Best CPU water cooling kit?

[ZoioCall911]

just wonderin whats the best watercooler out there im just tired of my sk900u that sounds like a tornado lol i want something that will keep it cool and under 350 USD's

[Synthohol]

Welcome to Liquid Ninjas!! glad to have ya aboard.
i believe DangerDen (http://dangerden.com/mall/Kits/kits_retail.asp) may have what you are looking for!!
good shopping :)

[Drake]

:D:DWELCOME:D:D to the LN forums, Zoio

Danger Den and Swiftech sell great kits for your price range, but if you tell us a bit more about your system components maybe we can give you better suggestions.

[Kabooka]

Welcome ZoioCall911

This IS the best forum bar none... and a great bunch to bounce stuff around with..

Ok.. new board rule, any welcome needs to include a pimp for Folding @ Home... :D

[Drake]

D'oh! :doh:

Meant to pimp F@H in my first post. Anywho, if you're interested in distributed computing projects check out our small corner of the F@H project in our forum (http://www.liquidninjas.com/bbs/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=40).

[dicki]

and if you live in the UK www.pclincs.co.uk do some very sweet kits :)

[notoriousformula]

:D :D welcome :D :D to LN ZoioCall911

notor:P

[ZoioCall911]

System
Asus a7n8x Deluxe rev2
2500+ @ 2.3mhz 11.5x200
Apacer 512mb pc3200 cl3
GeForce4 ti4280 Turbo

My temps are fine but my pc is a bit noisy i didnt mind it for like 3 months now its just getting to me like i get 48c idle and 52c load with sk900u 4800rpm 75cfm fan so now im looking for a cooler and less noise makin then my air cooler

[ZoioCall911]

ill look into those danger den kits thnx alot they look awsome :D

[mdzcpa]

DangerDen makes some great stuff indeed. I really like the way you can assemble a kit of the components you want right on thier site. It takes a bit more research, but assembling your own kit is really nice.

On the other hand, Swiftech makes some darn fine kits too, but the components are pre selected. They have a Medium Duty Kit (http://www.swiftnets.com/products/h20-8500-0.asp) and a Heavy Duty Kit (http://www.swiftnets.com/products/H20-22500-0.asp) . Both are very quiet. The heavy duty kit has a much bigger rad, so keep that in mind (it's always the rad placement that can be a pain in the ass when setting up water cooling).

[ZoioCall911]

Sup all i got some more Questions while i boot my computer on bios temperatures show like 40-52c at times then when i boot to windows and check my temperatures in like Asus Probe or motherboard monitor it shows 30-35c wich temperature readings should i trust


Asus a7n8x DX rev2 bios 1005
2500+ @ 10x200 1.75v
Apacer 512mb pc3200
GeForce4 Ti4680 Turbo 285/660

[notoriousformula]

Originally posted by ZoioCall911
Sup all i got some more Questions while i boot my computer on bios temperatures show like 40-52c at times then when i boot to windows and check my temperatures in like Asus Probe or motherboard monitor it shows 30-35c wich temperature readings should i trust


Asus a7n8x DX rev2 bios 1005
2500+ @ 10x200 1.75v
Apacer 512mb pc3200
GeForce4 Ti4680 Turbo 285/660

Try the MBM..

http://mbm.livewiredev.com/

GL

notor

[notoriousformula]

Originally posted by ZoioCall911
System
Asus a7n8x Deluxe rev2
2500+ @ 2.3mhz 11.5x200
Apacer 512mb pc3200 cl3
GeForce4 ti4280 Turbo

My temps are fine but my pc is a bit noisy i didnt mind it for like 3 months now its just getting to me like i get 48c idle and 52c load with sk900u 4800rpm 75cfm fan so now im looking for a cooler and less noise makin then my air cooler

damn damn :2guns: :2guns: howcome your system is runnig fine with 200FSB,, :( ..

[Drake]

It's all the luck of the silicon draw :P

[Farabomb]

the reason the temps read lower in windows is that there is CPU throttling software in windows. It shuts down the CPU when it's not being used.

When you first boot up and check the BIOS there is no throttling going on so the CPU is on 100% and tends to read higher.

[ZoioCall911]

Well i got the issue resolved called Asus support and they said the Asus Probe is correct along with mbm5 hehe :]
now for overclocking questions hehe

2500+ @2300mhz 11.5 x 200
Asus A7N8X DLX rev2 1005 bios
Apacer pc3200 512MB c3

this question is about my crappy ram does the Cas level effect the way u can overclock the memory?

[notoriousformula]

Originally posted by ZoioCall911
Well i got the issue resolved called Asus support and they said the Asus Probe is correct along with mbm5 hehe :]
now for overclocking questions hehe

2500+ @2300mhz 11.5 x 200
Asus A7N8X DLX rev2 1005 bios
Apacer pc3200 512MB c3

this question is about my crappy ram does the Cas level effect the way u can overclock the memory?

damnit howcome everyone else gets to enjoy 200 fsb and not me :( :( ...mine is still runnin at 180 fsb:mad:

[mdzcpa]

Originally posted by ZoioCall911

2500+ @2300mhz 11.5 x 200
Asus A7N8X DLX rev2 1005 bios
Apacer pc3200 512MB c3

this question is about my crappy ram does the Cas level effect the way u can overclock the memory?

The CAS setting is for adjusting the timings of the memory controller and it's interaction with the RAM. Higher quality RAM runs at CAS 2 or 2.5, while lower end stuff runs at CAS 3. CAS 2 provides higher performance, not by more mhz speed, but by running the settings faster.

So, in answer to your question...generally speaking...Yes. If the memory is rated at CAS 3, you'll need to manually run it at CAS 3, or run it at SPD (auto settings) to get the max FSB out of it. Setting it to CAS 2.5 or 2 usually results in not being able to push the memory as hard. You may not even be able to run it at spec mhz if you run the CAS setting tighter than what the mem is rated for.

[ZoioCall911]

well this is suppost to be for watercooling but wth lol u guys helped me alot so here it is, i just got a stick of corsair 512mb pc3200 XMS c2 and i cant hit over 400fsb/200 ive tried 2.6v - 2.8v and nothing u guys recomend any timings? or tips
i used to have apacer 3200 c3 and it booted @ 420/210 the new corsair doesnt even post with me :[