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just a quickstart here, do your research and make an informed decision. Most people start with DICE then get a good LN2 pot when they can - LN2 pots have slightly different rules than DICE pots also, so be aware of that.
Most talk I've heard is with international pot makers... That's why XS has more, more international people there. Kingpin is us based however, but you are going to pay a premium. I believe the pot performance is better than a lot of pots tho.
I haven't done much shopping, I just pay attention to what's going on around so you'll want to do your research and get more input. I do know there are different design factors with pots you should understand so that you make a good decision. Weight is a big one - the more massive the pot, the easier it is to keep temps stable. From watching kyle last night, you can see he had a helping hand with the dice and it was still a bit of work maintaining the temperatures where he wanted them. A heavier pot is better at holding temperatures (more mass = more inertia to temp variations). Surface area inside the pot also effects how well heat is transfered from cpu die to cooling fluid.
There are some blinged with leds inside the pot also. Pretty sure that gets you -10C automatically.
Btw, taking the step to a pot and going subzero... Besides the obvious direct advantages, the minute you mount a pot your potential is considerably increased. This has positive side effects:
1. People are suddenly even more eager to lend guidance
2. People are interested in watching you bench live (and they teach you thru livechat)
3. Its different than any overclocking you've done in the past, and its fun
So ya, I think this is a good decision, and you'll be happy with it.
Finally, this thread should be moved to the public benching section or the extreme cooling forum so other people can benefit from basic questions/answers like this - more guys going subzero, easy points for the team. You can move it using thread tools above your first post, and leave a permanent redirect so the benching guys still see it and offer you help.
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Joe, I have to mention since we have relatively similar systems and I just lost my DI virginity this past weekend (though I cant say I was terribly succesful), thats its an awesome experience. There is LOADS of advice already posted in our benching section that will help you out, definately take a look around or search first.
Brolloks experience going cold (I think its a sticky in the benching section) gives you some great advice and like IMOG and Hokie said, if you do it live, the ones that know will watch and help like they have done for me. FWIW, here is what I learned in my session from saturday...
*Preload all OS's (I did XP32 and V32), drivers, and benchmarks (I did this, nobody wants to watch you setup IMHO)
*Have your camera view on your setup and a monitor thats readable, otherwise, like I feel mine was, watching it sucks for others.
*Use a microphone so you can communicate with the viewers who are helping. Between having to shovel snow (DI), I had to reply via typing and that just made the process more stressful to me (My son is in the next room so I really couldnt without waking him, go figure Im a loud mouth
*Just pick a couple of benchmarks, 2D your first time. That way you can get used to the benches, and the tweaks and knock out some solid scores.
*Be more prepared than I was for borked OS's. Meaning have an image of your setup benching OS (which should be super stripped down) in case your bork them. It takes just 10 minutes to load my XP and wish I would have had my optical handy so I could have continued.
Im not close to being an expert, but I think those little tid bits will help with destressing and making it a more pleasureable and effective (for boints) experience.
This weekend I think Im doing some 3d stuff (not 06 and vantage) with the 470 and an i5 550 I just bought.
GL to you man...
