Im wondering if throwing some water blocks on the northbridge, southbridge and mosfets will make a difference on my Abit AN8-32X. I'm Orthos stable @ 2.9 with my Opty 180. I can get it to 3.0 but I need to go 1.6v to get there. When running orthos @ 3.0 My CPU temps are fine, but the mosfets get ridiculously hot . Are mosfet waterblocks any good? Can they actually cool something that gets over 100c?
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Watercooling chipset mosfets question
- Thread starter mavkam
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I don't know if it would help you. Is your CPU in the same loop? Either way it would bring down the temps of the MOSFETS, but I would suggest air cooling them first. I have the stock heatsink on my motherboard for my MOSFETS and they stay around 40c with little airflow in that area of the case.mavkam said:
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I don't think it is worth it, air cool them for about the same result (and you don't bring down the efficiency of your loop).
Do you have any kind of cooling for the mosfets now?
A downside to watercooling means no air around the mosfets and power area. I would try putting a small fan blowing over that area first before adding a second loop. A quiet 80cm fan may be enough to keep the area cool.
A downside to watercooling means no air around the mosfets and power area. I would try putting a small fan blowing over that area first before adding a second loop. A quiet 80cm fan may be enough to keep the area cool.
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whare are you goin to get the water block for the moffset from? Does swiftec make any moffset water blocks?
Do moffset water blocks suport 1/2" ID tubes?
Do moffset water blocks suport 1/2" ID tubes?
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I dont see any point in water cooling them, a custom heatsink will work much better.
Cut up an old heatsink, preferably something P4 or later, and use that along with an 80mm fan. Massive heatsinks are the answer in this scenario
And I know what you mean about getting rid of that pesky 2
Cut up an old heatsink, preferably something P4 or later, and use that along with an 80mm fan. Massive heatsinks are the answer in this scenario
And I know what you mean about getting rid of that pesky 2
