2002, 12:02 AM

That is sweeeet. TNT2 when are these coming out into the world? I am planning a new box with all new H2O cooling and hopefully a custom WB as well

. That paint job would look very nice with the lexan shroud I am planning to build.

WebMasta33 · 03-22-2002, 12:08 AM

Why doesn't anyone send anything to me! Oh the agony of it all

Very nice btw

Kevin · 03-22-2002, 12:15 AM

Argh... I'm trying to take better pix here, but I guess my camera isn't up to the task. Here's one that shows the metallic reflection of it, but it is much brighter in reality than it is in the pic.

I'm going to try once more and snag a better pic of it.
-Kevin

AL666 · 03-22-2002, 12:19 AM

Wow beautiful

I saw the pic of these new BIs over @ cooltechnica.com
There's also a mention of Red one, too...

BTW it seems like not only Xtreme, but prime and pro will also come in different colors as well...

Kevin · 03-22-2002, 12:40 AM

I've tried w/ light sources in front of the BI, behind the BI, both, etc... this was the best pic I could get.

I love it! duh... probably even cooler in an H2O cooling system yeah?
-Kev

Brad · 03-22-2002, 12:51 AM

that looks so good kevin, is it deeper than the normal BI? it looks it.

hey willie, how about a version for 172mm fans?

Kevin · 03-22-2002, 12:59 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Brad
that looks so good kevin, is it deeper than the normal BI? it looks it.

To my knowledge, it is the same as a Black Ice Xtreme, but I'm sure Willie can confirm/deny this.

Quote:

Originally posted by Brad
how about a version for 172mm fans?

Once again, Willie can answer this better. But just from my conversations with him, it seems that making one of these is quite the ordeal, and I doubt there is enough market for 172mm fans to justify making a whole lot.
-Kev

Brad · 03-22-2002, 01:09 AM

yeah, I knew both questions were more directed at our favourite tnt2 user

TNT2bluz · 03-22-2002, 02:08 AM

The magic is in holding one of these.

Kev's cam or my cam can't do justice to the finish.

Brad · 03-22-2002, 05:12 AM

kev, maybe you should go outside on a really sunny day and take the pics, that sometimes helps

mashie · 03-24-2002, 11:55 AM

How about a pic using the flash?

superart · 03-26-2002, 10:50 AM

I may be wrong, but this rad seems pretty small. has anyone tried it out thouroughly?

decodeddiesel · 03-26-2002, 11:15 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by superart
I may be wrong, but this rad seems pretty small. has anyone tried it out thouroughly?

Yes many folks have used the Black Ice Extreme. It performs very very well, especially for a radiator so small. They can handle a hot T-Bird or XP, probably 2 of them in SMP with no problem.

djskinnyb · 03-26-2002, 12:18 PM

Slightly off-topic....

Kevin, how is the Chilli Pro case holding up? I was curious about the long term durability (screw thread stripping, etc) of the case.

Are there any mods you have made you would considar vital for anyone to do?

And lastly, hurry up and get that watercooling setup in there...I wanna see that.

superart · 03-26-2002, 02:55 PM

Quote:

Yes many folks have used the Black Ice Extreme. It performs very very well, especially for a radiator so small. They can handle a hot T-Bird or XP, probably 2 of them in SMP with no problem.

yea, i know the black ice xtreme is a good radiator, but i was under the impression that the Black Ice Evo or whatever its called is not the extreme but a different new model. So the BI extreme and BI Evo are the same thing?

decodeddiesel · 03-26-2002, 03:09 PM

As far as I know yes they are the same radiator with a snazzy paint job.

superart · 03-26-2002, 03:37 PM

darn, i hate when companies do that. If they are the same thing, why give them different names?

sunblade · 03-26-2002, 04:05 PM

Is the metallic paint similar to a new car type metalic? If it is, that's pretty impressive, and I'd prolly end up staring at it for 3 hours before installing it

