Testing the impact of liquid cooling on Intel’s Core Ultra 7 265K using the Tryx Panorama 240

[Admin]

We tested the Core Ultra 7 265K with the Tryx Panorama AIO to see the impact of liquid cooling, and found interesting improvements in energy efficiency and lower peak power consumption.

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[bgunner]

I think it would be interesting to see the advantages of water cooling on the AMD 9800X3D in regard's to power consumption also. I'd be a nice comparison between AMD and Intel's offerings.

It's interesting that dropping the temps lowers it power consumption. This means that the higher the temp the more resistance is in the circuit. This leads me to wonder what else on the board can be cooled more to gain extra efficiency. Being a gamer efficiency isn't my top priority but good knowledge to have while in a overclocking session.

 

[thestryker]

I opted for a Peerless Assassin 140 for mine because it was just under $40 and I'm waiting to see if LGA 1851 is a one and done or not. The cooler does seem to be very good on the 265K like was shown on LGA 1700. I didn't bother with a contact frame this time as the board I'm. using has the RL-ILM and again waiting to see whether or not one and done for 1851.

I do need to remount it because I forgot I'd given a friend my MX-5 to use and it hadn't been returned yet so I used what came with the cooler just to get it done.

 

[YSCCC]

I opted for a Peerless Assassin 140 for mine because it was just under $40 and I'm waiting to see if LGA 1851 is a one and done or not. The cooler does seem to be very good on the 265K like was shown on LGA 1700. I didn't bother with a contact frame this time as the board I'm. using has the RL-ILM and again waiting to see whether or not one and done for 1851.

I do need to remount it because I forgot I'd given a friend my MX-5 to use and it hadn't been returned yet so I used what came with the cooler just to get it done.

Fwiw the TR coolers usually comes with their TF7 paste which actually is a very good paste in itself, not really worth repasting with mx5 IMO

 

[USAFRet]

I'll be putting a Thermalright Frozen Prism 360 on an Ultra 7 265k in a couple of weeks.

 

[thestryker]

Fwiw the TR coolers usually comes with their TF7 paste which actually is a very good paste in itself, not really worth repasting with mx5 IMO

If I'd actually applied it well I wouldn't worry about it at all, but I very much didn't due to its consistency and not having my spreader either.

 

[YSCCC]

If I'd actually applied it well I wouldn't worry about it at all, but I very much didn't due to its consistency and not having my spreader either.

ic, I have tried it when I switched the Noctua U12A to a dirt cheap TR 360 AIO for trial a while ago, I just use the noctua 5 dot method with the size recommended by noctua, the TF7 basically performs within 2C spikes in the uncontrolled environment I tried it with the NT-H2 paste, I did that because I used the final NT-H2 for initial installation, then ended up managed to free up just enough space in the HDD bay for me to mount the 360 in the Fractal North with tubes down direction without bending the tubes, and at the time the NT-H2 is used up and I got the TF7 beside so try it, 99% of the time they perform exactly the same and no apparent consistency issue with the 5 dot method.

What I noticed though is the initial run the temp was slightly higher on the TF7 and it sets as soon as the first CB R23 run for temp difference trial, so I believe at heat it spreads well enough itself and no need to care too much for repasting and wasting

 

[thestryker]

ic, I have tried it when I switched the Noctua U12A to a dirt cheap TR 360 AIO for trial a while ago, I just use the noctua 5 dot method with the size recommended by noctua

The TF7 that came with my cooler was very sticky and didn't really want to separate (very stringy) so I couldn't put it down in dots or even lines. I did get some more spreaders so I could reapply that if I wanted to now. Also have some MX-6 and Heilos pads I could use so it's just a matter of making up my mind and actually doing it. Temps are fine except for heavy load and haven't really been doing much there.

 

[YSCCC]

The TF7 that came with my cooler was very sticky and didn't really want to separate (very stringy) so I could put it down in dots or even lines. I did get some more spreaders so I could reapply that if I wanted to now. Also have some MX-6 and Heilos pads I could use so it's just a matter of making up my mind and actually doing it. Temps are fine except for heavy load and haven't really been doing much there.

nice, if I were you I won't even bother, and since I forgot, maybe bare die K6 era? IME spreading it manually usually creates more air pockets casuing weird hotspot more than just use a pea dot and later in larger IHS, X pattern or 5 dots and let the mounting pressure do the job

 

[thestryker]

if I were you I won't even bother, and since I forgot, maybe bare die K6 era? IME spreading it manually usually creates more air pockets casuing weird hotspot more than just use a pea dot and later in larger IHS, X pattern or 5 dots and let the mounting pressure do the job

I got in the habit after redoing a few video card cooler mountings where it made a measurable difference. I haven't noticed any issues on the two CPUs I did it with other than less excess paste. That sort of issue might depend on the consistency of the paste being used along with quantity.

 

[YSCCC]

I got in the habit after redoing a few video card cooler mountings where it made a measurable difference. I haven't noticed any issues on the two CPUs I did it with other than less excess paste. That sort of issue might depend on the consistency of the paste being used along with quantity.

right, IME it is more about the viscosity of the paste especially at high heat load, some paste like the Gelid extreme will be too watery when hot so every few months to half a year you will need repaste and notice massive difference, but if it's something like the Noctua paste or TR TF7 which is very thick, they normally hold up pretty well even after like 3 years of daily use, that's when I tend to stick to Noctua paste, and the TR is just happen to be included with the contact frame and the AIO where I kept one as spare

 

[Albert.Thomas]

It's interesting that dropping the temps lowers it power consumption. This means that the higher the temp the more resistance is in the circuit.

I am under the impression that this is more about reduced electrical leakage, but don't quote me on that 😉