What do you have?
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What do you have?
Just interested in what kind of cooling you have. I am looking into either swiftech's kits or Corsair Nautilus 500.
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Air cooling and I would prefer having all the computers in their own air conditioned room. I hate noise which futher makes me hate water cooling. The noise of the fans on the Koolance system I built a few years ago was much louder than I expected and I was even using a Lian-Li with the sound deafening material in it. Maintenance of that system was actually higher than the maintenance on my still owned and quieter air-cooled dual Xeon system.
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Air now, air tomorrow, AIR FOREVER! Even my dual 7900GTX dealie is gonna be air, don't have the money for water (yes I'm spending $3k but I have to stay UNDER $3k and I'm not cutting parts to allow for water cooling...besides I drag my desktop to the neighbor's for LANs quite frequently).
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Q6600 @ 3.2GHz :: 8GB DDR2-800 :: eVGA 9800GX2 :: 7900GTX (secondary) :: abit IP35 Pro :: 150GB Raptor 10k RPM :: 2x750GB WD Caviar :: 120GB WD :: X-Fi XtremeMusic :: NEC 4551A :: BenQ DVD Combodrive (52x32x52) :: Dual 22" Acer AL2216W :: Thermaltake Armor Black :: Logitech Z5500 5.1
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Core 2 Duo @ 2.53GHz :: 4GB DDR3 @ 1067MHz :: 3670 :: Intel PM45 Chipset :: 500GB 5400RPM SATA :: Integrated Audio :: BD-ROM/DVD Burner :: 16" 1920x1080 RGBLED
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Core 2 Duo @ 2.53GHz :: 4GB DDR3 @ 1067MHz :: 3670 :: Intel PM45 Chipset :: 500GB 5400RPM SATA :: Integrated Audio :: BD-ROM/DVD Burner :: 16" 1920x1080 RGBLED
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Without overclocking or overvolting, the XP90 keeps my CPU at 27C idle and 40C load....but with the OC I get 38 idle and 50 load. It's a NewCastle so it doesn't OC worth a crap....my Opter-OWN will fix that!
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Q6600 @ 3.2GHz :: 8GB DDR2-800 :: eVGA 9800GX2 :: 7900GTX (secondary) :: abit IP35 Pro :: 150GB Raptor 10k RPM :: 2x750GB WD Caviar :: 120GB WD :: X-Fi XtremeMusic :: NEC 4551A :: BenQ DVD Combodrive (52x32x52) :: Dual 22" Acer AL2216W :: Thermaltake Armor Black :: Logitech Z5500 5.1
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Core 2 Duo @ 2.53GHz :: 4GB DDR3 @ 1067MHz :: 3670 :: Intel PM45 Chipset :: 500GB 5400RPM SATA :: Integrated Audio :: BD-ROM/DVD Burner :: 16" 1920x1080 RGBLED
Q6600 @ 3.2GHz :: 8GB DDR2-800 :: eVGA 9800GX2 :: 7900GTX (secondary) :: abit IP35 Pro :: 150GB Raptor 10k RPM :: 2x750GB WD Caviar :: 120GB WD :: X-Fi XtremeMusic :: NEC 4551A :: BenQ DVD Combodrive (52x32x52) :: Dual 22" Acer AL2216W :: Thermaltake Armor Black :: Logitech Z5500 5.1
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Core 2 Duo @ 2.53GHz :: 4GB DDR3 @ 1067MHz :: 3670 :: Intel PM45 Chipset :: 500GB 5400RPM SATA :: Integrated Audio :: BD-ROM/DVD Burner :: 16" 1920x1080 RGBLED
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Cooling with a HydroCool 200 (modded). Using an older Koolance GPU WB in the loop too.
The Corsair Nautilus 500 should work well for the price of about $150 or less. It has gotten many good reviews lately.
I really like external cooling units. Less chances for any leaks to happen inside of the computer case. Both the Corsair products use the medical/industrial clamps that are not to leak.
Air cooling is fun, but cleaning out all of those dust bunnies is a real pain. The HydroCool 200EX and the Nautilus should be easy to clean those bad bunnies out.
The Corsair Nautilus 500 should work well for the price of about $150 or less. It has gotten many good reviews lately.
I really like external cooling units. Less chances for any leaks to happen inside of the computer case. Both the Corsair products use the medical/industrial clamps that are not to leak.
Air cooling is fun, but cleaning out all of those dust bunnies is a real pain. The HydroCool 200EX and the Nautilus should be easy to clean those bad bunnies out.
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7 Swiftech 6002's
1 Koolance CPU200
1 Koolance CPU100
2 Swiftech MCP655
1 Swiftech MCP650
1 Swiftech MCP600
1 Black Ice Extreme 2x120
3 Black Ice Pro 2x120
1 Black Ice Pro 1x120
1 Koolance Exos
1 Koolance PC2
thats more or less all of it
1 Koolance CPU200
1 Koolance CPU100
2 Swiftech MCP655
1 Swiftech MCP650
1 Swiftech MCP600
1 Black Ice Extreme 2x120
3 Black Ice Pro 2x120
1 Black Ice Pro 1x120
1 Koolance Exos
1 Koolance PC2
thats more or less all of it
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