time to watercool?

chronic86 · 27 May 2010 at 21:20

yo guys

my h50 just cant keep my i7 860 under or around tjmax which is 72c tried a few different air coolers and none of them seem to have the desired effect! so i think its time to watercool my system!

i have no knowledge or experience with watercooling so looking for some advice, set up will be in a cm 690 advanced 2 with spec in sig...

thanks
chron

OLDPHART · 27 May 2010 at 21:44

Hi m8 using a H50 myself i7 920 @ 4.2GHz no prob's at all, get rid of the stock fan if your using it and get the new Akasa AK-FN059 120mm Ultra Quiet Viper Cool Fan a far better performing fan and near silent at Max RPM.

That alone should bring your temp's down. How is the air flow in your case if you have installed it inside your case?

Plus don't forget the weather has been quite hot!!!!

chronic86 · 27 May 2010 at 21:59

i've got 14cm intake(front) 2 x 12cm intake (bottom), 2 x 14 exhaust(top) and my h50 in push/pull with 2 x akasa apaches exhaust (rear)

my i7 860 is running at 200blk x 20, 1.4.1vcore

OLDPHART · 27 May 2010 at 22:35

Hi m8, lol sure you have enough fan's m8

, all l can suggest is can you get your CPU Vcore down, should help with your temp's.

Also is your H50 seated properly, did you tighten the screws down evenly > from corner to corner(diagonally) in turn? Just athought applying to much thermal paste can also help give higher temp's

My i7 920 @ 4.2GHz CPU Vcore:1.3125v(cpu-z 100% load = 1.296v), gaming take BC2 my core temp's never go over 62'c.

JeffyB · 27 May 2010 at 22:37

First time i have looked at the new akase viper fans, they look very promising with very good pressure levels. Lets hope they live upto the spec.

chronic86 · 28 May 2010 at 00:04

indeed my case hovers!, its not really my gaming temp that bugs me its my prime95 temp! i have just resteaed the the cooler yesterday and no difference, thinking about going to 1366 and getting a 920 as they dont need high volts, and yeah i never noticed how good them vipers are ment to be think i might buy 2!

OLDPHART · 28 May 2010 at 09:12

Hi chronic, my temp's when l run P95 after 2hrs highest core temp was 75'c room temp at 20'c, thats not bad at all. Don't forget you'll never reach them temp's with normal use: gaming, etc.

Plus the weather is warming upto, so your room temp will rise so increasing your PC temp's. If you decide to buy Viper fan's, just try one at first, l'm using > 1xViper/1xApache and got good result's.

JonJ678 · 28 May 2010 at 14:02

chronic86 said:
i have no knowledge or experience with watercooling

Watercooling is better than air cooling. In every single respect besides capital investment. It is however, exceptionally intolerant of ignorance. I strongly recommend spending several days reading as much as you can about it before starting a thread asking for advice.

It'll take a very patient man indeed to explain the entirety of watercooling to someone who hasn't bothered to learn anything himself.