Does anyone here have watercooling for their computer? Have you ever had a problem with it leaking, and how much do you overclock/or do you use it just to make your system more stable??

Also how much did it cost you to get into it?

Does the fact stand true that the AMD processor is faster than the pentium? Most tech reports say that is is a fact but I still do not understand some of the technical reasons. Help

Water cooling is an option that is ok if done right. But is it worth all the plumbing and orther issues you would have to overcome.

Yes it would cause the temprature to be more stable.

Yes thats still true the Pentium 4 will always lose to the Athlon because for every clock cycle the P4 does about 33% less operations. Thats why, for instance, servers use different types of processors - which are usually a lot more expensive. Im sure Intel will make sure their processor keeps up in their next series, or itleast I would guess, because AMD has stolen a lot of the market with their new advertisments.

I think Dell servers (www.dell.com) might be able use Athlon processors...there has been a rumor about it, although I doubt it.

- KJM

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Four Power Kits Starting at 200 Dollars






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Water Coolers:
Four Power Kits Starting at 200 Dollars


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Created:
January 2, 2002
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By:
Frank Völkel
Bert Töpelt
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Category:
CPU Guide
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Summary:
These four water cooling kits are undeniable proof that optimal cooling capacity has its price. The two Innovatek kits, however, proved to be considerably better designed than the massive Swiftech models. Innovatek's kits also took the gold in terms of cooling capacity.


Water Cooling Systems For 200 Dollars: Innovatek vs. Swiftech

For real gung-ho overclockers, the only CPU cooling system even worth considering is a powerful water cooler. These overclocking fanatics usually remain far removed from the madding crowd of fans of the low-grade, conventional coolers on the market. After all, there's something exhilarating about causing a stir at the next big LAN party. And nothing will earn more respect and admiration from the hardware fan as a water cooler. In fact, water cooling systems are some of the best cooling solutions for PC processors available on the market. Sales for water coolers, however, have remained subdued, which can be explained by their incredibly high prices.

One important difference between the newer and older water cooling systems is that the newer systems turn out to be surprisingly rugged when it comes to installing and handling them. Long gone are the days when this kind of system was only available as a pre-assembled PC. The whole kit and caboodle isn't cheap, though - for example, the cooler sets we tested will run you at least 200 dollars. This is a far cry from the 25 dollars you have to shell out for a run-of-the-mill cooler. However, these kits have a cooling capacity that is far superior to that of any available air cooler.

Today's classic coolers, consisting of a metal heat sink and a fan, are trapped in a Catch-22: the trade-off for high cooling capacity is a very high operating noise level, which is caused by the higher fan speed. Basically, nothing can be done about this problem, since noise levels increase proportionately with increasing fan speeds. Even your best designed standard cooler can't begin to compete with a standard water cooling system. This is nothing new, though. We have been testing water cooling sets in our laboratory during the past several weeks. These four kits (two each from Innovatek and Swiftech) are more innovative than the coolers previously available on the market.

The cooling systems we tested cannot be installed on an Intel Pentium 4 platform based on Socket 423 or Socket 478. Instead, all four kits are intended for use with the Socket 462 (AMD Athlon and Duron) and Socket 370 (Intel Pentium III and Celeron II). They are ideal for use with overclocked AMD processors with a Thunderbird or Palomino core.

This time around, we are using a new testing procedure: new testing equipment in our lab subjects each cooler to a constant, precise amount of heat, thereby allowing us to display a time/ temperature heating curve for each cooler.

The Cooler Sets - Up Close & Personal

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Table of Contents
Water Cooling Systems For 200 Dollars: Innovatek vs. Swiftech
The Cooler Sets - Up Close & Personal
Innovatek: High Cooling Capacity For A Fair Price
Perfect CPU Bracket
Swiftech: Low Cooling Capacity For A High Price
Comparison Of The CPU Elements
Premiere: Automatic Cooler Measuring Station
Setting Up The Measuring Station
Other Testing Instruments
Optimal Coolant: Distilled Water
Test Results: Innovatek Smashes Swiftech
Conclusion: Innovatek Kits a Real Deal



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