T-Rad2 installation Guide and Initial Thoughts

[Big.Wayne]

Yeah they are good results rjkoneill, lettuce is just geeking out!

 

[bledd]

will post pics another time..

temps before..
idle
gpu 43
gpu 35.8
pcb 31.3

load
gpu 79
gpu 71.8
pcb 61.8



after

idle
gpu 30
gpu 22.5
pcb 24.3

will play tf2 for an hour or so to get my load temp

load
gpu 36
gpu 28.8
pcb 31.3


room has been pretty cold for the past few days though (all temps taken in roughly same room temp)

 

[lettuce]

Yeah they are good results rjkoneill, lettuce is just geeking out!

My bad ............Ive probably paid out 9 quid more for each fan just to get 2c drop in temps from the rest of ya lol

 

[rjk]

Yeah they are good results rjkoneill, lettuce is just geeking out!

i think we are ALL guilty of that

will post pics another time..

temps before..
idle
gpu 43
gpu 35.8
pcb 31.3

load
gpu 79
gpu 71.8
pcb 61.8



after

idle
gpu 30
gpu 22.5
pcb 24.3

will play tf2 for an hour or so to get my load temp

woah - good results dude

might make a results table for the thread...

My bad ............Ive probably paid out 9 quid more for each fan just to get 2c drop in temps from the rest of ya lol

thats what i thought, but who is concerned about the technicalities - like i say - im more keen to see the results!

 

[rjk]

ALL OUR RESULTS

right - ive made a table and put it into the OP

it contains everyones stated results and the graphics board they are using

bledd. - i need your load temp with the TRad
Willbo - i need your stock load and Trad load
Ice Rich - post up your temps if you like and what fans you used

seeing some great results here

 

[Willbo]

Should have all the information at home, will post later for you

 

[bledd]

updated my post mate

temps are under HALF of what they were before

using 2x xilence red wings (far quieter than stock cooling)

 

[rjk]

cool - will update when willbo posts his to make it worthwhile

 

[Ice Rich]

Sorry for delay, i'll have to get some pics up too. What I did with the stock cooler was to attach an additional fan on the rear of the card, I have not been able to do that yet on the T-Rad but will sort it shortly.

Really am impressed with everything the T-RAD has to of offer though especially the build quality which is awesome.

I've made some adjustments to my case layout today and results are now:

Trad-2 using 2x xilence red wings (connected to a fan controller at full power - I cannot hear them)

Idle:
29c
Load after an hour of Team Fortress 2:
34c

Stock 4870 Sapphire cooler:
Idle at 20% fan speed:
40c
Load at 30% fan speed:
60c

 

[Willbo]

Stock load on my 4870 was 62 and trad2 load is now just 32

 

[rjk]

willbo - your trad load is 32? - are you sure?

 

[rjk]

updated results in the op - waiting for willbo to clarify his temps

 

[bledd]

btw, i don't have any central heating on atm can't afford it since gas prices have shot up (although i can afford a t-rad2 and left4dead?)

so my room is pretty cold, my q6600@3ghz idle temps are in the 20s

 

[rjk]

i know what you mean - put a jumper on and suffer - buying cool new stuff should always take priority!

 

[bledd]

and a dressing gown, and a hot waterbottle underneath my slippers

 

[AtreuS]

I was shopping about for possible fans to use and i came across this little ( or should i say BIG ) beauty.

The scythe KAZE MARU 140mm ( with 120mm holes )

They seems to be ideal for a single fan solution for the T-rad2. What do you think>?

 

[bledd]

in all the reviews i've seen of it

2x90mm fans beat the 1x120mm in every test

 

[rjk]

i know it has 120 holes on the scythe fan - but wouldnt it press up against the pci slots and the motherboard?

 

[Willbo]

OK can confirm that after a good couple of hours playing FC2 the temp was 39...sorry for the mistake

 

[rjk]

OK can confirm that after a good couple of hours playing FC2 the temp was 39...sorry for the mistake

cool - will update the table now