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VapoChill XE II - Is it worth getting?

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brandonwh64

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VapoChill XE II Is one of the best cases ive seen to date for cooling a monster overclocked CPU for daily use. Is it worth buying tho?

Thise Case Is weird.

Introduction:

In the constant quest for better cooling, Asetek has released their VapoChill Extreme Edition II offering 180 watts of cooling at sub-zero temperatures. The newly revised XE II offers an AC powered compressor utilizing R507 refrigerant (similar to the LightSpeed setup). A new USB ChillControl with Windows based software allows customization of various settings.

By utilizing a universal evaporator head and various clamshells the XE II supports AMD sockets 754/939/940 and Intel sockets 478 and 775. If / when a new socket design comes along, a new clamshell can be purchased separately and mounted on an existing VapoChill unit.

The Extreme Edition II case is based on the same classic style VapoChill design with the cooling components mounted in a separate top section. A pre-modded side window option is available to give the case some extra flare.

Utilizing the VapoChill XE II we were able to achieve a maximum stable speed of 4.4GHz @ 1.45V, that's 1.2GHz (~38% increase) over stock speed! We were able to boot at much higher speeds, but nothing that I would consider "stable". Even when running at 4.4GHz under full load, the CPU temperature was still well below zero.

CPU & Evaporator Temperatures
3.20 GHz 3.92 GHz 4.40 GHz
Idle Evap -31C -29C -29C
Idle CPU - 31C -29C -27C
Load Evap - 27C -26C -25C
Load CPU -22C -19C - -15C
 
Is it worth it for daily use? I would not think so. This setup is not a set it and forget it product. No matter how well a CPU is cooled, if its overclocked and over volted its going to give out alot sooner. Add on top the effort you have to go thru to keep condensation from ruining everything. I say get a good watercooling setup and do a more reasonable overclock that will be stable and not cut the life of the CPU enough to matter.

CPUs are reaching awsome speeds with just air, and even better on water, the little bit extra that you will get with the vapochill will not be worth the time or expense.

Just my $0.02 :)

How much sense does it make in order to cool the cores you have to heat up the rest of the CPU? Just doesn't look like it will be stable to me.
 
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