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- Jan 13, 2005
See my sig. I'll have $150 as soon as I finish building a pc for someone (waiting on a part), and it's been my plan to get the Black Ice Extreme III. I am going for subzero temps while massively OCing (or as close as I can get to both). Unless something better comes along (that's affordable), I was going to get the CM Stacker for this rig, so size will not be a problem.
Extra money for this project is really really scarce, so this is a factor. I've already got pc's all over the house, and my wife doesn't understand why I NEED it
In the other post, Aphex-Tom (I think) says that the Maze4 for TEC's doesn't cool as well as other waterblocks, but that it doesn't have to. I kind of got the impression that the WCing doesn't have to be so extreme with the TEC. The cpu temp will already be really cold, and the Maze4 and a regular BlackIce Extreme would do a good enough job of removing the heat from the hot side.
So... do I need the triple decker to achieve subzero temps with a massive OC? Or can I get a single or double and use the extra cash to order another part?
Extra money for this project is really really scarce, so this is a factor. I've already got pc's all over the house, and my wife doesn't understand why I NEED it
In the other post, Aphex-Tom (I think) says that the Maze4 for TEC's doesn't cool as well as other waterblocks, but that it doesn't have to. I kind of got the impression that the WCing doesn't have to be so extreme with the TEC. The cpu temp will already be really cold, and the Maze4 and a regular BlackIce Extreme would do a good enough job of removing the heat from the hot side.
So... do I need the triple decker to achieve subzero temps with a massive OC? Or can I get a single or double and use the extra cash to order another part?