- Joined
- Dec 17, 2000
- Location
- Woodcote, UK
Yeah baby! Finally got my kit together, tested it overnight in the shed - no leaks, so I put it in the case and got it all running at last (had the pieces for a coupla weeks now). And hey - it feels good ;-) Some good news and some bad news though; my temps are cooler, down to 39C max at 1.94V, under air cooling they went up to 43C at 1.88V. I'd call that quite an improvement! However, I still can't get to 900MHz, whatever I try - though 892 is rock solid now (used to crash sometimes in 3d games, and after a few hours of Seti). I'm tempted to rip that duron 600 (dabs sent me a 600 when I asked - and paid - for a 650 WTF?) out of my bro's comp and try that with my watercooling, see if I can't hit the gig with it - whaddya think? Is it worth it? I'll probably try anyway in a few days.
Oh yeah, a couple of tips for anyone building a watercooled rig: 1) Don't stress too much about bleeding all the air out, just leave it running out of the case overnight like I did - there was no air left in the morning. 2) Plan everything CAREFULLY - I left one of my tubes too long, so it's a bit cramped now, which I guess would put a bit more strain on the connections at the ends. And make sure you have somewhere to put the pump, cos mine ended up being fairly jerry-rigged, but hey, it works. I think that's about it, I really just wanted to shout about my new liquid-cooled computer! And it's not even leaked once yet!!!
Oh yeah, a couple of tips for anyone building a watercooled rig: 1) Don't stress too much about bleeding all the air out, just leave it running out of the case overnight like I did - there was no air left in the morning. 2) Plan everything CAREFULLY - I left one of my tubes too long, so it's a bit cramped now, which I guess would put a bit more strain on the connections at the ends. And make sure you have somewhere to put the pump, cos mine ended up being fairly jerry-rigged, but hey, it works. I think that's about it, I really just wanted to shout about my new liquid-cooled computer! And it's not even leaked once yet!!!
