laurie

I Just installed my new Phenom II 940 and Freezone elite.
Before I could set everything up the thing was set to full automatically.
Soon after starting windows my temps started to drop from 9c down to 5 then 2!
I thought it must be a mistake so started everest to check the temps.
Sure enough it was running at 2c. I was worried about condensation so shut the PC down.
I have now installed all the software to get the thing running at between 40 and 60% My Idle temps are around 8-10 and load does not go past 22!
This thing is amazing at cooling.
I have seen some negative results for the elite and I can't see how.
I will of course be going for 4ghz if my FSB will take it

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nseaton1

Wow, that is awesome. I just sold my Elite to a fellow OCN'er. I wonder how it would do on an i7? I could get sub ambient on my Q9550 though, without waiting too long, so I can attest to how well they work. Congrats again though, that is awesome.

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Tjingsted

NO S**T? That is awesome! it's the easiest kinda "extreme" sub ambient cooling then... Well. if your below 30c I'm sure you could go for 4,5 ghz at least!

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laurie

The thing is so cool! The level of control is great. I would say the only downside is the noise when its over 75 80% is just a bit much. Perhaps even more than my XBOX

4,5 the chip might do but I dont think my mobo will make it.
I hope to get a new one soon though. Unfortunately I have ended up with an M4A78T-E which is AM3 only. My friend made a mistake. If you take out the T its the right board!
They should give them easier to identify names

Thanks guys.

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XenoMopH

Wow...Those are great temps!!! Better than mine actually.
So on full load you have 22C?
My first FZE was a used one,....maybe it wasn't working properly, cuz at full load it hit 52C when having it OCed to 3.9GHz with 1.55V...
I received my 2nd device...Still looking for a place to put it in my CM690....


Did you already try and OC it adn compare the temps?

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laurie

Not on full settings no.
My motherboard only just supports the chip. The bios keeps re setting.
I can run at 15x 230 OK but messing with the multi seems to upset it.
I may wait to do some proper Ocs when the other Mobo gets here.
When it got to 2c I felt the block and the tecs and they had started to get clammy!
I will need to be careful not to cool it too much. Who would have thought!

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TiGa

I keep telling everybody that the Freezone Elite is great but nobody ever believes me...
It gives at least the equivalent cooling power as a good 240 or cheap 360 rad and you can go sub-ambient.

The FZE is highly dependent on ambient room temperature. How is yours?
Mine is ~30C and it really hurts my temps. That's why I bought a 2nd one from a fellow OCN'er.
I should have gone for a Boreas...

I get condensation really quickly if I go too much below ambient.
I try to keep the coolant at room temp for silence at idle.
Goal: 30C
Max: 31C
Min: 29C

Keep running Prime95 for a few hours to get the real peak temperature.
On an i7 920, I get 45C at full load but it peaks higher after slowly creeping up for 2 hours.

TiGa

laurie

Im not sure what the room temps are. The weather outside is about 12c. I should set up a probe.
I will do some more tests with it when I get my new motherboard and can clock up the chip properly.
Looking like a very good option for extreme cooling.
Much cooler than my water cooling loop I had.

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XenoMopH

Can you post any photo's of the setup and ss of the temps?
I just replaced the FZE with my new one and the temps are the same, so both units are working properly....
When I just got my first FZE Itested it with my 940BE at stock settings. I couldn't even get the coolant to go below 17C @ idle with the TEC power @100%...

That's why I can hardly believe that your cpu-temp is hitting 2C

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laurie

Hardly believe or cant believe?
I have double checked the temps with everest and core temp and they all report the same.
I have no reason not to doubt my mother board as before I got the freezone my stock air temps were around 38 idle on the cores and a bit higher on the whole chip.
I only let it go down to 6 as it starts to get clammy and I don't want to break anything just to prove myself.

Anyways.
Here is a shot of my setup and of the screen showing temps and then a capture of the graph.
Im running everest, mtec obviously and utorrent.
I need to sort my cables out I know.

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