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    Okay this is weird...

    I put the stock fan back on, and it says it's at a whopping 80C! This is with two extra 120's attached to the case. My GPU on the other hand is down to 45C..

    So the temp went from 55C to 80C, it cooled it down 25 degrees... which is basically what watercooling is supposed to do. I'm going to get a water temp sensor so I can finally get an accurate reading. I have a feeling that my computer temp sensors are off... could be wrong though.

    I know I'm probably not supposed to post this on here, but... I'm upgrading the my dual core kit for quad core.
    So I'm looking to get rid of the 120mm stealth radiator, dual core block, and mobo block:
    http://www.dangerden.com/store/produ...93&cat=0&page=
    http://www.dangerden.com/store/produ...&cat=21&page=1
    http://www.dangerden.com/store/produ...&cat=86&page=1

    I guess if you are interested E-mail me at isunktheship@gmail.com since we can't sell here, I'll set it up through paypal or ebay and then paypal however..

    Back to the thread. I'm doing a lot of upgrading, so I'm probably going to get the quad core waterblock, as well as a dual 120mm radiator. OH and THANK YOU ASUS for creating watercooled motherbaords!!! (MSI came out with some as well)
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131235
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131221

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    As mentioned before temps are hot, they're around 76C with the stock fan... APPARENTLY it is a little overclocked, from 1.86 to 1.89.. could this really cause such high temperatures?

    I'm upgrading the system anyhow, using these parts in other computers. Here are the stats on the new system:

    Intel Quad Core 6600
    ASUS Maximus Formula (Watercooled!)
    2 x MSI 8800GT (Bought these from dell, $207 a pop, I hope everyone else got that sale)
    2 x Western Digital 500gb HD's
    2 x 1Gb OCZ Platinum 1066Mhz
    Rosewill 750 watt PSU

    Total: $1400 NOT FRICKEN BAD FOR SLI 8800's + 1 TB Space

    This will be the highest end computer I have ever had (not saying most powerful, computers are outdated every day, but it's the highest end I've ever been)

    Also I would have gone maximus extreme, but then id have to do ddr3, which means the memory costs AT LEAST 2x as much ~$350 for 2gb, and the mobo is like $50 more... so ew there's $400 more.

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    don't get a rosewill psu, get crosair (620) its much better. what water cooling stuff are you getting for this setup?

    i've heard the block on the ASUS Maximus Formula isn't the greatest, but not researched so i will say nothing else on it.
    CPU: Q6600 G0 3.5GHz@1.4v (4.2GHz max) / 4790k 4.8ghz @1.265v
    GPU: 9800GTX /GTX780 hydrocopper
    Ram: Samsung 4GB /gskill 16gb DDR3 1600
    Mobo: EVGA-NF68-A1 680i (P32) /AsRock Extreme6
    PSU: Enermax Galaxy 850Watt /EVGA 850 G2
    HDD: OCZ 120GB Vertex4, Samsung evo 840 250GB
    LCD: Samsung 32" LN32A450, Samsung 226BW 22" wide
    Sound: Logtiech Z 5500
    CPU & GPU: 3x Swiftech MCR320, 2x MCP655, MCW60 R2, Dtek Fuzion V2, 18 high speed yates @ 5v

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    Default Re: Watercooling Problems...

    I already bought it !

    Would 620 watts power the dual 8800gt's, 2 HD's, plus the watercooling, anyway?

    I know that the GT's are the most power efficient at ~277watts each
    277 * 2 is 554 watts. I currently have a 600watt rosewill, which I know isn't a name brand company (yet), but this last PSU served me well for 2 years!

    For the motherboard I'm probably just going to splice off from the main line and go in and out of the mobo. I'm not sure what the barb size is though so I'll keep you updated.

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    ohwell if you've had good experiences then i'm sure it will be fine, i just try to stick with big name brands.

    i've been told, and believe it, that there a 750 no name will loose to a 620-650 good brand psu.

    what water cooling parts are you looking at though?
    Quote Originally Posted by isunktheship View Post

    For the motherboard I'm probably just going to splice off from the main line and go in and out of the mobo. I'm not sure what the barb size is though so I'll keep you updated.


    ya thats a good idea, then it should still get water and not hurt flow to much.
    CPU: Q6600 G0 3.5GHz@1.4v (4.2GHz max) / 4790k 4.8ghz @1.265v
    GPU: 9800GTX /GTX780 hydrocopper
    Ram: Samsung 4GB /gskill 16gb DDR3 1600
    Mobo: EVGA-NF68-A1 680i (P32) /AsRock Extreme6
    PSU: Enermax Galaxy 850Watt /EVGA 850 G2
    HDD: OCZ 120GB Vertex4, Samsung evo 840 250GB
    LCD: Samsung 32" LN32A450, Samsung 226BW 22" wide
    Sound: Logtiech Z 5500
    CPU & GPU: 3x Swiftech MCR320, 2x MCP655, MCW60 R2, Dtek Fuzion V2, 18 high speed yates @ 5v

