My gf and publisher keep reminding me to stay focused on my work. 🙂
TenBlade and Frost, I know you're both still building. I'll send you my email via PM and if you need or want some help or have questions, just contact me that way. Be well gents and remember to drink your chlorophyll. 🙂
TenBlade and Frost, I know you're both still building. I'll send you my email via PM and if you need or want some help or have questions, just contact me that way. Be well gents and remember to drink your chlorophyll. 🙂
MeanBruceROG wrote:
My gf and publisher keep reminding me to stay focused on my work. 🙂
TenBlade and Frost, I know you're both still building. I'll send you my email via PM and if you need or want some help or have questions, just contact me that way. Be well gents and remember to drink your chlorophyll. 🙂
Thank you very much Bruce 🙂
🙂 Go Asus! 🙂
Thank you very much for your considerations, mate. Good to see some e-vital signs from you again ;), yes jobs keep us from all the fun stuff...
And I can tell you, I´m not far from building now, a month or two away. Got psu, RAM will be in shortly. And I´ve been looking at some other fans, and I´ll put a whole lot of them into my case :cool: More on that later...
Be safe!
And I can tell you, I´m not far from building now, a month or two away. Got psu, RAM will be in shortly. And I´ve been looking at some other fans, and I´ll put a whole lot of them into my case :cool: More on that later...
Be safe!
Some might find this photo behind the scenes or unattractive, I think it's beautiful, I really love tech gear:
Sent you a PM Frostman, one thing umm bro, you might want to consider another brand of PSU. It's pretty much a solid consensus in the forums that OCZ is one of the most unreliable PSU brands. If you have your heart set on that OCZ unit then by all means get it, if it makes you happy, that's more important than anything else really. 😄
Check this link: http://www.overclock.net/t/1326558/psu-product-line
On the flipside, the Swiftech H220 review at Anandtech was a good one, 1C to 3C better than the H100i, but Anandtech arrived at 5.5C as a Delta T at idle for the H100i, and my results were 2.5C. Improved by custom TIM and replacing the stock fans.
The Swiftech H220 may have slightly better values out of the box because its pump is more powerful than the H100i and the radiator is made of copper and brass, the H100i only aluminum. Just know that with a stronger pump comes more noise. If you are working in a noise sensitive environment, the H100i with improved fans and custom TIM is the better solution.
One thing I would do, and I still might is. Go ahead and purchase the Swiftech 220 and since the pump is PWM driven and if I read it correctly, adjustable, plug it into your M5E and use the mobo software or better yet a single channel fan controller to drop the volts to the pump and also that extra noise. If you can still achieve better cooling at a noise level of the H100i, then the unit is a keeper. Get it from Amazon, easy send back if it does not work out. The Swiftech H220 has so much potential, its worth getting one and experimenting. 🙂
Also, Swiftech is producing a H320, same pump with a 360mm radiator, a better choice if your chassis can handle the larger rad.
Looking at surface area:
Swiftech H320 120mmX360mm=43,200mm squared with 29mm thick brass and copper rad.
Corsair H110/NZXT X60 140mmX280mm=39,200mm squared with 25mm thick aluminum rad.
The Swiftech H320 may out perform all 6 of the CLCs listed below in the reviews, but it's not available till March or April.
Oh hell, I'll just put this last post up, probably get into trouble, but I would not want anyone to purchase a cooler that is not right for them and these recent Closed-Loop Coolers are very very similar to the point of confusing, so here goes:
Anyone that has not watched Tom’s video round-up and studied Anandtech’s review, give these both a fair look and arrive at your own positive conclusions.
Sifting through the complexity of it all, in summation this is what lifts off the page:
1. Do you want a Delta T of 1C to 3C improved over all other CLCs and have the chassis spacing for a 280mm radiator?
Go with the larger surface area 140mmx280mm radiator of the Corsair H110 (SATA power) at $129, and its 5-year warranty (NZXT has a 2-year warranty). Granted the H110 is boring to look at and the mounting mechanism (Asetek pump) uses a twist or smearing of the TIM, and is more difficult to place.
2. Do you want the flexibility of opening your loop and adding another radiator or video card in the future, and your rig is NOT on your desktop and/or you are not concerned with a slightly louder yet also more powerful pump?
Go with the Swiftech H220 (pump designed by Swiftech) at $139. 3-year warranty.
3. Do you want the quietest pump out of the 6 CLCs tested since you are using your rig on top of your desk next to you while working in a noise sensitive environment?
Go with the Corsair H100i (CoolIT pump) (SATA power) at $109. Gotta love the 5-year warranty. It’s also the best looking by far with the sleek understated gloss black pump top and RGB-LED, amazing day or night thru a side panel window with the ROG red diagnostic LED.
Got my H100i to idle at a Delta of 2.5C, Anandtech got 5.5C, but they used stock TIM and stock fans.
All these coolers can be improved with custom TIM placement to match your die, and replacement of the stock fans.
One very noteworthy interest that none of these reviewers is mentioning here: Using any of these closed loop coolers out of the box, the fans will be more audible than the pump mechanism. When you improve/replace the stock fans with something a little better, your fans will disappear and all you will be left with is the sound of your pump, making it very important. The H100i pump, the only one I can verify is around 6 to 8 decibels uninstalled, just powered from a PSU. The same installed into a quiet chassis.
