Phase Change Guide

Drazic · 12 Aug 2005 at 22:34

Yeah good idea that...

Should be comen knowleg on the air cooled to use a xp80 or 120

Water meh i think now

cavemanoc · 13 Aug 2005 at 00:35

Hear hear - great resourse - please sticky!

mosfet · 13 Aug 2005 at 00:56

Steve said:
fx57 @2.8gig stock £734.32

3000+ £105.69 + Mach II GT or Vapo £450 = 2.7-2.8gig @ £550ish

So yes it can be very worth it

You can get that on air for £30 though :/

cavemanoc · 13 Aug 2005 at 00:57

mosfet said:
You can get that on air for £30 though :/

What??? I can't hear you - did you say something... sounds like a jet-aircraft taking off in that room

Drazic · 13 Aug 2005 at 08:21

i'm liking the above. yeah i ahd a 120mm delta, drove me nuts. Loudest thing is probs the otes cooling now and my hard drive when it's doing a virus check

Steve · 13 Aug 2005 at 10:25

Drazic said:
i'm liking the above. yeah i ahd a 120mm delta, drove me nuts. Loudest thing is probs the otes cooling now and my hard drive when it's doing a virus check

unplug the 2 otes fans they make no difference, I had them unplugged form day 1 and had a heavily OC'd system

Kesnel · 13 Aug 2005 at 11:05

A cracking guide you've put together here Marvt.

Another vote from me for a sticky.

Drazic · 13 Aug 2005 at 11:47

Not wanting to hijack this thread but the 2?? My mobo is a Abit IC7-max 3...I though it only had one!!!

it's not that bad really only when i sleep

Steve · 13 Aug 2005 at 13:00

sorry mine was the an8 and it had two

Drazic · 13 Aug 2005 at 13:08

wel i think i might be shifting my system even though i only built it 2 weeks ago and going for amd 64 x2 and pahse is defo on the bord..in talks with the man himself about a system heheh

mosfet · 13 Aug 2005 at 14:45

cavemanoc said:
What??? I can't hear you - did you say something... sounds like a jet-aircraft taking off in that room

Zalman 7700 and 9500 are virtually silent and should get a healthy overclock on the new Venice cores, for a tenth of the price of a standard Phase Change setup.

Steve · 15 Aug 2005 at 16:27

I might have dreamed this but when moving a phase cooler should it be kept upright?

Or does it need to stand if it is horizontal for a while?

I am going to a lan soon and it is rather tall with a case strapped to it so it may need to be laid down in the boot.

welshtom · 15 Aug 2005 at 17:15

Steve said:
I might have dreamed this but when moving a phase cooler should it be kept upright?

Or does it need to stand if it is horizontal for a while?

I am going to a lan soon and it is rather tall with a case strapped to it so it may need to be laid down in the boot.

Horrizontal is fine, all the gas inside gets absorbed by tthe oil ( at least in my PE anyway) so thats why it takes a while to start up. to get the gas back compressed.

I think anyway, Marv will know

lol
Im a phase change n00b too Steve

Tom

Steve · 15 Aug 2005 at 17:49

Schweet didnt fancy trying to keep that upright in the car

Been on the clockin sceen from K5 500 days and I do feel like abit of a noob with phase

cavemanoc · 16 Aug 2005 at 09:18

Yeah - it's like moving a fridge - let it stand for 24hrs and you should be fine! If you can keep it upright - so much the better!

h2ocooler · 19 Aug 2005 at 13:19

Kesnel · 19 Sep 2005 at 20:23

Bumping this as it was way, way down the board. Would be a shame to see it drop off into pruning.

Also, I think this would make a nice sticky.

Mindless_Moron · 19 Sep 2005 at 21:18

definatly sticky this.

anyway how loud is a vapochill LS? or a mach 2? i dont like loud, would it be better for me to stick to water if i don't want a large amount of noise?

tomos · 19 Sep 2005 at 22:00

thanks for the info OP

philstanbridge · 19 Sep 2005 at 22:18

Mindless_Moron said:
definatly sticky this.

anyway how loud is a vapochill LS? or a mach 2? i dont like loud, would it be better for me to stick to water if i don't want a large amount of noise?

The Mach II is a lot quieter than the Vapo LS under normal operation. Mach II startup temps are around 35-40db(a) and running db(a) is a lot quieter. You can also change the fan speeds by adjusting the software. Both the LS and Mach II operate at roughly the same levels but the LS uses a larger compressor and requires the fans to be run at a much higher volume in order to sustain the desired temperatures.