The Official PC building thread -3rd Edition

That part is very impressive. I wouldn't mind one myself. I'm just not used to hearing certain terminologies. E.g. MySQL. I better get used to it LOL!

3Kjodo, I haven't started cooling my chipset yet...

 

thought ya wanted to spec fan for that which all I know is a 9 bladed cheapo cmd heatsink cooler from afore mentioned post if yer referring to a fan for somewhere else then woops heh

 

Oman7,
I'm using the stock fan from the 630 Quad. It's not the heatpipe cooler, jusr an aluminum block. It has a high airflow 9 blade fan. Very aggressive, while the 4 pipe cooler that comes with the Phenom II uses a 7 bladed fan and doesn't move as much air. I guess it's because of the narrow fin spacing on the heatpipe cooler. You can try it, as it won't hurt anything. If it's too loose, just slip a zip tie under the metal mount and go completely around the fan's outsides to hold it in place.

You are slipping! LOL!! The fan's measurements are right there in the last post I sent you 70mmx15mm or 2.75"x 19/32".

Russ

 

All you said was what my fans look like You didn't specify that that's what you're using

Sorry about off topic, but I discovered that my stereo fan is just fine. It would appear to me now, that the stereo kicks on the fan, as it sees fit. Since I only have 2 5" speakers ran to it, it doesn't get hot enough to require the fan. Perhaps when I hook up my subwoofer tonight xD

 

Unfortunately creaky, I wouldn't have the luxury of personal experience - Depends on the price tag for the PCIE SSDs really. I wonder if TRIM works with that card, could be a bit of a dealbreaker.

 

Oman7,
You must have missed the post because I said I was using the fan from the 630 Quad, which is a plain Jane cheepie Aluminum block cooler that is shipped with all but the more expensive AMD CPUs. Those fans are excellent for use with the ECO for chipset cooling. Like I said, I have two, you are welcome to one of them. They work great for the intended purpose. I pulled the fan from the 4 piper that came with my 955, and it's thicker than the one from the cheap AMD cooler. It doesn't fit down in next to the pump. That's why he had to mount it the way he did! It's 70x70x20mm. The 70x70x15mm slips right in. Like I said I have to go the post office as soon as the check for the build I'm doing for a friend gets here, so It's yours if you want it.

Russ

 

That's ok russ. I have a newegg order coming up. Much appreciated though my friend

 

It's finally up and running. Going to take a couple days to figure out how much the temps dropped but right now it isn't looking like they dropped (~10-13C) as much as I was hoping There's no guarantee that the ETI is applied properly either, so it's going to be hard to figure this out. The entire setup is dead silent though so that's a definite plus.

 

Yah, in my opinion, I find the coolit to be moderately impressive as far as temperatures. However, silence is a major plus! It's way quieter now without the Tuniqs fan. The tuniqs fan was doing 1700, and now I have a 1200 and a 1800 and they're quieter. Quite nice! I wish I had a reliable way of testing my ambient temperatures. Gonna have to find a convenient stylish digital thermometer

 

Gee, I have a handy. non stylish wall thermometer about 8" long, with red liquid in it that says Handy Temp. Must be 40-50 years old. I also have a Wexler Scientific Mercury thermometer about 5" long, that agrees with the 40-50 year old one. Ah for the good old days and quality! LOL!! I have a stylish Digital Desk Clock/Thermometer as well, and all three agree that it's 82F in here at the moment. The old one was free as a give-away with a purchase at a local hardware store. The Wexler I bought about 22 years ago for $20. The Desk Clock/Thermometer was $30 about a year ago. Ain't progress great?

Russ

 

LOL! Whatever works eh. I'm not saying there's anything wrong with red or mercury based thermometers. I just like modern technology is all. I suppose one of each couldn't hurt. That way if both are reading the same temperature, there's a good chance that they're both working properly

 

Eh no old mercury thermometers here. But I do have a small thermistor pad with a front bay display panel(from a very old case), and an expensive infrared my dad uses for cars. Both work a treat too and with good accuracy

 

Buy this thermometer OMega!


We could go halfsies and I'll keep it at my house, you could use it whenever you want since we're going halfs and all...

 

One of my mates has got one of those laser thermal monitors, we were messing around with it at a LAN measuring the temperatures of people, the walls, the back of their PCs, etc.

 

Deadrum33, that's a pretty interesting thermometer! I was unaware of such technologies. I suppose such technologies are quite handy though E.g. measuring the temperature of extremely hot liquids(molten steel). Though it looks like devices that can measure freakishly high temperatures are freakishly expensive! LOL! Looks like there are affordable solutions though. Could be a fun toy xD

 

-20ºC to 200ºC ones are pretty cheap, seen them in the UK for £30-£40. £30.12 for the one my mate has.

 

I think I may just get one. Pinpointing temperatures on a mobo or other things (Automobile diagnostics) could be an incredible asset!

 

The one my dad has works the same but uses invisible infrared vs a visible laser for the reading.



This is the one I use.

 

Hmmm, I think I would want to see what I'm measuring