OcUK WaterCooling Bundle

paulselhi · 25 Jul 2010 at 22:32

I am currently running my 17 930 at 4.2 Ghz and am at my lowest BIOS CPU V of 1.38 stable (vdroop is off LLC is level 2) showing CPU-Z 1.36 Idle 1.375 loadand gettting max 80 C temps when doing my normal 3d work at max 85 C on OCTT ( case ambient is 29 C room is 27C)

Looking at this:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-172-OK

For thr price would i see any decent temp drops i mean more than 1 or 2 degrees !!
Currently on a Noctua NH-D14

If i went WC with something like this setup could i push my 930 to say 4.4 Ghz if it took 1.5 V

I now it is not a high end WC but i cannot justify paying much more since i could sell my 930 and move up to 6 core without crazy overclocking ( 4.2 Ghz)

w3bbo · 25 Jul 2010 at 22:44

I wouldn't advise going much over 1.4v for your cpu, especially for any length of time. I doubt you would see 4.4 ghz, stable anyway. 1.5v could well cause permanent damage, fbut thats a risk many are willing to take.

The kit is not the best money can buy but its a fair starter kit and you would see a drop in temps, especially at load. Idle temps would not be mouch better than what you have now.

Hope this helps.

paulselhi · 25 Jul 2010 at 23:42

with a max cpu-z of 1.375 load and temps max at 80 C ( lets say at worst they max to 85) can i run this setup safely ? In otherwords do i really need to WC this as it stands

momo56 · 26 Jul 2010 at 02:30

I have a 920 D0 and I asked about the voltage before, someone recommended to not go higher than 1.36V, also didnt really notice much of a gain after 4 ghz anyway.

momo56 · 26 Jul 2010 at 02:34

Also the kit is not the BEST out there but its still really good. I'd recommend a double rad or a triple. My 920 when it was at 4.5 at ~1.45 had temps in the 70's with fans at 40% load using only a double rad.

Be careful though the pump is noisy when not bled properly.

bifday2k · 26 Jul 2010 at 02:38

If you choose the Black ice Gt Stealth Radiator in the drop down list, it will be £1 cheaper.

Means u will have to use slightly faster fans.

Now for example i have a custom loop with a PA 120.2 rad, not the best waterblock or pump either. The pump and block in that kit are both better then mine are.

My load temps have never gone over 70c, even on the hottest of days thats with prime/ibt.

I do F@H which does stress the cpu 100%, and i generally get core temps of low 60's to mid 60's.

This is at 4ghz with vcore of 1.272, so im guessing with ur vcore, the temps would be abit higher but not by that much.

So with the double rad over the single, i would say yes it would drop your temps quite abit, can't say how much though, and only you can decide if the cost is worth it.

paulselhi · 26 Jul 2010 at 04:47

I am tempted to WC but if my i7 930 is not going to give me 4.4 ghz even with cooling then it would not seem really worth while

momo56.. i do 3d renders and te difference from 4.0 to 4.2 is tangible, for example a 4.0 ghz render takes 740 secs and a 4.2 Ghz render takes 660 secs

80 secs on a 1000 frame render is a saving of 22 hours
Now to be honest i really would not render an animation with each frame being 12 mins ( more like 2-3 mins) and if it was for business i would probably send it to a render farm for something like that. But even on stills, and calculating simulations the extra 200 Mhz is noticable