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[aRandomRobot]

Nice. the H100i is a very clean, and nice looking unit. But I'm really looking forward to the Swiftech H220

http://www.legitreviews.com/news/14832/

Nice OC on the 2500k as well I had mine at 5.0Ghz, but I finally backed it down to 4.5. Didn't see much of a difference to warrant the "balls the walls" 24/7 so now I just run it at 4.5 @ 1.363v

Half the reason for the 5GHz target is so I won't have to turn on the wall heater in my room. Until winter ends I figure I can get away with a little extra fun

[Dungeoncrawler]

h100i install

[mullet]

Nice job guys.

[Meteor_of_War]

h100i install

What CPU cooler were you using before and how much has the h100i improved temps? (load/idle)

I've got the same CPU running at roughly the same clock speeds as you so I"m interested.

[Dungeoncrawler]

What CPU cooler were you using before and how much has the h100i improved temps? (load/idle)

I've got the same CPU running at roughly the same clock speeds as you so I"m interested.

The rig in my sig is running on a full water-cooler system. The one in the pic is covering a Bloomfield i7 950 @ 3.07GHz. The h100i replaces a Thermaltake V1.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835106102

Not sure about the thermal compound state of the V1, but I easily knocked 10c off my temps with the h100i.

[Sazar]

Hows the noise level?

[CurrentlyPissed]

Hows the noise level?

WHAT? I CAN'T HEAR YOU!

[OverclockN']

Finally have my new PC built and will be firing it up for the first time tomorrow.

[AdamK47]

Now you're talking @ 120hz, no, 144hz

That is, if you can maintain the high FPS that would make 144hz truly fantastic. Drop to 100 or so below and the change would =

I still love 60hz. No need to worry if my FPS drops below that

[caveman-jim]

90fps on 120hz is better to me than 60 on 60. /shrug

[demo]

That is, if you can maintain the high FPS that would make 144hz truly fantastic. Drop to 100 or so below and the change would =

I still love 60hz. No need to worry if my FPS drops below that

That just means you need MOARR POWAA!!1!

[Dungeoncrawler]

Hows the noise level?

I have both fans set at 'performance' so the noise level is comparative to a regular cooler/fan setup imo. If I crank them to max level (for benchmarking), I would compare it to having a floor fan on medium speed.

[Dungeoncrawler]

New part arrived today (680 Hydro). Fishy sticks to frozencpu for an awesome packing job. No way that thing was going to get damaged.

[CurrentlyPissed]

Pictures of the new custom loop installed that replaced my H100.

Swiftech Apogee Drive II CPU Block with built in Swiftech MCP35X
XSPC RX360 Radiator
XSPC Dual Bay Res






And the temps she runs me at 5.1 @ 1.4 60c on ivy? Yes please!

[CurrentlyPissed]

I'll have to take better pictures tommorow, Note II has been letting me down lately qq

[demo]

Nice temps for 5.1 on Ivy man, my sandy is at least 20c higher at 5.1 with a H100.

[KAC]

Pictures of the new custom loop installed that replaced my H100.

Swiftech Apogee Drive II CPU Block with built in Swiftech MCP35X
XSPC RX360 Radiator
XSPC Dual Bay Res






And the temps she runs me at 5.1 @ 1.4 60c on ivy? Yes please!

Nice. Do you also play games

[CurrentlyPissed]

Nice. Do you also play games

Not really, I play league a lil every night but that's about it. There isn't **** to play right now. Kindly waiting on FF14 ARR.

[clerick]

Got the corsair white 600T edition, very happy with the results.

[Mangler]

How much higher is the temp on the upper card in demanding games?

[aviphysics]

It's to be expected. It's in the public domain. Water off a ducks back and so forth. I've seen setups just as crazy, or crazier than mine.

Most of the time when I see a +$7000 fantasy build from some magazine it seems like they are just throwing money away after the first couple grand. It seems like most every dollar spent on your system offers some measurable degree of benefit. Really makes me . Very beautiful build.

[clerick]

How much higher is the temp on the upper card in demanding games?

They are about the same. In sleeping dogs on max detail and the cards ocd to 1100mhz highest I got was 76c (fan auto). Maybe will remove the see through screen and put in a mesh.

[Mangler]

Hmm, maybe I need to change some stuff in my switch 810, the temps are almost 10 degrees higher on the upper card.

[clerick]

Hmm, maybe I need to change some stuff in my switch 810, the temps are almost 10 degrees higher on the upper card.

Oh it's like that with me two if I use the bottom card as top. The bottom will be 60c and the top will be around 80ish.

