NEW Water Cooling NB poll

clocker2

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• Nov 28, 2005

• #101

Revivalist said:

@ clocker2 - That's very interesting! So did you actually run the same exact setup with and without the northbridge block to eliminate all other variables?

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Yes.
Obviously the tube routing was slightly different, but all the other components (including the OS and BIOS settings) were unchanged.

Actually, check that.
I had to move the vid card from PCI-E slot1 up to slot2 to unshroud the northbridge chip.
I didn't do that until my waterblock arrived, so that change was not documented with the air cooler in place.

NB temps diddrop and the CPU/GPU did not rise with the additional block installed.
Sorry, but it would be a giant hassle to replace the NB back to air to test how significant the vid card move might have been.

 

mysterfix

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• Nov 28, 2005

• #102

I still would not want to deal with the hassle of adding extra tubing and I think it really depends on whats an acceptable temp on the NB. Mine hovers around 37ºc-38ºc under load so it would not be worth it in my case but for someone in a hot house it may be essential for stability.

 

Revivalist

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• Nov 28, 2005

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@ clocker2 - No need to retest it. I think your test is sufficient to show that it didn't harm your other temps. I think for me that strikes one more tally in favor of using a NB block.

@ mysterfix - Are you overvolting it or running at stock voltage? Also, I see your RAM is doing DDR510. So are you running at 255MHz HTT or are you using a divider and going higher?

As far as tube routing, I think for a DFI Expert, it would be pretty easy. If I put my video card in the upper slot, then I could have a hose go directly over from the GPU to the NB and then from the NB up to the CPU. That would actually be cleaner then stretching a hose from the GPU diagonal to the CPU like it is in my rig now. Notice what I mean in the pics. . .

 

mysterfix

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• Nov 28, 2005

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@ mysterfix - Are you overvolting it or running at stock voltage? Also, I see your RAM is doing DDR510. So are you running at 255MHz HTT or are you using a divider and going higher?

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I'm running 1.6V on the chipset but my rad fans are blowing air across the case from the front intake of my case. (CM Stacker) And I also have a card cooler that is blowing air up across the video card and chipset, seems to work well. Keeps my ram and chipset pretty cool.

Edit: Video card Ram

 

fuzzba11

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• Nov 28, 2005

• #105

My NB lies directly underneath the back end of my graphics card, so it's not really an option.

 

jcw122

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• Nov 28, 2005

• #106

for A64, yes.

 

Revivalist

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• Nov 29, 2005

• #107

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for A64, yes.

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Why do you say so?

 

greyharte

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• Mar 7, 2006

• #108

over kill? probably ... but then anything for silence ... nb fans are noisey little suckers ... water is there ... why not?

 

greyharte

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• Mar 7, 2006

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over kill? probably ... but then anything for silence ... nb fans are noisy little suckers ... water is there ... why not?

doh!!! dble post ... sorry

 

fuzzba11

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• Mar 8, 2006

• #110

I just unplugged my NB fan after it got noisy, system's still runnin fine I ordered a Vantec Iceberg for a replacement.

 

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veryhumid

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• Mar 8, 2006

• #111

i put no, but it really depends on what chipset it is.

 

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Chunkylover763

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• Mar 9, 2006

• #112

I voted no but I almost got a nb block for aesthetic purposes, nowadays mobo makers are getting more and more creative with their chipset coolers. I have seen some with heatpipes and some that are large and all copper, so you probibly don't "need" it. I have seen people with phase change setups get amazing fsb overclocks with their nb on aircooling before.

 

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• Mar 9, 2006

• #113

{PMS}fishy said:

Didn't we just have this poll?

I think it over kill. Waste of time, money, and flow.

The NB only puts out a little heat, a good Socket A HSF will take care of that with out any problems.

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Couldnt of put it better

 

1stOVERCLOCKER

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• Mar 27, 2006

• #114

i say no its not overkill cause it get hot on my chipset