Cape Cora Passive Radiators

Jokester · 20 Feb 2008 at 21:00

Well got them hooked up and so far, superb :cool:

RJC · 20 Feb 2008 at 21:03

Jokester said:
Well got them hooked up and so far, superb

Don't keep us in suspense, pics please

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Rob

Jokester · 20 Feb 2008 at 21:08

Had it up and running now for about an hour and the temps have only increased 4C, even though I'm playing WoW.

RJC · 20 Feb 2008 at 21:22

Looking good, thats the CPU & GPU in the loop!
Was this the setup you originaly posted in the small form factor area.

Rob

Jokester · 20 Feb 2008 at 21:29

Similar, got the CPU (Penryn Quad), GPU (8800GT) and chipset all in the loop with a total of 12 Cora tubes with the flow splitting in 2 through 6 tubes each.

V|per · 20 Feb 2008 at 21:30

Ballistix on the carpet :eek:

Doesn't that ram die easily enough without throwing static shocks at it?

Looking pretty good tbh, love quietness

gt_junkie · 20 Feb 2008 at 21:35

Looks awesome Jokester... good temps too - not much of an increase for an hour of gaming!

So, how's the sound of silence then?!

gt

Minstadave · 20 Feb 2008 at 22:03

Its HUGE!

Looks good though, must be almost totally silent.

WJA96 · 20 Feb 2008 at 22:10

I'm sorry - but that just looks daft. Effective? Yes. Silent? Totally. But it looks like the offspring of a central heating system and a midi-HiFi.

Jokester · 20 Feb 2008 at 22:13

Hey!

My midi hi-fi and central heating are happily married!

Anyway, once it's closed up and under my desk I won't even know it's there, now if only my monitor didn't make a slight humming noice

WJA96 · 20 Feb 2008 at 22:16

I didn't realise it was born in wedlock. Post amended

weescott · 20 Feb 2008 at 22:22

Jokester, I have said it before and I'll say it again: You have an obsessive compulsive disorder for silent PC computing. You really need to seek medical attention!

Jokester · 20 Feb 2008 at 23:26

weescott said:
Jokester, I have said it before and I'll say it again: You have an obsessive compulsive disorder for silent PC computing. You really need to seek medical attention!

Help me

Will need to run Prime for a few hours just to see what temperature it reaches for thermal equilibrium.

weescott · 21 Feb 2008 at 03:10

WJA96 said:
Yep - They're the dogs, but you need plenty of them. I was running 10 to cool a Prescott 560 (at 4.2GHz - possibly the hottest CPU ever until Wolfdale) with 4 more to cool the Graphics (7800GTX) and two more to cool the chipset.

ok ok I am late but Wolfdale hot? Is this a private joke?

I have tested on the same rig a Prescott 520, QX9650, E8500,E8200, Celeron 440, Q9550..plus a few others, and have to say your statement is complety wrong!

On my findings I can categorically state tha Wolfdale is NOT a hot CPU.

WJA96 · 21 Feb 2008 at 05:19

weescott said:
On my findings I can categorically state tha Wolfdale is NOT a hot CPU.

Then your findings are different to mine. My E8400 runs very hot indeed. 44C at idle on stock with a decent water cooling system, properly fitted. My Q6600 B3 never idled that hot at stock, not did it get so hot under load, and the increasing of the TJunction temperature to 105C would indicate to me that Intel expect them to safely run hotter than other CPUs.

I don't know if your CPUs are retail of ES, but you obviously have access to Intel ES parts, so maybe that's where the discrepacy arises?

shadowscotland · 21 Feb 2008 at 10:02

weescott said:
Jokester, I have said it before and I'll say it again: You have an obsessive compulsive disorder for silent PC computing.

Nice to know I'm not the only silent type

And I know it's too late now, but the 'own brand' german ones are easier on the wallet.

WJA96 said:
You need all the pump pressure you can get. I'm told once it gets going, any pump could keep it ticking over, but you need lots of oomph to start it moving.

My little 3w pump does the job fine when the loop is fully closed and de-bubbled - but it's a pig to get the system started first time after refilling the 5.5m loop.

Jokester · 21 Feb 2008 at 10:29

WJA96 said:
Then your findings are different to mine. My E8400 runs very hot indeed. 44C at idle on stock with a decent water cooling system, properly fitted. My Q6600 B3 never idled that hot at stock, not did it get so hot under load, and the increasing of the TJunction temperature to 105C would indicate to me that Intel expect them to safely run hotter than other CPUs.

I don't know if your CPUs are retail of ES, but you obviously have access to Intel ES parts, so maybe that's where the discrepacy arises?

The three Penryn based chips I've used were extremely cool running, as far as I'm aware the latest Coretemp is thought to read the chips at least 10C higher than they really are on the Wolfdales. You can tell they pump out little heat because the difference between idle and load temps is next to nothing.

weescott · 21 Feb 2008 at 15:56

WJA96 said:
I don't know if your CPUs are retail of ES, but you obviously have access to Intel ES parts, so maybe that's where the discrepacy arises?

The E8500 is an ES. The E8200 is retail. The reported temperatures are wrong, totally out. Maybe that is what you were going by?

Sorry, my previous post sounded a bit rude on reading it again.

Hobgoblin · 21 Feb 2008 at 16:08

using everest my E8400 @ 3.6 idles at 31C, thats with a freezer pro on top, not even water cooling or a TT. i wouldnt call that hot imo, cooler than my X2 at 2.7.

those things look immense jokester. i wish i had the cahoolies/money to have a water cooled system

WJA96 · 21 Feb 2008 at 17:44

weescott said:
The E8500 is an ES. The E8200 is retail. The reported temperatures are wrong, totally out. Maybe that is what you were going by?

How do I get the true values? I'm using the latest vesrion of CoreTemp.

weescott said:
Sorry, my previous post sounded a bit rude on reading it again.

Not at all, I understood what you meant.