Q6600 Water Cooled Build Log

oooh new SuperPi :cool:

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Wow, nice work Monstermunch! :cool:

After 4+ years of performance PC's i'm just about to enter the dark world of watercooling too so this is something to aim for!

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Aha nice one :)
Soon to WC my setup in an Eclipse case, but for me theres no room for the rad in the roof, the Galaxy PSU is one reason, the other is I want the PA120.3 rad :)
So mine will be external.
Temps look quite high for just the CPU in the loop, even considering voltage ... but then I am used to dual core temps not quads :)
 
Vogon said:
Aha nice one :)
Soon to WC my setup in an Eclipse case, but for me theres no room for the rad in the roof, the Galaxy PSU is one reason, the other is I want the PA120.3 rad :)
So mine will be external.
Temps look quite high for just the CPU in the loop, even considering voltage ... but then I am used to dual core temps not quads :)
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Yea... sorry also forgot to mention that my temps have dropped rapidly since I first posted the build.

I decided to go for a different thermal paste... I hate the Shin-Etsu paste with a passion, it is so completely non-user friendly is is unbelievable and I would advise against buying it... It may be one of the best themally performing pastes on the market, but if you cant get it applied properly then whats the point...

I bought some Arctic Cooling MX-2, which is by far the most workable paste I have ever used...

So after using some proper thermal material remover and surface purifier I applied the MX-2 & used a blob approx the size of a small grain of rice, then smoothed it & removed the excess with a clean razor blade and managed to get an extremely thin coat evenly applied with about 3/4 of the applied paste removed.

After it was all installed I checked temps with the voltage set slightly higher to give me more stability, the temps were approx 6 deg cooler at idle and 7 deg cooler at load :cool:

Now idles at around 38 deg ;)
 
nice job for a first timer :p but i have to take some marks off you for something :)

use the inlet for the pump on the top of the plexi-top, you'll get optimum performance on the DDC+ that way ;)

or have you sacrificed some performance for easier routing?
 
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Nice m8. Marscay is right tho, to get optimal performance the top inlet is best. However I don't think it matters that much, certainly not enough to drain your loop for.
 
Good little log , just about to start my first watercool build but I can't decide to take the plunge or not.
Want to get one so I can make it myself, overclock my Q6600 a bit more and have a quieter PC but its just £140 to cool the CPU is a lot!
Might wait until next week when I get my P182 to see how much that quietens my hard drives and fan noise's down!
 
Good informative log Monstermunch,the use of cardboard templates, measure twice, cut once .That`s what I like to see :D.
You`ve given me incentive to have a try.

Cheers

Tommysdad
 
Well one final push of power has given me some slightly better clocks and results, but that's it... There is no more power to give, pretty much all maxxed out now :(

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