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Took the plunge

PostPosted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 10:34 am
by ThatOnePerson
Literally I guess lol. Got my Zalman reserator xt In, I know water cooling purists say build your own kit, but I'm happy with how well this thing is working, plus it was a breeze to install. Pics:

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So far so good ;)

Re: Took the plunge

PostPosted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 11:05 am
by Wii
So you're overclocking?
;D ;D
That thing is BIG!

Re: Took the plunge

PostPosted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 11:40 am
by ThatOnePerson
I'm at 3.6ghz and an 1800 FSB right now with it. The chip seems to hit a wall when I try for a true 4ghz rather than just in the FSB. But it usually idles at around 28c-32c which isn't bad for a quad core clocked that high

Re: Took the plunge

PostPosted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 11:45 am
by NickN
Literally I guess lol. Got my Zalman reserator xt In, I know water cooling purists say build your own kit, but I'm happy with how well this thing is working, plus it was a breeze to install. Pics:

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So far so good ;)


Expensive however out of all the liquid cooling systems it is the only one that can beat the air cool Thermalright 120 Extreme (with 2 fans) for cooling

If I was going to select a pre-built water cooling system, the ZXT would be the one.

It can still use a few things.. the internal radiators could stand to have fans on each, the rear vent could have been wire instead of stamped for better airflow and they could have included a GPU water block too however that would have reduced the efficiency and required the additional fans/change as I mentioned. It would have also been nice if they included separate pump and fan controls instead of making it all one dial..

Regardless it

Re: Took the plunge

PostPosted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 1:58 pm
by MWISimmer
Aside from the obvious advantages in cooling and performance, it looks good too.
In fact your whole setup looks fantastic, well done.  8-)

Re: Took the plunge

PostPosted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 7:54 pm
by drummer_tom
That tower is huge! That does look really impressive! Top job sir!