How's my w/cing setup?

Here's what I will be using to cool my e6600:

D-Tek Fuzion cpu block
mcr220 rad w/ 2 yate loons in pull config (47cfm, 28dba)
mcp655 pump
Dual bay res
swiftech hydrx coolant
7/16 masterkleer tubing

ATM, my zalman 9500 keeps my cpu at about 42 C idle and full 100% load both cores under orthos, about 75 C. This is all at 3.4ghz @ 1.39375v.

Do you think the w/c'ing setup will do much better?

Dutt1113 said:

Here's what I will be using to cool my e6600:

D-Tek Fuzion cpu block
mcr220 rad w/ 2 yate loons in pull config (47cfm, 28dba)
mcp655 pump
Dual bay res
swiftech hydrx coolant
7/16 masterkleer tubing

ATM, my zalman 9500 keeps my cpu at about 42 C idle and full 100% load both cores under orthos, about 75 C. This is all at 3.4ghz @ 1.39375v.

Do you think the w/c'ing setup will do much better?

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I would suggest dropping the HydrX coolant and go with Penosin G11 and replace those Yates with the D12SM-12 models (70cfm). Also get a Swiftech Micro-Res.

looks good pretty much what i got except i have the mp-01 for my cpu block. have fun!

SiGfever said:

I would suggest dropping the HydrX coolant and go with Penosin G11 and replace those Yates with the D12SM-12 models (70cfm). Also get a Swiftech Micro-Res.

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Would I actually benefit much more using 70cfm fans as compared to about 50cfm? I went with the http://www.jab-tech.com/YATE-LOON-120mm-Case-Fan-D12SL-12-pr-3009.html because they have desent air flow and are quiet, and also they are only $3.50. Many people have recommended them I have noticed. It seems like 70cfm fans through a radiator will be loud. If not, then maybe I can get some of those you recommended and use the ones I bought above to replace the stock fans in my Silverstone TJ09.

Also, I was going to go for the Pentosin, but decided not to because I didn't really care about the coolant color and plus the pentosin isn't really anti-algae I would have to deal with adding something like PT-Nuke or whatever so I just went with hydrx. I guess you can't go wrong with it. Only $3 and a lot of people use it.

BTW, if you're wondering why the name is different from original post, its because I posted from my bro's computer and I forgot he was already signed in.

No. Those yate loons are the ones recommended by the Thermochill company for use with their radiators. Everyone with SOME WC authority around here agrees that they're definitely in the top 2 for fans.

That rad is a LOW AIRFLOW RAD! That means the cooling difference between 50cfm and 70cfm will be about 1-2c. It's optimized for low RPM fans, and that's that.

If they're too loud for you, you could consider running 2 of them on each side, and running them at 7v. That's what I do.

Very nice otherwise.

Arcygenical said:

No. Those yate loons are the ones recommended by the Thermochill company for use with their radiators. Everyone with SOME WC authority around here agrees that they're definitely in the top 2 for fans.

That rad is a LOW AIRFLOW RAD! That means the cooling difference between 50cfm and 70cfm will be about 1-2c. It's optimized for low RPM fans, and that's that.

If they're too loud for you, you could consider running 2 of them on each side, and running them at 7v. That's what I do.

Very nice otherwise.

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Would I get better performance running two on each side in push/pull config at 12v rather than 2 in pull config? Would it be any louder?

Dutt1113 said:

Would I get better performance running two on each side in push/pull config at 12v rather than 2 in pull config? Would it be any louder?

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It would be 3dba louder (roughly 2x louder as dba is a logarithmic scale)

The difference between 1 40cfm fan and 2 40cfm fans isn't much... Consider that the 2nd fan can only blow into the first fan, reducing it's efficiency... A total net cfm of about 70.

Now, however, running 2 40cfm fans at 7v would bring your net cfm's up to the 50 mark or so... which is just enough to bring it into the "optimal" tier for cooling.

I've got a double BIP (replacing it with a PA next christmas) I've tried the following setups:

2 yates 12v: 55 after a burn in
2 yates 7v: 59 after a burn in
4 yates 12v: 54 after a burn in
4 yates 7v: 55 after burn in.

Room temp was a constant 21.7c (small apartment, easy to regulate) and the tests were done with case panels off, to get consistant input air temperature.

4 yates at 7 account for about 22dba, where 2 at 12 account for about 24dba. Not a huge difference in numbers, but a large amount in reality.

I've recently got a fuzion block which lowered my temps into the 49-51 range...

I went with a dual bay res and am regreting it now, as I really dont need to see the coolant, and it was not easy to fill.

I used pentosin G11, not for colour, but because we had some out in the garage -- First time I went with DD's non conductive stuff, temp difference was about 2c higher with DD's stuff.

-Cameron