Adam · 03-27-2002, 02:58 AM

I thought the idea of watercooling was to get better performance. I don't understand the idea of going backwards by painting a radiator with a non heat conducting material, this seems counter productive. What we should be looking into is coating radiators with thermal dispersant material. It allows the heat to be pulled from the metal faster. It's used a lot on engine cylinders and radiators to improve heat transfer. painting may increase temp only a few degrees but this may cool an extra few degrees, making the difference of more than a few degrees...i gotta look into it some more.....search for thermal dispersant and do some reading. tell me what u think

Brad · 03-27-2002, 03:32 AM

if the coating is really thin I can't see it mattering much, but this is something done for looks, not performance

sunblade · 03-27-2002, 11:40 AM

I think this rad is aimed at people with a giant window in the side of their case. The standard black color of the BI-X doesn't look that shabby either.

decodeddiesel · 03-27-2002, 01:26 PM

I like the Chrome ones the best, but the Black BIs and the new colors look great!!

03-21-2002, 11:38 PM	#1
Kevin Slacking more than your weird uncle Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: San Diego, CA (UCSD) / Los Angeles, CA (home) Posts: 1,605	Introducing... "The Black Ice Evo Series" Look what showed up in my mailbox today... "The Black Ice Evo" The pictures speak for themselves, but a bit of background... This is a Black Ice Xtreme w/ a beautiful paint job. Wilbert from HWLabs is still experimenting with colors, but this is definitely a taste of things to come. A paint mixture is used on the outside of it while just a very thin coat is used on the fins. Wilbert tells me that this has an almost negligible performance impact. I'm going on break from UCSD this next week, but afterwards it is time to start work on the Chilli Pro watercooling project . Thanks Wilbert! __________________ I used to throw hot coffee all over the ass of the horse there, then whip him while he was kickin' at me. Those f***in things are crazy.

03-22-2002, 12:00 AM	#3
Kevin Slacking more than your weird uncle Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: San Diego, CA (UCSD) / Los Angeles, CA (home) Posts: 1,605	I do agree. I'll try and take another. -kev __________________ I used to throw hot coffee all over the ass of the horse there, then whip him while he was kickin' at me. Those f***in things are crazy.

03-22-2002, 12:02 AM	#4
DoTheDog Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: SLC, UT Posts: 39	That is sweeeet. TNT2 when are these coming out into the world? I am planning a new box with all new H2O cooling and hopefully a custom WB as well . That paint job would look very nice with the lexan shroud I am planning to build. __________________ a64 3200+ @ 240x10 Chaintech znf3-150 512MB Mushkin LII PC3500 @ 200Mhz 2-3-2-6 2x80GB SATA Seagate 7,200RPM RAID1 Sony 48x24x48 CDRW GFFX5700 Ultra H20 COOOOOLING Mag5, BIX, Maze4, 1/2" Tygon

03-22-2002, 12:08 AM	#5
WebMasta33 Cooling Savant Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Nebraska Posts: 526	Why doesn't anyone send anything to me! Oh the agony of it all Very nice btw __________________ ========== --Soyo KT333 DRAGON Ultra (Platinum Edition) --AMD 1.4 @ 1.54 (11x) --768mb of PC2100 (@140FSB) --Asus v8200 GeForce3 @ 210/490 --Maxtor 40gb Quiet + 2 IBM 40gb 60GXPs (removable) + 8gb WD --Audigy --Maze 3, DD Gf3 block, 2x BIX, Eheim1250 ===========

03-22-2002, 12:15 AM	#6
Kevin Slacking more than your weird uncle Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: San Diego, CA (UCSD) / Los Angeles, CA (home) Posts: 1,605	Argh... I'm trying to take better pix here, but I guess my camera isn't up to the task. Here's one that shows the metallic reflection of it, but it is much brighter in reality than it is in the pic. I'm going to try once more and snag a better pic of it. -Kevin __________________ I used to throw hot coffee all over the ass of the horse there, then whip him while he was kickin' at me. Those f***in things are crazy.

03-21-2002, 11:50 PM	#2
TNT2bluz Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Secret Staging Grounds Ganymede Posts: 104	The camera does little justice to the metallic finish.

03-22-2002, 12:19 AM	#7
AL666 Cooling Savant Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: The City Posts: 104	Wow beautiful I saw the pic of these new BIs over @ cooltechnica.com There's also a mention of Red one, too... BTW it seems like not only Xtreme, but prime and pro will also come in different colors as well...

