CL3P20

I just upgraded my Reserator to all 1/2" fittings and a D5 pump. Working like a champ and rivaling temps to my BIX2 120.2+TDX+D5 combo.

*If you can position the reserator tank to get some airflow from your case, you will drop your temps even more.

Your temps look very nice indeed. G/J

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There is still a mild load on the GPU with the 3d view running, but no, not the full load.

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njdad61

This is my first time using ATItools, but when I clicked on Scan for Artifacts the cube didn't rotate, even after the initial 30 seconds, and my temps stayed near idle. When I clicked the Find Max Core button it had a warm-up mode, but it didn't stay constant and every time the warm-up mode ended the temps would drop again. Also, as you can see, the program doesn't actively detect my core and memory speeds. I'm guessing that's just because I don't have an ATI card. Is there some setting I should be tweaking for the Scan for Artifacts test to work w/ the 8800GTX?

afzsom

ATiTool does work with nVidia and ATi cards, what version are you using? The latest version should properly detect your GPU speeds...have you got the latest video drivers as well?

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njdad61

I downloaded ATITool from the downloads section of this forum about a week ago so I'm sure it's the latest version... As for my GPU, the drivers are not more than a couple months old...

edit: ATITool version is 0.27 beta 4, video driver is 169.44 (released 06MAR2008)
These are both the newest versions I could find...

njdad61

Apparently I'm saving way too much money over here cuz I'm thinking about scrapping most of my all new parts and buying better ones (D-TEK Fusion, MCW60 w/ HS, Black Ice Extreme 360, etc...) just cuz I can. How much of a performance/temp difference could I reasonably expect by doing so? (current temps in post #26, 3rd page) I can OC the Q6600 to 3.6(400X9) and the 8800GTX to 675/1075 and get a 15,591 3DMark06 score without getting too hot or locking up... Should a beginner OCer/WCer such as myself really expect much more?

3DMark06: 15,591!!!

ira-k

Those seem like really good temp's, depending on your ambient...If your not wanting to push your OC higher I'd just roll with what you have now...The high end gear will cool better in the higher v-core range if you want to push it ...

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njdad61

Thanks for the advice! I'm pretty comfortable with my current OC. Maybe when I get back home I'll mess around with voltages, but not here. I'm just thankful to have my machine rather than the $500 laptops every other soldier has... By the way, my ambient ranges from 23-26C depending on the weather and time of day. It was just over 24 when I ran the tests. I'm just curious to see what it's like when the outside temps reach 130F (it's only in the 90's outside now and my A/C runs full-blast 24/7.....)