Socket 1366 Phase Change Cooling

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Hi everyone.
I'm in the process of building a top spec I7 980x based system, with an asus Rampage III Extreme motherboard which I intend to use to its full potential. Including taking advantage of its LN2 features (sub ambient cooling overclocks, not actually gonna run dice or ln2 or at least not any time soon).

In my search for phase change cooling I came across Cooler Express 2010 Super Single Evaporator CPU Cooling Unit.

But I can't seem to find this, or any phase cooling kits outside of the US.
I was wondering if any one could point out a uk stockist of phase change cooling (not old vapochill systems), and any suggestions for units which have more than one output (though not too important, I'm thinking of running a water cooling system for chipsets and 2x nvidia gtx 480)

So yea if anyone has any experience of phase change on I7 and has some words of wisdom it would be greatly appreciated. But for now I'd like to find a system to buy...

If the answer is get one imported from the US, can anyone suggest a reputable site which they have personal experience of buying from?

Any help will be greatly appreciated
 
Nothing wrong with the old Vapos if you strip them and mod them a little... Mine holds a nice heavy OC at -39c so it cant be faulted really.

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Andy
 
@Andrew Moore hey from what I've read they can displace 200w, which would be I7 temps at around 4-4.2ghz, will work perfectly well at that speed an keep it very cool, but struggle with 4.5-5ghz won't it? Whats cpu/socket do you have? Plus they don't make blocks for socket 1366 do they?
Plus the main point of the question, I haven't been able to find EU stockists of any phase cooling.
 
That's a very nice rig. Don't suppose you can post your basic spec and overclock settings, voltages an multipliers an such. Is it really worth it?
I started planning to build a custom water cooling, which was coming in at about £700 for cpu, 2x gpu, chipset, 2 pumps, 2x 480 rads, an was gonna house it all in an external rackmount case for networking components (a lockable black box with a window), would be a nice setup. But expensive.

I've been planning on building a system like this for a good few years, an I can now, and don't have any budget constraints what so ever, I want to use the best hardware and push it. Not sure I could do with the hassle of insulating everything.

Phase change may be a dead end if I can't find an EU stockist but I wanna get as much info as possible an keep my options open.

Another idea was to add a chiller after the Radiators an run it at ambient temps.
 
You can now get some serious water chillers,

Waterchiller Hailea Ultra Titan 150 (HC130=110Watt cooling capacity) Starting @ £235

Ranging all way upto this beast

Waterchiller Hailea Ultra Titan 4000 (HC2000=3300Watt cooling capacity) @ £999

And lots of other cooling capacities inbtween the 2 at varying costs.

If you set up your trust, i can e-mail you to a UK seller, so u can have a better look.

Or alternatively google search either of them, and you will see the top link is the place you want.
 
Water chiller and phase change are completely different beasts.

Another vote here for Vapochill, they are plentiful in the uk and make an excellence base for a refridgeration specialist to modify to your own requirements. I have an old Vapo here which has had the wires hacked off but the compressor and rads are still pressurised and sealed so it just needs rewiring and powering up. Cascade is the way to go for benchies but it is hard to make reliable for day to day use due to the excessive condense that forms.
 
I'm wanting the system for 24/7 use an don't think I can be bothered insulating everything in my system. I've priced up some custom water cooling with a water chiller an itl come to about 1300. That way I can run it at just below ambient for a boost when gaming, and I always have the option of insulating my system at a later date for a high overclock. Would anyone fancy checking out my choice of components:

2x Laing D5 / MCP655 Vario 12V Pump and EK X-TOP Bundle
Swiftech Apogee XT Extreme CPU Waterblock for Intel 1366, 1156 : Copper
EK Full Cover Waterblock for NVIDIA GTX480 Graphics Card : FC480 GTX Nickel
XSPC Acrylic Dual 5.25” Reservoir for Laing D5
Nanoxia Hyperzero Clear Protect Fluid 1000ml
Feser View UV Green Dye 50ml for water cooling fluids
PrimoChill Liquid Utopia Protective Fluid
2 x XSPC RX Series 480mm Quad Radiator : RX480
8x Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120mm Case Fan 1450 RPM
Waterchiller Hailea Ultra Titan 500 (HC300=395Watt cooling capacity)

Ordered on request

Award winning Watercooling Water Chillers from Hailea.
Cooling Capacity: 390W
Power Consumtion: 190W
Power: 1/4 Horsepower
Dimensions (LxWxH): 448x330x440mm
Plus a full chipset waterblock for asus rampage 3 extreme
and a rackmount case to house all the pumps and rads
 
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actually one of the main problems with using chillers is that they are designed to chill a large volume of water a few degrees. A cpu constantly changes load and temperature and has the compressor constantly cycling on and off. Which is a fast way to wear it out. Putting a full rad system before will ensure that the temps going in will be pretty much the same all the time, and it will lower it by a steady temperature. Also I can use the rads for normal use and turn the cooler on for gaming/benching, since I'm on an electric meter I don't want to run the cooler 24/7. Plus I'm only planning to run it a few degrees below ambient so I don't need to insulate every surface with a waterblock. The advantage of this system is where normal water cooling would keep temps lower they would steadily climb under full load, a chiller would help keep the temps the same all the time. It's advised it should be set up this way on the site that sells them...
 
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