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Upgrading to Q6600

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Current setup is cooling my Opty 170 to 2.7 with no probs. Idles high 20's loads low 40's.
DD Mag, Maze 4 CPU block, generic 120mm radiator. I'll need the appropriate block of course. TDX this time. Someone gave me the Maze 4 & the radiator and it did surprisingly well I have to say.

Gonna be getting Q6600 and definately trying to hit that 3.2 or so everybody is talking about. From here it looks like I should be fine but I thought I'd ask the experts.
 
I'm in a very similar boat here; I've got a 120.2 rad but I have both my CPU and GPU on the loop. I have a Storm on the CPU but I'm wondering how well it'll work with the Q6600.
 
u should be able to hit 3.4ghz+ with a watercooling setup.

3.2ghz is easy to hit on a q6600.
 
wrangler said:
Current setup is cooling my Opty 170 to 2.7 with no probs. Idles high 20's loads low 40's.
DD Mag, Maze 4 CPU block, generic 120mm radiator. I'll need the appropriate block of course. TDX this time. Someone gave me the Maze 4 & the radiator and it did surprisingly well I have to say.

Gonna be getting Q6600 and definately trying to hit that 3.2 or so everybody is talking about. From here it looks like I should be fine but I thought I'd ask the experts.
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Arcygenical said:
You'll need another 120mm radiator. :)
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Dan_D said:
I don't know about that. I say try it first and see. If the OP isn't cooling anything else in the loop it should be fine.
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Quads can peak at about 200W. 7950's were reported to dump about 100w worth of heat. Can he get away with running everything on a single 120mm radiator? Yeah of course. It'll still be better than air. However, will the temps be high enough to cut into his OC headroom? Most definitely, and be a large margin. Consider that most 120mm radiators are estimated to handle only 150W of heat per 120mm of radiator space.

If he's just looking to keeping things quiet with a minor OC, then yeah a 120mm radiator will do fine. However, if he's looking for a significant OC or very low temps, than a 120mm radiator will not cut it.
 
Not hijacking thread... just soo many q6600 threads already I figured I'd throw it in here...

I have a pa120.2 with a D5, swif stealth, swif micro, and ek 775. My lowest core at 3.1 is 42c at idle. My highest is 50c at idle. Does this sound high in general or just about right? Also can the difference in core temps be attributed to the ek and would i get better results with a fuzion or gtx?? Thx
 
You would have better results with the Fuzion mainly because its not as anal to mount and what not (like bowing), even then when in a bow the GTX only has an advantage of only a couple of degrees. I own both, so in the end I chose the Fuzion, there are a couple more sites around comparing the two on a quad core, so look around on google. The only thing i recommend is using a backplate with which ever you pick.
 
I guess I forgot to say that the CPU is the only thing I watercool.

I'd heard people getting 3.0 to 3.2 on air and to be honest if I got something in that or a little higher range I'd be happy.
 
CPU TDP (watts) = CV^2F where C = 0.024, v = 1.35, F = 2400

Pw= 0.024*1.35^2*2400
pw = 105w at stock.

Now, let's see what we get at a moderate overclock.

0.024 * (1.4^2) * 3 200 = 150.52w

So, at 3200mhz (1.4v) we're RIGHT on the cusp of what that single 120mm radiator can effectively dump to air.

So, will it work? Of course! Will your temps suffer... unfortunately yes.
 
Can't argue with math.......

OK then, how about a single 120mm Black Ice Extreme that says it can handle something like 490 Watts.:eek:

Can they really do that or is that just some more of that funny math.

I like everything internal and I have a neat system for mounting a 120 on my case exhaust. If I have to mount another one then it's time for the hole saw on the top of the case and I just don't want to do that if I don't have to.
 
The BIX 120.1 can handle about 675BTU/hr of heat... or about 190w of heat.

Oh yeah, that's at 70CFM and 1.5gpm... AKA wind tunnel :eek:

A 120 and an 80 would do your Q up to 3.5 fairly easily. A yate loon and 2 low speed scythe 80s in push/pull.
 
Well crapola.

I guess I'll be mounting a dual 120 in the top. I've always been a double capacity kind of guy anyway.

Any idea where I can get a template?

btw.....thread just above me....... people telling people that Corair Cool is fine for Q6600

my bad......Nautilus
 
wrangler said:
Well crapola.

I guess I'll be mounting a dual 120 in the top. I've always been a double capacity kind of guy anyway.

Any idea where I can get a template?

btw.....thread just above me....... people telling people that Corair Cool is fine for Q6600

my bad......Nautilus
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lol, what is consider fine for them? idling at 65s loaded at 75?
 
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