Liquid Cooled Q9450 hitting 67c temps? Please help!!

[freezed1]

Hi yes, i think air cooling will be the best option for you. Watercooling needs to be done properly which means buying the highest quality parts and investing a lot of time in it. A good rad will just cost you around 130$. Core contact is a good choice, so is the true. here is a break down of my WC kit, it took me way 2 many hours to get the results i wanted.
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XSPC rad = 130
3x Delta fan = 55$
Tygon 1/2 tubing = 30$
Distilled water = 3$
Swiftech Gtz = 70$
Danger den pump = 70$
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Total = 358$ lol
i wasnt happy with my results before even after spending that much but after ocing my cpu it runs very very cool.
my temps with q9550 @ 3.85 ghz (1.27v, running intel burn test) are

idle 29-29-29-29C
load 42-41-41-41C
Ambient temp = 26C

Gl with your quest. Try to sell your kit on ebay if you can, i have seen them go between 65-90 dollars, or return it if you can

 

[Matthew Kane]

man, not what I wanted to hear..... But thank you for the info guys. I figured as much. *sigh.

Well then, any ideas for the best air cooler to replace my POS liquid kit? I don't care about price or weight of the cooler, just that it keeps my Q9450 (while OC'ed 24/7) at the lowest temps possable.

Off subject, are there any current air coolers that are pure copper? Like the older Butterfly cooler? (I think copperheatpipes are not as good as pure copper, fins inc).

What coolant are you using?
The fans on the Rad spinning up properly at mid high's rpm? Balanced?

TRUE 120 Copper is a full 2kg chuck of copper and currently the best air cooler you can get on the market. The only problem is that its too heavy and requires 3rd party retention support (maybe a fishing line holding the tip of it around the top of the case)

 

[freezed1]

What coolant are you using?
The fans on the Rad spinning up properly at mid high's rpm? Balanced?

TRUE 120 Copper is a full 2kg chuck of copper and currently the best air cooler you can get on the market. The only problem is that its too heavy and requires 3rd party retention support (maybe a fishing line holding the tip of it around the top of the case)

lol heh , sorry to burst your bubble man but the best air cooler on the market is thermalright IFX-14. it eats any other air cooler for food. It is 4C cooler(under idle and load) compared to TRUE and will hold 3 x 120 or 140mm fans; for speedy or silent operation.

The test was done by xbitlabs on an i7 920...Gl

 

[medjohnson77]

Wow, now that is some serious air cooling!!!

 

[medjohnson77]

I am using Fluid XP UV red and love it so far. I used the fluid XP ultra in my last loop, it also did a very good job.

 

[Matthew Kane]

lol heh , sorry to burst your bubble man but the best air cooler on the market is thermalright IFX-14. it eats any other air cooler for food. It is 4C cooler(under idle and load) compared to TRUE and will hold 3 x 120 or 140mm fans; for speedy or silent operation.


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Yeah you can't always refer to benchmarks by "other" people. They give a outline and view of what the products will be like, but nothing is the same, including setup, cpu, overclock and case/cable management in the case. Fair enough Xbitlabs test their shows that the IFX is best when they tested, but it would be a different story on my test bench and or in my case. Here where I am, the TRUE is best for its value, best bang for buck and its performance.

 

[freezed1]

Yeah you can't always refer to benchmarks by "other" people. They give a outline and view of what the products will be like, but nothing is the same, including setup, cpu, overclock and case/cable management in the case. Fair enough Xbitlabs test their shows that the IFX is best when they tested, but it would be a different story on my test bench and or in my case. Here where I am, the TRUE is best for its value, best bang for buck and its performance.

hey ya if that works for you why not ....btw there are not 1 but 4 in total websites that list the thermalright ifx-14 VS TRUE and guess who wins; the IFX , i know they are all wrong though google it. But if your cooler makes you happy then i got no complaints.