Water vs Air

[bobt17]

could anyone give me an idea of how much cooler this (http://dtekcustoms.safeshopper.com/2/33.htm?944) water cooling kit could get my cpu compared to the thermaltake volcano6 cu+ that i use now?

[The Overclocker]

that is a very nice kit, you should be able to get quite close to ambient due to the radiator being a good heatercore and 1/2 inch fittings

[Voodoo Rufus]

It would work very nicely, as the overclocker said. I wish I looked at that before I built my own. I would've considered it.

[ButcherUK]

Make sure you duct the fan 1-2" off the rad or you'll get a lot of noise and poor airflow.

[Yodums]

For the price of that you can add 12 more dollars and go for the DangerDen kit.

Its 162.00 + Shipping and it includes the following:

Slocket/FCPGA Water Block/Hold Down/Cold Plate
ICE-71 80W Peltier
Arctic Silver Thermal Compound II
Water Wetter 4oz Bottle
7 Feet of 3/8" Silicon Hose
Eheim 1250 Pump
10 Hose Clamps
1 3/8" T Fitting

Although it only has a 3/8 fittings its still good.
And it will cool it down to 10 degrees probably since there's a peltier included as well not so powerful one as its only 80watts.

Yodums

[ButcherUK]

I wouldn't put an 80W peltier on an Athlon unless you want to burn it out, not enough power even for an XP.

[Sonny]

Originally posted by ButcherUK
I wouldn't put an 80W peltier on an Athlon unless you want to burn it out, not enough power even for an XP. I wouldnt be too sure about that;) There is at least one guy here with an XP & an 80W peltier+MCX462 with great temps.

[ButcherUK]

Depends how you run it, an 80W TEC is only just enough for that cpu, if you're running it off a normal ATX supply it probably won;t be enough, I might consider it off a dedicated 15V supply, but it;s probably not with the effort over straight water.