Koolance Exos flame me if you must...

[NavyDood]

I got my Koolance Exos up and running this past weekend. I am using the CPU-200G CPU cooler (ya think? )and the new CHC-A09 Video cooler.

I am getting 34°C idle and 40°C load on my Barton 2500+ @ 3200+. Vcore 1.65.

I am getting 36°C idle and 42°C on my 9700pro stock speed. I was running it in mode 2 so the fans will speed up as the temp goes up, but they haven't sped up yet. So I am back on mode 1. I'm sure the temps and the fans will rise some when the summer TX heat comes back. Also the fact that I didn't have to raise my Vcore any is a contributing factor of my results.

I was running a Alpha PAL-8045 with a 42 cfm fan. My temps were only about 1-2°C higher using the Alpha. My temps on the Vid card when I had the stock heatsink/fan on it were around 65°C load. I added the Zalman Heatpipe and they dropped to around 50°C load. Now it's running 42°C load with the watercooling.

I know all about the "Build and piece together your own kit, buy a real kit from a good company, etc..." Well I tried that early in the summer and all I did was get ****ed. I had it runnin decent in some other posts I made on here a while back, then it all fell apart so I said screw it. So... I'm just posting this for future references when people go searching around here on this forum. It looks good sitting on top of my Yeong Yang server cube and I have just 3 fans in the Yeong case all running the lowest speed on the fan controller.

 

[Jibby]

whats your ambient temps? i pieced mine together and im getting 34 idle 42 load with a vcore of 1.9 on my 2500

 

[DOHCrazy]

where do you get those cubes?

 

[NavyDood]

Jibby... Are you using the CPU cooler only? My ambient temps are around 75°F right now in the computer room

DOHCrazy... YY0221 is the part number for the Yeong Yang server cube. Do a search in google, on pricewatch, or Ebay. I got mine used off of Ebay for $100 shipped. Eramax sells brand new ones on Ebay. He comes and goes with quantities though.

 

[FIZZ3]

Not to 'flame' you, but I don't think this thread is so helpful for "future reference". All that you show here is that a mediocre watercooling kit doesn't do much better than high-end air... which is no new result at all. By abandoning the custom build path, you've essentially handicapped yourself. Furthermore, it's not completely fair to make it seem that custom builds tend to "fall apart" at a whim. If they do, it's 99% likely that it's due to user error. It's not extremely difficult to piece together a good system and have it running as it should.

For the rest- if you're happy as it is with the Exos, then that's good for you. Enjoy it.

 

[Axis]

Not to 'flame' you, but I don't think this thread is so helpful for "future reference". All that you show here is that a mediocre watercooling kit doesn't do much better than high-end air... which is no new result at all.

True but it gave me an idea of what to expect and by reading stuff like this I have gotten my temps pretty good! Thanks navydood!