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[Tolklein]

Water

[DAE_JA_VOO]

Just make your own brackets dude.

[Tolklein]

Moderate

[Mow]

then something is not right with your setup... it shouldn't be that hot...

what loop you running again?

Rez-CPU-RAD-PUMP-REZ

Cant see how a dif loop would make a defference

[Firestrm_ZA]

then something is not right with your setup... it shouldn't be that hot...

what loop you running again?

Pump-CPU-Rad-Res-Pump.

Cnat see how a dif loop would make a defference

should be res-pump-rad-cpu-res, you should notice a decent drop....

[Mow]

Sorry see i edited the post . It is as you said. just read it back to front.

[douglash]

yep - same loop i'm using...

weird how your temps are so high then... mind you, what's your ambient like?

and what are you measuring your temps with?

[Firestrm_ZA]

douglash, good to see my old loop is serving you well...

Mow, im with doug here... whats your ambient temp and what are u using to measure. cos that E8400 always ran cooler for me under my loop. and i had a N/B block on a 680i board

[Mow]

Everest . In winter my temps were real good. never went above 33C. so yea could be ambiant . I have the kit installe don a antec 900 . so inside is no problem but outside its getting hot air from the PSU exuast .

[Firestrm_ZA]

try using HWmonitor from cpu-id and post screenies

[Mow]

will do

[douglash]

@ Mow - what version of Everest as well?

i'm using 4.50 Ultimate and it shows my temps never go above 45c load at 4ghz...

on the older version i had of Everest, it would never even reach 40c... it's hard to say with this chips as there are no really accurate temp monitors for them...

but, let me put it to you this way, a wise overclocker once said this to me after i bought his chip (my current e8500) after i put it in and i thought OMG it's gonna blow cos it was at like 50c or so... (using the wrong temp monitor and got worried i might break it...

"if it stops working, it's too hot..." - 's e t h'

@ Firestrm - yeah dude, this loop is serving me very well... i've had no hassles with it at all... keeps things running very smooth.. my 9800GTX + oc'd to 840/1250 doesn't even reach 45c under load..

[Firestrm_ZA]

douglash, good to hear mate.... il be getting my self another loop soon, including SLI and blocks pics will be up after xmas

[douglash]

sweeto dude - you gonna SLI those 8800GTS 320mb's or have you others now? dude - are you coming down to Durban for our 600-man lan next month perhaps?

[Mow]

dude im using a post 9.50 be it 9.56/4 not sure .

[Firestrm_ZA]

douglash, lol no dude. my specs went up... 2x 8800gt 512mb and trying to get mah hands on an E8500/8600.
i wont make it, but my mate Furion is down there. i think you gave him an invite already. and my mate darkblood

[Mow]

douglash, good to hear mate.... il be getting my self another loop soon, including SLI and blocks pics will be up after xmas

Thought you got rid of your liquid ?

[Firestrm_ZA]

Mow, dont you read, lol... i sold my old swifty to doug, and im getting another kit with 2 Gpu blocks....

[Mow]

oh , soz

[douglash]

douglash, lol no dude. my specs went up... 2x 8800gt 512mb and trying to get mah hands on an E8500/8600.
i wont make it, but my mate Furion is down there. i think you gave him an invite already. and my mate darkblood

nice, SLI must be kickass now...

do you know if Darkblood is coming? ask him to PM me - i'll give him the details...

[Firestrm_ZA]

douglash, lol no dude. my specs went up... 2x 8800gt 512mb and trying to get mah hands on an E8500/8600.
i wont make it, but my mate Furion is down there. i think you gave him an invite already. and my mate darkblood

nice, SLI must be kickass now...

do you know if Darkblood is coming? ask him to PM me - i'll give him the details...

ill do so....

[minerva10210]

Hey guys, went through quite a few of the posts here, but I did not finish, thought I will just ask the question anyway:

I have a Vantec Stingray setup, and the pump is getting seriously noisy, and I don't think it is performing as well as when it was new.

I have tried using automotive antifreeze (quite expensive Castrol BTW) in the hope that the inherent lubrication in the antifreeze will help the pump a bit, but it does not seem like it...

Now, you guys know where I would be able to get a similar pump? It runs off 220V (which I prefer).
The physical dimensions are not that much of an issue as the pump is external anyways. As long as it is not going to be a 8 hour exercise to get the pipes to fit

[Mow]

I dont have the heart to tell him

[douglash]

Now, you guys know where I would be able to get a similar pump? It runs off 220V (which I prefer).

Andy from LandmarkPC.co.za should be able to source some pumps for you...

[Mow]

And dont use antifreeze again !!!!!!!!!!