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up everyone.I'm looking for reasonable price water cooler.Do you guys know where can I get it?
MY XP1700 went up to 60 oC last week because the weather is getting hot by now on.The AMDXP1700 is running at 50 with the origianl fan;I did bought the Volcano 7 fan,the fan could cool down the AMDXP1700 to 44 oC.But it's really Loud......I can't stay with it,so I put back the originall fan on it..
I want to try a water cooler.If I stay with AMD,I think water cooler is necessary.Thanks for everyone that read this title.This is my first post

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But really for a good cooling solution I suggest the AX-7 and you can use a quiet fan with it and still get great cooling. I use it on my xp 1700 as you see.

Those volcano 7's are not the best by far. The Volcano 7+ is much better, but has a mostly noisy fan.



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how is the temperature with AX-7?_?25 bucks only for headsink?I think this is kind of expensive.
I rather go for water cooler.
check this out http://www.leufkentechnologies.com/watercooling.shtml

You didn't read the review did ya? Go to the last page to see the results.

It cools very well.

Never tried water cooling though so I can't comment on that. Seems like a hassle to me though.

pc-toy2000:

I'm thinking about building a water-cooled rig next time (maybe the end of this year), but besides the expense (figure at least $200 for the parts), there is also the issue of condensation, coolant leakage, and the need for a rather large case (full tower). I know what you mean about avoiding a noisy rig, and once I found the Kanie Hedgehog Type-W copper heatsink, paired with two Sanyo-Denki 60 mm fans (3500 RPM), the cooling problems went away, and the noise level was no longer a concern. I like this heatsink so much that I now have two of them. They are big though, and you should look at the socket orientation on the motherboard to make sure it will mount correctly without bumping up against mainboard components. I have it running on an Asus A7V and a Soyo K7V Dragon Plus! with excellent temperatures (39 C on the Soyo, 41 C on the Asus).

If you are still considering water cooling, think about the complete kits, rather than picking out the parts yourself. Also, don't forget to cool the videocard and it's memory chips. Some fans will be necessary, just because you can't put a water block on all of the locations that need heat disipation.
If you neglect to cool these items, you are limiting your overclocking potential.

Bigal where did you find that HSF?

I agree with getting the watercooling parts in one kit.It saves a lot of trouble.
I'm currently using Highspeedpc's Inovatek kit on an xp-1800.I havent hat a chance to o/c yet but I'v really had no install troubles except where i want to put that pesky little radiator,I'm using a Lian Li pc-70 case so I don't want to just go hacking it up untill I have a better air-flo plan just shop around and don't skimp with parts.I paid $225.00 I think.
Bill
Oh almost forgot,Fans are never out of the question.I just went with water.

I do not understand the persistance of the myth that condensation is a problem with watercooled rigs. Unless you are chilling the water somehow or use a toilet tank for a reservoir and regularly refill it from an underground source, the small amount of water in your water cooling system is never going to be colder than room temperature. This means that even in a brutally humid environment, condensation is not going to form in your pc unless it would anyway.

Otherwise, I agree that watercooling is both more of a hassle than air and certainly more expensive. I have been doing it for a long time and the benefits are not what they once were. Heatsinks have gotten much much better although the noise some put out is unreal. You are not going to put together a decent water cooling rig for less than $100.00 but IMHO the kits are generally overpriced. Still, doing it all yourself will require going to different places for all the bits you need.

IF you are going to put all the stuff inside your case, you will need a tower case. Even then, it is a challenge.

Anybody seriously interested in watercooling should check out the forums at http://www.procooling.com and the articles at http://www.overclockers.com