Ok, so apparently my old account on here got deleted for inactivity and I had to use my work email to sign up since gmail is banned! Interesting.
Anyway, this my first go at a watercooling kit. I've had 2 Coolermaster pre-assembled gimmicky setups that were really not adequate, but this is the first build-it-yourself kit i've ever done. I snagged the Swiftech H20-220 Apex Ultima. Installation wasn't too hard once I figured out I could get the tubing on the barbs a lot easier by dipping it in hot water. Came with the Apogee GTZ waterblock which I've read is 2nd only to the Heatkiller
Specs: Core i7 920, 6gb OCZ DDR3-1600, MSI X58 Pro, GTX285 vid card, velociraptor 300gb, 1tb WD, thermaltake 850w PSU
Here's a low res pic of my setup while i was leak testing (used an old P2 400mhz to power it instead of jumping my PSU):
http://i43.tinypic.com/sd1qap.jpg
I can upload a higher-res pic if need be.
So, problem is, Im still seeing 55c load at stock speeds and around 34-35c idle. I'm a big overclocker (last rig was a e8400 wolfdale at 4.5ghz in a evga 650i mobo) but I don't see myself getting too far when i'm pushing 55c at stock speeds. Are these i7's just more tolerant of heat than I'm used to?
Anyone see any problems with my setup? Loop runs Pump>Radiator>CPU>Reservoir>Pump. Spilled a little of the water when I was setting it all up so I had to add more distilled water to the HydrX mix but I can't imagine that causing much of a problem. I might try reseating the waterblock and seeing if that helps, I'm just lazy and don't feel like draining the system right now. Don't feel too confident in doing it with the water still in lol
Anyway, this my first go at a watercooling kit. I've had 2 Coolermaster pre-assembled gimmicky setups that were really not adequate, but this is the first build-it-yourself kit i've ever done. I snagged the Swiftech H20-220 Apex Ultima. Installation wasn't too hard once I figured out I could get the tubing on the barbs a lot easier by dipping it in hot water. Came with the Apogee GTZ waterblock which I've read is 2nd only to the Heatkiller
Specs: Core i7 920, 6gb OCZ DDR3-1600, MSI X58 Pro, GTX285 vid card, velociraptor 300gb, 1tb WD, thermaltake 850w PSU
Here's a low res pic of my setup while i was leak testing (used an old P2 400mhz to power it instead of jumping my PSU):
http://i43.tinypic.com/sd1qap.jpg
I can upload a higher-res pic if need be.
So, problem is, Im still seeing 55c load at stock speeds and around 34-35c idle. I'm a big overclocker (last rig was a e8400 wolfdale at 4.5ghz in a evga 650i mobo) but I don't see myself getting too far when i'm pushing 55c at stock speeds. Are these i7's just more tolerant of heat than I'm used to?
Anyone see any problems with my setup? Loop runs Pump>Radiator>CPU>Reservoir>Pump. Spilled a little of the water when I was setting it all up so I had to add more distilled water to the HydrX mix but I can't imagine that causing much of a problem. I might try reseating the waterblock and seeing if that helps, I'm just lazy and don't feel like draining the system right now. Don't feel too confident in doing it with the water still in lol