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koolance system question

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ive allready ordered the koolance waterblock and main assembly and im thinking about cooling my video card also. would adding the video card cooler significantly raise the systems temperature? my main concern is keeping the cpu cool but id like to see if i can get any extra performance out of my gpu.
 
*resists urge to crap on koolance*

what vid card, some run a lot hotter than others.
 
sorry...should have mentioned that before, its a bfg geforce fx 5600ultra
 
Originally posted by acascianelli
sorry...should have mentioned that before, its a bfg geforce fx 5600ultra
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oh my. nvidia cards get pretty sweaty. if you dont plan on OCing (and i dont think you do since you got a koolance system), it wont be bad. if you do plan on OCing either, youre going to be dissapointed with the system either way. The vid card however will add a noticable amount of heat into the system, its your call if you want to lose maybe 100 mhz off a top OC but have a faster vid card, or if youll just put a zalman heatpipe on teh vid card (thast what I'd do) and just cool the CPU.
 
yea, thats what i was thinking too. i wanted to keep the exos cooling just the cpu but i saw the review of the waterblock for the gpu on hardocp and it got me thinking.
 
Ahhh, more Koolance crapping. Couldn't resist the urge eh kronchev?
Originally posted by kronchev
if you dont plan on OCing (and i dont think you do since you got a koolance system)
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Yep, you're right. You simply can't OC with a Koolance because they just plain suck right?:rolleyes:

For the record, an Exos will handle a GPU block as well as a CPU and even a northbridge without a problem. My CPU stays under 40 C at load. The water temp rarely goes over 35 C. And oh yes, I overclock.

http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=725806
 
Originally posted by jmcmike
Ahhh, more Koolance crapping. Couldn't resist the urge eh kronchev?

Yep, you're right. You simply can't OC with a Koolance because they just plain suck right?:rolleyes:

For the record, an Exos will handle a GPU block as well as a CPU and even a northbridge without a problem. My CPU stays under 40 C at load. The water temp rarely goes over 35 C. And oh yes, I overclock.

http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=725806
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would you recommend adding the gpu cooler? the system im cooling is in my sig, its the p4 2.4 one
 
youll love the gpu block, i had it on my 5900nu and it stayed below 40C load with 550mhz on the core, and it barely affected the koolance water temp. i have the block in there right now dangling next to the vid card, im just waiting on some memory heatsinks then i will put it on my 9800xt in a few days.
 
so would you say its worth the extra money/heat to get that if i want to overclock my video card a little more?
 
o definetly, u wont regret it. i dont know if youll get a great oc out of the 5600 though, not the best oc'ing card but worth a try.
 
Absolutely, if you don't mind spending the money on a GPU block, go for it. It will most certainly get you more core OC vs stock cooling. For me I even got more core OC vs a VGA silencer. It will of course heat your loop up a bit and may shave a tad off the max CPU OC you might otherwise obtain but I'd wager that will be outwieged by the extra core OC. Plus your video card will be silenced (if it has a stock fan)
 
I reckon the koolances arent bad, for prebuilt kits. Ive seen some pretty nice reviews on them.

I mean, come on, its hardly a Tt Aquaris is it :p
 
Originally posted by jmcmike
Absolutely, if you don't mind spending the money on a GPU block, go for it. It will most cretainly get you more core OC vs stock cooling. For me I even got more core OC vs a VGA silencer. It will of course heat your loop up a bit and may shave a tad off the max CPU OC you might otherwise obtain but I'd wager that will be outwieged by the extra core OC. Plus your video card will be silenced (if it has a stock fan)
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what are you system temps?
 
Originally posted by acascianelli
what are you system temps?
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I idle around 30-31 C depending on room temp. Extended loads can run the coolant as high as 35 C. It's been a while since I ran Prime95 or some other heavy load app that left me in the console so I could monitor the CPU temp. I'm pretty sure it stays below 40 C.
 
Originally posted by kronchev
*resists urge to crap on koolance*

what vid card, some run a lot hotter than others.
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Haha you failed pathetically :D

No it won´t severely affect your temps. And with your low temps it´s no problem really. Depending on video card perhaps a 1-3 temp increase full load??
 
I too own the Exos-AL

I have it cooling the gpu, the cpu, and the northbridge...

The exact loop it takes is the GPU first (a 9800 XT) then the CPU ( a 3.2 GHZ P4 ) and then to the northbridge (Abit IC7-MAX3) and underload my cpu goes to 86 F or 30 C, at idle it is at 79 F or 26.1 C

Ambient air temprature is kept at 70 F.

So is it doing its job I would say so, it sure beats the Zalman air cooler which was at 120 F idle.
 
thanks alot everyone for helping. i am going to be getting the gpu cooler also, i wanted to get this sorted out before i put it all together
 
is it just me, or do the koolance supporters seem to be out numbering the haters lately?
 
I can't understand why there are so many detractors in the first place. My guess is that some people just can't get over the fact that it's a 1/4" system that (get ready for a shocker) does not perform like a 1/2" system. Whoa... :eek:

It's very good for what it is. Yes, it costs more than a DIY but then again, it's not DIY! Wow! Another shocker!
 
Originally posted by acascianelli
is it just me, or do the koolance supporters seem to be out numbering the haters lately?
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If we just could force those Koolance haters actually get a Koolance setup we could erradicate them from the face of the earth pretty quick really. I mean if they are really Hard they rather commit suicide than use a Koolance cooled computer :D

Those Koolance haters should also ask themself why so many Koolance owners are happy with their setups? Or even better try it out for themself. There is more fun stuff than modding your computer some actually just want to use it with the benefits of watercooling.
 
I can't understand why there are so many detractors in the first place. My guess is that some people just can't get over the fact that it's a 1/4" system that (get ready for a shocker) does not perform like a 1/2" system.
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Agreed.
 
Before I bought my Koolance kit last year, I was using various kinds of CPU HSF's from Thermaltake, Vantec, Zalman, etc.

Although they were all decent performers, the biggest issue I had with those was the noise problem.

With the Koolance, I was able to OC higher and enjoy the relative silence.

I paid around $240 for it and it was definitely worth it. Sure, it's not as hardcore as building your own but it's good enough for me and my OC endeavors.

BTW, in response to the original thread--yes, it's worth it to upgrade to a GPU waterblock. I have one too and it rocks!!
 
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