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Subject: did you consider changing fans ?

Author: Mr j smith

Date: 17:28:19 06/19/03

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On June 19, 2003 at 20:13:13, enrico carrisco wrote:

>On June 19, 2003 at 18:22:11, Mr j smith wrote:
>
>>On June 19, 2003 at 15:17:06, enrico carrisco wrote:
>>
>>>On June 19, 2003 at 13:26:11, Mr j smith wrote:
>>>
>>>>On June 19, 2003 at 11:03:57, Albert Silver wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On June 19, 2003 at 00:25:59, Mr j smith wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>On June 18, 2003 at 21:54:04, Dan Andersson wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The T-Bred XP 2800 runs at 2.25 GHz and the Barton XP 2800 runs at 2.083 GHz so
>>>>>>>a 2.4 GHz Athlon is a mighty beast indeed.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>MvH Dan Andersson
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I overclocked my 2100 xp T-Bred B (1733 mhz) to 2500 mhz.  I imagine that's
>>>>>>about 3500 xp at least.
>>>>>
>>>>>What kind of cooling system do you use, and what were the settings (voltage,
>>>>>multiplier, etc.)?
>>>>>
>>>>>                                           Albert
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Thermalright 800u heatsink with a delta 60mm oversized fan pushing 54cfm. Just
>>>>as cool as watercooling for a fraction of the cost.  The only drawback is my
>>>>comp sounds like a jet engine at takeoff.
>>>
>>>If your ambient temperature rises much above 25c, you will see the difference
>>>watercooling will make...  :)
>>>
>>>-elc.
>>
>>
>>www.overclockers.com did extensive testing of cooling systems, and my cooling
>>setup is just as effecient as a commercially available watercooling setup
>>(dangerden watercooling set #2).  When you go to overclocker's site, click on
>>heatsink and watercooling link on the middle of the page for the results.
>
>Yes, I have the same heatsink and it is great (though my fan is a better 80mm
>tornado...)  Still, it only holds true when your ambient temperature is
>reasonable.  Turn the heater on in the room and raise your ambient above 25c and
>watch things go south.  Watercooling is much less elastic to ambient temperature
>than air cooling.  Hence, www.overclockers.com's statement only holds true when
>ambient temperature is below a certain level -- probably 25-28c.
>
>(After awhile, you're just blowing hot air...) ;)



The delta 60mm fan i am using drops the temp 3 degrees C lower then any of the
80mm fans tested(including the delta and volcano).  Has to do with both the
pressure of the air being generated and the vanes forcing it in a concentrated
area.  Too bad about the noise though.
>
>-elc.



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