Asetek Waterchill CPU Power Kit Review - Results
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One of the first things I did once I had the system fully installed was overclock. My personal best stable overclock was at 4.1 GHz on air at a scorching 68C load temperature. With the Waterchill power kit I easily overclocked my CPU to 4.38 GHz, and am getting lower temperatures than if I had been running the stock 2.66 GHz CPU speeds with the stock Intel cooler. So at first impression this watercooling kit is truly amazing. A highly overclocked, notoriously hot processor running as cool as a regular desktop computer is unbelievable for the most part. But, in all reality, it is all about the numbers. First, here is what am I using for hardware:
PC Test Setup:
- Intel Pentium 4 505, 2.66 GHz @ 4.3 GHz 20x215FSB 1.52-1.56v
- Abit AA8 Duramax
- PQI PC2-4200 1x512MB @ 215FSB, 3338 1.9v
- OCZ Modstream 520W
- Arctic Silver 5 thermal paste
- 24C room temperature.
The CPU runs only 1C cooler with the fans on 12v 80CFM apiece. This may have something to do with the radiator being so large; it just doesn’t heat up.
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