Watercooling my hot 4000+

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Ok, so I think i've decided; watercooling seems to be the ONLY route left to take, and it NEEDS taking.

I managed to get my 4000+ to 2.77GHz today but only after the temp going into the low 50's and the voltage uo to 1.6Vcore, I tried my darn hardest to get it to 2.8GHz but it would just NOT GO, the temps went up, the Vcore needed pushing to 1.65 to even get close to SuperPi stable. (2.76Ghz SuperPi stable..)

So, what I am asking is will watercooling improve this OC? Will I be able to at least turn down the Vcore and keep the same OC?

Secondly, I am thinking of getting the Apex "ultra" watercooling kit and I have been having nightmares of me buying the Coolermaster Stacker 810 (which i will be buying) and the watercooling rig, and me not being able to mount the huuuuge radiator anywhere without punching holes through the beautifull case :eek: :eek:

So I was wondering if it would be possible to use the two top 120's or the rear 120's or even the front of the case with two 120's to mount the thing? And if anyone has a pic of this kind of setup it would be greatly recieved as im a little nervous... Water has always scared me.. :D
 
You should be able to fit a 120.2 in the front drive bays at the bottom if you get me. Is the 4000 130nm with stock vcore of 1.5?
 
No it's a 90nm San Diego so stock V of 1.36 or something.. Why?

And also can the rad be put in the front drive bays with a) drilling any holes and b) taking up too much space for 2xDVDs 4x HDDs and 1x Floppy :confused:
 
I just thought that if it was a 130nm then it had more head room with volts and temps.

The rad goes vertical at the front with two 120mm fans. Here's a pic with a 120.3 rad
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You should be able to fit the other stuff in there, it might be a squeeze that way though. The other alternative is to mount the rad on the bottom, with cool air drawn in from underneath, does the standard stacker has feet?
 
Mikey1280 said:
The other alternative is to mount the rad on the bottom, with cool air drawn in from underneath, does the standard stacker has feet?
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I have no idea, ain't got it yet ;) The other option I was thinking of was mounting the rad on top.. drawing air out (I know... not so good for temps), but also the rad likes to be upright doesn't it?? :(
 
I dont think it matters which way up the rad goes as long as it has no air bubbles in it. If you mount it at the top (which does look very nice) I think you'll have to cut the top open wont you?

Oh and the fans have to PULL through the rad btw, take this into consideration
 
Mikey1280 said:
Oh and the fans have to PULL through the rad btw, take this into consideration
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no they dont, its optimum on most rads... but only by 0.1*C or something... the Thermochill PA rads actually perform better pushing through... whichevers is easiest is best tbh
 
jellybeard999 said:
no they dont, its optimum on most rads... but only by 0.1*C or something... the Thermochill PA rads actually perform better pushing through... whichevers is easiest is best tbh
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Ok thanks I didnt know that, its just that most people say that air should be drawn through the rad
 
I put a 120.3 in the bottom of my old stacker.

watercooling for 2.8 ghz tho ;) hardly worth it.

Get an opty and have 3ghz on air


Tom
 
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