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Subzero cooling

sean11978 — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:47:43 GMT

wats the cheapest and most reliable way to get sub ambient or sub zero cooling i have a lil bit of know how and am willing to build a setup if necessary.cheap meaning around 300 dollers

Whats the best CPU cooler

DomeD- — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:20:29 GMT

What do you think Im lookin to buy a really good one
I have a few in mind just wondering what you guys think

Web site that ships int'l?

Impagliazzo — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:11:25 GMT

I remember buying some air cooling stuff in a site named Wind something, damn, I can't remember the name of it.

I only remember that the products were listed in similar way to http://www.petrastechshop.com/, and the site was all black and white.

Help is appreciated, thanks in advance.

;)

Realtemp vs CPUID Hardware monitor

dudenell — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:55:25 GMT

Maybe its just me but I seem to like CPUID hardware monitor better... realtemp shows my cpu around 1-2 Degrees Celsius than HW monitor

What do you think its the best?

Anyone ever purchased from Aerocooler.com?

[GNW] Firedog — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:28:57 GMT

Hey guys,

I am looking to but the Lamptron FC-2 but the only place that I can find the black one that does not say it is out of stock is aerocooler.com. I have never heard of them. Any experiences?

Crud. Actually, Newegg lists it as in stock now, whereas it was OOS earlier. Would still like to know about aerocool.com though, they have some decent stuff at decent prices. Seems like knowing about a good lesser known e-tailer might be a good thing :)

Is this thermal compund any good?

philhalo66 — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:11:38 GMT

ok so my loop sprung a leak so i have to reseat the block and I'm completely out of thermal paste and i need to know if this stuff is any good i only have $2.57 in my PayPal so its all i can afford right now.

thanks

Confusion in cpuid hardware monitor

tankkiller101 — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:56:38 GMT

Basicly i a bit confused on what things are what, i got the cpu temp bit but i looking for my gpu temps, anyone know, cheers:D

Cooling a Nd:YAG Laser?

cathode — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:26:33 GMT

Just getting some ideas together prior to embarking on a DIY laser CNC project... What would be a good way to cool a laser (for example, a 100W Nd:YAG type)?

Would a liquid cooling system using standard PC watercooling parts be suitable for providing cooling? The laser would not be required to run at 100% duty cycle, and also noise is a nonfactor because a machine like this would be used in a shop where hearing protection is already used.

Corrosion Issue

ZionEx — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:10:40 GMT

Really need some help to figure this one out. This system was built by another person and it looks like it has some issues. Here are the parts -

Thermaltake Xaser VI with the cooling unit
Core i7 975
Rampage II Gene

It looks like condensation built up on the processor causing corrosion to form. This seems to have killed the processor but the motherboard is good. What can I use to completely seal the processor so condensation and corrosion doesn't happen again? Thanks.

Terrible isn't it?

Mineral Oil cooling questions.

DNytAftr — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:52:32 GMT

Just for the record me and a friend are going to be doing this for fun and already know its expensive and may or may not be as efficient as other cooling techniques. =]

We just had a few questions in terms of how this may work and was hopping you guys can shed some knowledge =]

We wanted to use a radiator free version so have a pool of mineral oil with the components inside the oil but would it be okay to do this with out a pump and a raid to cool the oil itself? or would the oil exposed to the air dissipate air fast enough? (we're going to be using a old q6600 i have. =] )

also what components should be submerged? We wanted to do a wet bay and a dry bay (dry with hdd and cd drivie).

Hmm.. and i guess is there anything else we should be aware of in this build? just trying to get the most info we can..

Thanks for the help! =]

Best fan controller?

hinoka — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:46:37 GMT

I am thinking of getting a fan controller for my pwn fan with 4 pin. I saw many fan controller doesn't support that. Do you guys know any good ones that does support both 3 pin and 4 pin fans? I am looking at Zalman ZM-MFC2 Multi Fan Controller. Has anyone tried that before?

Submerged cooling?

KZISME — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:55:51 GMT

Hey all just an idea i found that im going to try any feedback or suggestions on it would be a help to me :D

Basically the idea is taking the whole computer aside from the Hardrive and disk drive and submerging it in a fish tank and adding a liquid such as mineral oil to either keep it at a constant temperature or cool it.

Let me know what you think :D

How thermal compound spreads video

Cyberbot — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:11:53 GMT

I stumbled upon those vids that shows of thermal compund spreads under the heatsink using different techniques. It's nice to see how it actualy spreads with the different techniques and pretty educational, wich is why I wanted to share it with you guys.

YouTube - How Thermal Compound Spreads

and

YouTube - How Thermal Compound Spreads (MX-2 Edition)

Best thermal compound?

Cyberbot — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:54:13 GMT

Hey. Pretty simple question, wich thermal compound on the market is the best?
I'm using AS5 atm and I'm happy with it, but once I get my aftermarket cooler (in 4 weeks) I have to buy new thermal paste aswell.
So, wich thermal compound is the best??

IDEA: how to improve airflow! Comments welcome.

Damir Poljak — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:11:09 GMT

I have an idea to put sound dampening foam into my case in places where is no need for cooling but where air still circulate, I would like to eliminate dead spots, (decrease air volume) so the air flows mainly over components. Less volume=faster airflow?
My english is not that good, but I hope that you understand what I want to say. :o

I have Cosmos 1000 case and any comment on this post is more than welcome.
hank you