| Tests & Results
This is the result of the water cooling system
compared to the stock Intel cooler. This is my system
specifications :-
Intel Celeron 400 @ 500MHz
Iwill Slocket II
ABIT BX6-2 motherboard
2 X 64MB PC-100 SDRAM
3dfx Voodoo3 3000 @ 185MHz
| |
Water cooler |
Intel cooler |
Difference
(°C) |
Difference
(%) |
| Idle |
30-36°C |
39°C |
3-9°C |
8-30% |
| Heavy load (1 hour) |
39°C |
46°C |
7°C |
18% |
Without a radiator, the temperature constantly rises
from 30°C to 36°C as I'm typing this. With water
cooling, I can run my Celeron 400 @ 500 at 1.8V. When using Intel
heatsink, default voltage at 2.0V is required to stabilize the
system. Now the fun part, adding ice to the
water tank. Look at the temperature.
| |
Water cooler |
Intel cooler |
Difference
(°C) |
Difference
(%) |
| Idle |
19°C |
39°C |
20°C |
105% |
| Heavy load (1 hour) |
22-26°C |
46°C |
20-24°C |
77-109% |
The room temperature at that time was around 28°C,
so condensation was formed around the water block, hose and even the
processor. On the first attempt (at idle), the system crashed at 15°C
because too much water formed at the socket. After I dried
everything up, I tried again - using less ice. This time, it didn't crash.
After running Quake3 for 1/2 hour, the ice melted completely, thus
causing the temperature to rise. With
ice added, the Celeron could run at 600MHz at 2.4V, which can't be
done using heatsink fan combo. 
This
is the lowest temperature with ice added in the water tank
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