Big water sucks

stig · 16 Jun 2006 at 17:40

i've been using Big water for a week now and it is pants! im getting idle temps of about 55 on my Barton 2600 clocked to 1.725v and 2.2ghz

on my volcano 9 i was getting 40 idles and 47 load! :eek:

have i dont something wrong here? i was underthe impresion water>air

*S

sablabra · 16 Jun 2006 at 17:49

You've done something wrong, indeed

Brizzles · 16 Jun 2006 at 17:49

Water-Cooling will ( in most cases ) yield better temperatures , If set-up correctly.

Check your CPU Block is mounted correctly and is making good contact.

Cheers,

Mark

R B Customs · 16 Jun 2006 at 18:24

got any pics of the set up ? tubing lenght is Very important with big water kits, and which big water is it ? the 1/4''ID or 3/8'' ID tubing one ?

Pandobear · 17 Jun 2006 at 10:48

It would be interesting to know which kit it is, my Bigwater 745 works fine on an overclocked 805.

jellybeard999 · 17 Jun 2006 at 10:49

In relation to a good water kit, the title says it all tbh

MikeTimbers · 17 Jun 2006 at 11:16

If it can't beat air, you've done it wrong. Period.

Instead of blaming the Bigwater, check your block mounting, check the tubing has no kinks, check the pump is actually pushing water. Even the Bigwater will beat air if done properly.

w3bbo · 17 Jun 2006 at 19:17

Used both a modded Big typhoon and a bigwater SE. Both lapped used both AS5 and AS ceramique. Bigwater SE wins everytime, especially on naked cpu's. It is far from being a 'decent' watercooling kit and I would advise anyone to save up a little more and either get a custom kit or the apex ultra but tbh for £50 you cant really complain. Its a middle ground between highend air and 'proper' watercooling.

turbotoaster · 19 Jun 2006 at 09:24

yep, show us some pics as something is defo wrong, also try reseating the cpu block

Mikebert4 · 19 Jun 2006 at 13:19

same steps for any temperature problem:

1.Remove
2.check the thermal gunk on there to see that application is good... if all is in contact etc (if it's not try to fix it!)...
3. reapply thermal gunk
4. Put block/heatsink back on

if that doesn't lower temps, look at the tubing (shorter=better), the Rad (1 fan or 2? both at full RPM?) then look at the pump/flow rates you want a good flow of perahps 2-3 litres a minute to keep everyting smooth.

oh, and the Bigwater kits do suck... not bad for the price, but you'd be better off on high-end Air until you can pay the £150+ for a nice loop IMO