Tom's video review:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-NQVG84V60&list=UU_SN80_V2GymyCWM2oTYTeg&index=4
Anandtech review:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6716/c...r-and-swiftech
This video review is for our buddy Tyrus:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bPj-lX1l4A
Check this link: http://www.overclock.net/t/1326558/psu-product-line
On the flipside, the Swiftech H220 review at Anandtech was a good one, 1C to 3C better than the H100i, but Anandtech arrived at 5.5C as a Delta T at idle for the H100i, and my results were 2.5C. Improved by custom TIM and replacing the stock fans.
The Swiftech H220 may have slightly better values out of the box because its pump is more powerful than the H100i and the radiator is made of copper and brass, the H100i only aluminum. Just know that with a stronger pump comes more noise. If you are working in a noise sensitive environment, the H100i with improved fans and custom TIM is the better solution.
One thing I would do, and I still might is. Go ahead and purchase the Swiftech 220 and since the pump is PWM driven and if I read it correctly, adjustable, plug it into your M5E and use the mobo software or better yet a single channel fan controller to drop the volts to the pump and also that extra noise. If you can still achieve better cooling at a noise level of the H100i, then the unit is a keeper. Get it from Amazon, easy send back if it does not work out. The Swiftech H220 has so much potential, its worth getting one and experimenting. 🙂
Also, Swiftech is producing a H320, same pump with a 360mm radiator, a better choice if your chassis can handle the larger rad.
Looking at surface area:
Swiftech H320 120mmX360mm=43,200mm squared with 29mm thick brass and copper rad.
Corsair H110/NZXT X60 140mmX280mm=39,200mm squared with 25mm thick aluminum rad.
The Swiftech H320 may out perform all 6 of the CLCs listed below in the reviews, but it's not available till March or April.
Oh hell, I'll just put this last post up, probably get into trouble, but I would not want anyone to purchase a cooler that is not right for them and these recent Closed-Loop Coolers are very very similar to the point of confusing, so here goes:
Anyone that has not watched Tom’s video round-up and studied Anandtech’s review, give these both a fair look and arrive at your own positive conclusions.
Sifting through the complexity of it all, in summation this is what lifts off the page:
1. Do you want a Delta T of 1C to 3C improved over all other CLCs and have the chassis spacing for a 280mm radiator?
Go with the larger surface area 140mmx280mm radiator of the Corsair H110 (SATA power) at $129, and its 5-year warranty (NZXT has a 2-year warranty). Granted the H110 is boring to look at and the mounting mechanism (Asetek pump) uses a twist or smearing of the TIM, and is more difficult to place.
2. Do you want the flexibility of opening your loop and adding another radiator or video card in the future, and your rig is NOT on your desktop and/or you are not concerned with a slightly louder yet also more powerful pump?
Go with the Swiftech H220 (pump designed by Swiftech) at $139. 3-year warranty.
3. Do you want the quietest pump out of the 6 CLCs tested since you are using your rig on top of your desk next to you while working in a noise sensitive environment?
Go with the Corsair H100i (CoolIT pump) (SATA power) at $109. Gotta love the 5-year warranty. It’s also the best looking by far with the sleek understated gloss black pump top and RGB-LED, amazing day or night thru a side panel window with the ROG red diagnostic LED.
Got my H100i to idle at a Delta of 2.5C, Anandtech got 5.5C, but they used stock TIM and stock fans.
All these coolers can be improved with custom TIM placement to match your die, and replacement of the stock fans.
One very noteworthy interest that none of these reviewers is mentioning here: Using any of these closed loop coolers out of the box, the fans will be more audible than the pump mechanism. When you improve/replace the stock fans with something a little better, your fans will disappear and all you will be left with is the sound of your pump, making it very important. The H100i pump, the only one I can verify is around 6 to 8 decibels uninstalled, just powered from a PSU. The same installed into a quiet chassis.
Tom's video review:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-NQVG84V60&list=UU_SN80_V2GymyCWM2oTYTeg&index=4
Anandtech review:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6716/c...r-and-swiftech
This video review is for our buddy Tyrus:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bPj-lX1l4A
Bruce. Thanks for unfailing support, good spirits, and supply of your valued opininons! We´ll keep in touch.
This music is brought to us by Jim over at CaseLabs, thanks Jim.
Now available the Merlin SM8 X Extreme chassis, New for 2013.
We now fade to black and white:
http://www.caselabs-store.com/merlin-sm8-x/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeP4FFr88SQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1c8yFoXJTo&list=UU7eaRqtonpyiYw0Pns0Au_g&index=10
Everyone have an amazing weekend.:o
Now available the Merlin SM8 X Extreme chassis, New for 2013.
We now fade to black and white:
http://www.caselabs-store.com/merlin-sm8-x/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeP4FFr88SQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1c8yFoXJTo&list=UU7eaRqtonpyiYw0Pns0Au_g&index=10
Everyone have an amazing weekend.:o
Thanking the San Francisco Giants, please send more purple Eridium. 🙂
