Multiple computer troubles.. Help!

by **James S** » Apr 11, 2003 @ 12:43am

Ya, my computer restarts all the time, too.

by **damian** » Apr 11, 2003 @ 9:17pm

by **MZGuy** » Apr 11, 2003 @ 11:19pm

There's good news for you overclockers in a slashdot news article today! ~~~
Intel has patented a method to make overclocking harder, or rather make overclocking unbeneficial.
Article:

Slashdot news article (there's a copy of the article there if the real server is too slow):

by **damian** » Apr 12, 2003 @ 12:55am

Bah, I read the article, but I really don't care about intel anyway.

Besides, I doubt these oscillators will be able to detect the frequency too accurately; I think they still will leave a 10% margin.

by **damian** » Apr 13, 2003 @ 12:01am

by **James S** » Apr 13, 2003 @ 1:11am

www.dangerden.com is where I get all of my water cooling stuff. GREAT place!

Oh, and when you get water cooling the temperature will read higher because there are fewer fans in your case afterwards. If that bothers you then just put a good intake fan at the bottom front of your case to keep the air moving just enough so that the temperature readouts don't build up.

by **damian** » Apr 13, 2003 @ 1:36am

by **damian** » Apr 13, 2003 @ 3:45am

Moose, how much gph would I need for a pump? Would 200 be enough?

The Model 480 looks like a nice deal... only $11, and has the fittings that I need.

Or should I use a pump that's designed for watercooling and not an aquarium?

by **James S** » Apr 13, 2003 @ 4:23pm

My pump is 158GPH and it goes through three very complex waterblocks, a tight radiator, and about 7 feet of hosing. Theoretically the more GPH your pump can handle the cooler the thing will be because more water is flowing over it at the same amount of time, however I feel that GPH is a zero sum game because then the water is running through the radiator just as quickly and thus not cooling itself down as quickly. I use an Eheim pump, it's designed for aquariums. Any pump that says it's "designed to water cool computers" is overpriced.

That pump you linked to looks like a pretty nice one. It's got the rubber suction cups so that it won't be noisey against the case, and it's looks pretty small. However, I'd suggest a Hydor pump, because they use ceramic shafts, which means very little heat is transfered from the moving components of the pump into the water itself. Plus it only uses 11Watts so you could even splice it right into your computer's power supply... or get one of those harnesses designed for the job.
http://www.dangerden.com/mall/Pumps/Pump_hydor.asp

by **damian** » Apr 13, 2003 @ 7:16pm

Hmm... actually, apparently ViaAqua is crap.

Maxijet aquarium pumps are supposed to be good; only $20 at any pet store too.

by **damian** » Apr 14, 2003 @ 1:03am

by **James S** » Apr 14, 2003 @ 2:24am

That's my AMD 1.3GHz's idle temperature

by **damian** » Apr 14, 2003 @ 3:00am

Seriously? Maybe you did something wrong, most people with watercooling get 30 degrees or slightly higher...

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