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4.6Ghz at 50°C with H50 and I7 920


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I finally got my I7 920 at 4.6GHz with a stable temp about 50°C as long as I want to.

But, no, i didn't exactly respect the installation manual ... ::pirate::

I don't use the fan anymore and I put the radiator in a tupperware (yes yes) full of water and ice (-cubes - i tried with snow but it becomes water too fast).

And that works ! ... as long as you don't forget to put new icecubes when the temp reaches 60°C (that's direct - temp immediatly -10°C).

 

:D::D::D::D:

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Yes, you don't get it :) Why do people tweak and tune their transportation (cars, bikes, etc)? BECAUSE THEY CAN :) Why do they climb the mountain? BECAUSE IT'S THERE.

 

/start rant

 

/end rant (read between the lines lol!)

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this thread is an example of sub ambient cooling. the OP used just the rad in ice, thats fantastic thinking outside the box! i took it a step further and used a pelt. the "chilled" side was the hot side of the TEC while the very sub zero side was bolted to another waterblock that fed the 3rd waterblock on the CPU.

and why did i do it?? because i CAN and i DID!! :):

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I'm sorry I just don't get it! why are you doing this? I thought computers were productivity tools not poor examples of a small garbage dumps :-)

 

Still as long as it makes you happy.

 

David

 

I don't know.. sometimes i think that i should had bought a small COMPAQ plastic PC with an intel 810e2 chipset, with sdram, 150w no name PSU and poor airflow.

 

But somehow i decided to spend a whole lot of money in something called enthusiast hardware.. i still don't know why. Oh well.

:D:

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"How about sticking the cooler out side in the winter time lol. Its 29 out side here. Would that be cold enough lol. "

 

Ha! I actually thought about building a plenum that fit in my window, hooking aluminum dryer vent hose to it, and attaching it to the back of my H70 via a fan duct. That way I would be pulling outside air into the rad (6 deg. F tonight) without turning the room into a meat locker. I'm thinking that would get me a temp of 23 deg. C at full load and -6 deg. C at idle. LOTS of overhead plus its possible the interior of the case would still be sub-ambient (compared to the room) which would would be great for the rest of the components. The only concern would be condensation.

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  • 3 weeks later...
I finally got my I7 920 at 4.6GHz with a stable temp about 50°C as long as I want to.

But, no, i didn't exactly respect the installation manual ... ::pirate::

I don't use the fan anymore and I put the radiator in a tupperware (yes yes) full of water and ice (-cubes - i tried with snow but it becomes water too fast).

And that works ! ... as long as you don't forget to put new icecubes when the temp reaches 60°C (that's direct - temp immediatly -10°C).

 

:D::D::D::D:

 

 

Hey, im going to be buying a h50 for my i7 950. had it running at 4.8ghz but the heat got a bit to much for it xD

(fan cooled at current)

 

So you keep your h50 submerged, and no problems with it ?

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Yes, you don't get it :) Why do people tweak and tune their transportation (cars, bikes, etc)? BECAUSE THEY CAN :) Why do they climb the mountain? BECAUSE IT'S THERE.

 

/start rant

 

/end rant (read between the lines lol!)

 

I tuned my car and it still fits in my garage... His setup looks like it a total mess. so you can overclock it like mad. Big deal, you have to change the water and add ice all the time. I guess it's fun for you but for me I like my system to fit nicely in my office so I can play games and watch movies. I'm not slamming you, I just think it's weird that someone finds that "fun". If it were me I'd be like, "Wow!! I did it!! Now what do i do with it?"

 

Have fun with your wacky experiments Dr. Jekyll

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