Once I swap them the temp averages out to 70. I guess one of the cards has bad paste on it but i'm gonna get 7xx or ati 8xxx cards soon anyway so i'm not gonna bother.

[demo]

Yeah I find the same (always have in any MGPU system). Some cards just run hotter for whatever reason, be it the chip, application of thermal grease, contact to cooler etc. and I do the same thing, put the coolest card in the top then the temps between the cards seems much closer.

[CurrentlyPissed]

Took some better not-so-grainy pictures .










And a video of how quiet it is this is while running prime 95, everything on max.

CPU: 65c load Mobo: 33c

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[Dungeoncrawler]

Finally got that third hydro 680 in my rig. Took a little ingenuity due that the waterblock was not the same type as the other two (couldn't find one to match anywhere). I'll post some pics as soon as I can figure out why my tubing is tinting yellow? I extracted a small piece to examine, and it does not seem to be any kind of buildup on the inside of the tubing itself. Water in the res is perfectly clear. Granted I probably should have focused more on cleaning the rad prior to install. Getting to be an expert on draining, so I'll probably just replace the clear tubing eventually with some color stuff. Btw, great pics everyone. I really enjoy seeing what other people have done with their rigs. I also find it very instructional.

[mullet]

new cpu fans are in. much, much quieter, and a few degrees cooler, at least at idle. the circle is almost complete.

[BababooeyHTJ]

I had to swap out my tubing and changed my reservoir while I was at it.

[demo]

Kick ass baba, you have inspired me.

[CurrentlyPissed]

I had to swap out my tubing and changed my reservoir while I was at it.

Very nice. Did you use colored tubing before? I wanted clear before I got the black, but kinda now prefer the black..

[BababooeyHTJ]

Very nice. Did you use colored tubing before? I wanted clear before I got the black, but kinda now prefer the black..

No, I've never used colored tubing before. I had to pull it due to a problem with algae. I thought that ethylene glycol would be enough. Turns out that it wasn't.

I agree that your black tubing does look nice. I was sort of surprised. Is that tygon?

[CurrentlyPissed]

No, I've never used colored tubing before. I had to pull it due to a problem with algae. I thought that ethylene glycol would be enough. Turns out that it wasn't.

I agree that your black tubing does look nice. I was sort of surprised. Is that tygon?

No, I actually wanted Tygon, but Microcenter was out of stock on it (where I got everything). So I grabbed the other stuff. Was primochill iirc.

You had algae growing, did you use and IandH Dead Water or PT Nuke?

Thats another thing that concerned me with the black tubing is if I did have a growth, I have no real way of knowing... So I guess I'll just change tubing every time I change the water. Why risk it yah know?

[BababooeyHTJ]

I was using feser protector which I'm pretty sure is just ethylene glycol. I thought that I didn't need a biocide with it, I was wrong.

I'm using pt nuke now. I hope that I used enough since I forgot to put the kill coil back in.

Thats the one thing that would worry me about colored tubing. Then again you can always check the walls of the tubing later the next time that you change something. I doubt that you'll have any issues.

[Roadhog]

Never used anti algae additive, ever had algae growth. Also, don't have any windows in my cases.

[demo]

Thats another thing that concerned me with the black tubing is if I did have a growth, I have no real way of knowing... So I guess I'll just change tubing every time I change the water. Why risk it yah know?

Black tubing minimises growth, to the point it should prevent it if it's blocking out the light, aswell as black absorbing any light that does manage to penetrate. Along with some additives it should be fine.

Heh, thats also the reason why hydro equipment is often black under lights...

[caveman-jim]

I always wondered about UV lights and UV tubing, if it caused problems if you didnt use sterile coolant.

[aviphysics]

I always wondered about UV lights and UV tubing, if it caused problems if you didnt use sterile coolant.

I was talking to a biologist at work one day about growing plants with black/UV lights. He informed me that plants mostly grow from visible light and UV light was not necessary nor helpful for plant growth. Growing plants indoors in controlled environments is something he spent years working on, so I take him at his word. Additionally, my parents fish pond filter uses intense UV light to kill stuff growing in the water.

Additionally, I am pretty sure that the plastic tubing is generally mostly opaque to UV light.

[aviphysics]

Moved my PC desk downstairs which required taking everything apart and putting it back together. I took the opportunity to clean up the rats nest.

It was really amazing to me how many wires are involved. It reminds me of that old imac commercial where the PC guy has boxes and boxes of junk to connect and the imac has just a couple. I think I have just 8 power cables, 5 usb cables, 2 speaker wires, 3 DVI cables, an ethernet cable and an audio cable.

[mullet]

Nice setup aviphysics!!! enjoy.