January 2000 - Overclockers

Cold Plate Materials and Thickness

January 4, 2000 admin 0

UPDATE 1/21/02: Cusil Thermal Conductivity Mr. Toshi Oyama, Ph.D. R&D Manager, WESGO Metals recently informed me “that the thermal conductivity of Cusil was calculated from Electrical conductivity, which is reasonable since both are controlled by free electrons in metals. However,

AquaStealth Rear Mount

January 1, 2000 admin 0

NOTE: Shawn installed his AquaStealth placing the radiator at the rear of the case – this avoids dumping warm air into the case interior. Here is how I installed my AquaStealth. I used a new cheap case and some JB

Erich’s Water Cooler

January 1, 2000 admin 0

Being the cheap, yet adventuresome overclocker I wanted water cooling w/o the cost and hassle of ordering it online. I also like to make things myself as I find it more fulfilling. Here’s how I did it: I bought a

Water Jacket Flow Rates

January 1, 2000 admin 0

One concern I have with watercooling is flow rates – how much water flowing through the water jacket will impact CPU Cooling. When I first saw the Senfu unit, the very small (2mm) inlet/outlet diameter was the smallest I have

CPU Water Cooling Sources

January 1, 2000 admin 0

We are collecting sources for those of you wishing to build your own CPU water cooling systems. Items will be added to this list on a routine basis; testing of selected components will be featured also. Some of these have

CPU Water Cooling FAQs

January 1, 2000 admin 0

SUMMARY: CPU water cooling is tons more efficient and quieter than air cooling but carries a higher initial price and will require modification to your case. If you’re thinking of peltiers, it’s a must-have. This is my water cooled system

AquaStealth – How To Mix Water and Silicon

January 1, 2000 admin 0

AQUASTEALTH REVISITED 12/2/99: About three weeks ago I did the review on the AquaStealth CPU water cooler (below). I have been running it since I first tested it and I thought it would be interesting to revisit it. I am

Senfu Water Cooler Kit

January 1, 2000 admin 0

Senfu CPU Water Cooling Kit 3/3/00: SUMMARY: The Senfu is diminutive in size but not performance – definitely worth serious consideration but only with a stronger pump. Just to recap, I received the Senfu Kit a couple of weeks ago

CoolChip CPU Water Jacket

January 1, 2000 admin 0

SUMMARY: A nicely crafted aluminum water jacket with a dandy socket 7 clip – almost equal to the performance of the AquaStealth’s copper cooler. I found CoolChip by accident – they are not very “public” right now as they have

Perma-Cool vs Senfu Radiators

January 1, 2000 admin 0

SUMMARY: The Senfu and Perma-Cool units are very close in performance but very different in terms of size and noise; however, the Senfu was modified to take 3/8″ tubing – the stock unit takes 2mm tubing and will not perform