Watercooling Problems...

[isunktheship]

Yeah my card spiked out to 78 Celsius boosting the cpu to something near 60, and then it crashed. I just need to redo the watercooling.

What case do you have where you can fit in the triple radiator? Also how loud is your computer, I'm trying to keep volume minimal.

I'll probably put some thermal grease on this weekend...

[Scotty]

My GTX under full load goes no higher than 60*C. Currently sitting at 48*C idle, gotta love watercooling.

[isunktheship]

How much was the block for that?

[Spawn-Inc]

my 8600GT got i think up to 75C, i really wanna go to watercooling and overclock some more. i would like to get my celeron higher but it just doesn't want to.

[The boy 4rm oz]

The block I am going to use (just have to install) for my 8800GTx is a Swiftech MCW-60, it cools only the GPU chip and means you need ramsinks to cool everything else. In total the block cost me $99AUD plus another $50AUD for the Ram and Mosphet sinks with a G80 adapter plate for my 8800GTX. This block beats the Danger Den full coverage block on an 8800GTS by a degree or two, and it's more than $100AUD cheaper lol.

Also just keep in mind that the temps Scotty gets won't apply to everyone. He uses a 240mm radiator and a 120mm radiator which gives very good cooling. I will only be using a 120mm and an 80mm to cool my E6600 (soon to be Q6600) and an 8800GTX, will be good to see the temp difference.

[Spawn-Inc]

The block I am going to use (just have to install) for my 8800GTx is a Swiftech MCW-60, it cools only the GPU chip and means you need ramsinks to cool everything else. In total the block cost me $99AUD plus another $50AUD for the Ram and Mosphet sinks with a G80 adapter plate for my 8800GTX. This block beats the Danger Den full coverage block on an 8800GTS by a degree or two, and it's more than $100AUD cheaper lol.

Also just keep in mind that the temps Scotty gets won't apply to everyone. He uses a 240mm radiator and a 120mm radiator which gives very good cooling. I will only be using a 120mm and an 80mm to cool my E6600 (soon to be Q6600) and an 8800GTX, will be good to see the temp difference.

i would up your 80mm rad to a 240mm rad or at the very least another 120mm rad if you going with a q6600.

[The boy 4rm oz]

I would but I don't have the room. It's a Black Ice micro situated on the top exhaust fan on my NZXT LEXA, my other rad is a Black Ice Xtreme with a 100cfm fan blowing air through it. The only way I could mount another rad is by attaching it to the plexi side window or by mounting a 240 or 360mm radiator on the top of the case. If I do it that way I would need a new pump and would have to look at a radiator on the top of my case which I find ugly.

[Scotty]

How much was the block for that?

If that was about my GTX bloxk, its a EK Full cover one, GPU, VRAM, VREGS and the other chip.

@Boy. You might want to see if you can get a bigger Rad, My GTX and Q6600 are cooled by a 120mm dual pass (effectively a 240) and a 240mm, on max airflow, my fans pull around 70-80CFM and it can get toasty. Although for a Q6600 @ 3.3GHz with 1.525 volts going through it i suppose 55*Cish isn't bad under load

[The boy 4rm oz]

As I said in my other post it is near impossible for me to tastefully mount another radiator. I may see if I can get another 80mm one for the other 80mm fan hole in my case.

[dexaroni]

If you don't have any thermal grease on there, that is your problem. Without that, you aren't making good contact. If that is the situation, remedy that immediately.