03-22-2002, 12:40 AM	#8
Kevin Slacking more than your weird uncle Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: San Diego, CA (UCSD) / Los Angeles, CA (home) Posts: 1,605	I've tried w/ light sources in front of the BI, behind the BI, both, etc... this was the best pic I could get. I love it! duh... probably even cooler in an H2O cooling system yeah? -Kev __________________ I used to throw hot coffee all over the ass of the horse there, then whip him while he was kickin' at me. Those f***in things are crazy.

03-22-2002, 12:51 AM	#9
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	that looks so good kevin, is it deeper than the normal BI? it looks it. hey willie, how about a version for 172mm fans? __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

03-22-2002, 01:09 AM	#11
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	yeah, I knew both questions were more directed at our favourite tnt2 user __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

03-22-2002, 02:08 AM	#12
TNT2bluz Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Secret Staging Grounds Ganymede Posts: 104	The magic is in holding one of these. Kev's cam or my cam can't do justice to the finish.

03-22-2002, 05:12 AM	#13
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	kev, maybe you should go outside on a really sunny day and take the pics, that sometimes helps __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

03-24-2002, 11:55 AM	#14
mashie Cooling Savant Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Reading, UK Posts: 149	How about a pic using the flash? __________________ mashie

03-26-2002, 10:50 AM	#15
superart Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: FL Posts: 787	I may be wrong, but this rad seems pretty small. has anyone tried it out thouroughly? __________________ When you do things right, people won't be sure youv'e done anything at all. Looking to buy/trade for used Deep Fryer and Vacume Pack Sealer.

03-26-2002, 12:18 PM	#17
djskinnyb Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Iowa Posts: 13	Slightly off-topic.... Kevin, how is the Chilli Pro case holding up? I was curious about the long term durability (screw thread stripping, etc) of the case. Are there any mods you have made you would considar vital for anyone to do? And lastly, hurry up and get that watercooling setup in there...I wanna see that.

03-26-2002, 03:09 PM	#19
decodeddiesel Cooling Savant Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: classified Posts: 534	As far as I know yes they are the same radiator with a snazzy paint job. __________________ ...i hurt... do me a favor, disconect me... they can re-work me but i'll never be top of the line again ...i'd rather be nothing...

03-26-2002, 03:37 PM	#20
superart Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: FL Posts: 787	darn, i hate when companies do that. If they are the same thing, why give them different names? __________________ When you do things right, people won't be sure youv'e done anything at all. Looking to buy/trade for used Deep Fryer and Vacume Pack Sealer.

03-26-2002, 04:05 PM	#21
sunblade Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: USA Posts: 156	Is the metallic paint similar to a new car type metalic? If it is, that's pretty impressive, and I'd prolly end up staring at it for 3 hours before installing it

03-27-2002, 02:58 AM	#22
Adam Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Land of sky blue water-cooling Posts: 20	Function or style, u pick I thought the idea of watercooling was to get better performance. I don't understand the idea of going backwards by painting a radiator with a non heat conducting material, this seems counter productive. What we should be looking into is coating radiators with thermal dispersant material. It allows the heat to be pulled from the metal faster. It's used a lot on engine cylinders and radiators to improve heat transfer. painting may increase temp only a few degrees but this may cool an extra few degrees, making the difference of more than a few degrees...i gotta look into it some more.....search for thermal dispersant and do some reading. tell me what u think

03-27-2002, 03:32 AM	#23
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	if the coating is really thin I can't see it mattering much, but this is something done for looks, not performance __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

03-27-2002, 11:40 AM	#24
sunblade Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: USA Posts: 156	I think this rad is aimed at people with a giant window in the side of their case. The standard black color of the BI-X doesn't look that shabby either.

03-27-2002, 01:26 PM	#25
decodeddiesel Cooling Savant Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: classified Posts: 534	I like the Chrome ones the best, but the Black BIs and the new colors look great!! __________________ ...i hurt... do me a favor, disconect me... they can re-work me but i'll never be top of the line again ...i'd rather be nothing...

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