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    Quote Originally Posted by The boy 4rm oz View Post
    My 8800GTX runs around 60*c at idle and about 66*c while playing BF2 maxed out. If your 8600GTS runs that hot J-Roc something must be wrong.
    Well the most obvious thing to note is that your 8800 has a dual slot heat pipe cooler where as the 8600's get a chinski aluminum block with a sub par fan. I also max out the settings on my card in the control panel. I'm trying to get a waterblock for it but i have to play it by ear for now.

    Since my card comes factory overclocked, do you think it'll go any higher?

    Whoever asked me about my case, i got me one of deez!

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    i've gotten my 8600GT superclocked to 870/945... but that was volt modded, with a simple pencil.

    stock settings i can get 705/880, thats a bit higher than i was getting after i pencil modded it but the voltages are back to stock settings so i'm not sure why i can get higher clocks than before i volt modded.

    if you can't wait for the water blocks then grab the Accelero S2 even though its not listed it will work.

    the 8600GT and 8600GTS are basically the same card accept the 8600GTS has better clocks and pci-e.

    have you changed the rad in that case?
    CPU: Q6600 G0 3.5GHz@1.4v (4.2GHz max) / 4790k 4.8ghz @1.265v
    GPU: 9800GTX /GTX780 hydrocopper
    Ram: Samsung 4GB /gskill 16gb DDR3 1600
    Mobo: EVGA-NF68-A1 680i (P32) /AsRock Extreme6
    PSU: Enermax Galaxy 850Watt /EVGA 850 G2
    HDD: OCZ 120GB Vertex4, Samsung evo 840 250GB
    LCD: Samsung 32" LN32A450, Samsung 226BW 22" wide
    Sound: Logtiech Z 5500
    CPU & GPU: 3x Swiftech MCR320, 2x MCP655, MCW60 R2, Dtek Fuzion V2, 18 high speed yates @ 5v

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spawn-Inc View Post
    have you changed the rad in that case?
    No i havent, allthough there probly is a better alternative. The dual pass rad seems to be working quite well. Its only cooling my cpu (for now) and i think it should perform well with the addition of a GPU block to the loop.

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    ya its just round tubed rads aren't the best for watercooling. but since its a triple 120mm then it should be fine.
    CPU: Q6600 G0 3.5GHz@1.4v (4.2GHz max) / 4790k 4.8ghz @1.265v
    GPU: 9800GTX /GTX780 hydrocopper
    Ram: Samsung 4GB /gskill 16gb DDR3 1600
    Mobo: EVGA-NF68-A1 680i (P32) /AsRock Extreme6
    PSU: Enermax Galaxy 850Watt /EVGA 850 G2
    HDD: OCZ 120GB Vertex4, Samsung evo 840 250GB
    LCD: Samsung 32" LN32A450, Samsung 226BW 22" wide
    Sound: Logtiech Z 5500
    CPU & GPU: 3x Swiftech MCR320, 2x MCP655, MCW60 R2, Dtek Fuzion V2, 18 high speed yates @ 5v

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    Default Re: Watercooling Problems...

    Okay I got the majority of the upgrades..

    New Stats:
    Intel Q6600 2.4Ghz
    ASUS Maximus Formula
    2Gb OCZ DDR2 1066Mhz
    XFX 7900Gt
    2 x Western Digital 250Gb 8Mb Cache (I think it's
    1 x Western Digital 500Gb 16Mb Cache
    Currrently using the cool soundcard bundled with it, and it's NOT TOO SHABBY! I'm going to go back to the Creative card, but it was definitely worth testing!

    (I'm also sad that DELL is out of the video cards I bought, I ordered them in time for the sale, but they don't get shipped until Dec 13th .. Dual MSI 8800Gt's)

    All Hooked up:
    Nice Angle Shot:


    Fusion Waterblock:


    Case Without Flash:


    On-Board Buttons, oh so nice!:


    Case Without Lights:


    Case With Flash:


    (Also these images were not edited in any way)

    I will be putting in watercooling soon, but here are the temps:
    CPU: 28, 34, 34, 35 Celsius (haha 4 cores 4 temps)
    GPU: 45-50 Celsius Blah, I've even got two 120mm fans blowing right onto it. I'm going to put on new thermal paste and clean the fans up later.

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