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Water-x test data
In answer to your question dauss, I also have the unmodded data tests. I ran both modded and unmodded tests for about 4 hours each. The computer was warmed up throughly so my test data could be compared. This data if for a xp2100 chip on a asus a7v8x mb with ddr400 and an 8xagp albatron video card with a kt400 via chipset. I used the xp2100 since it is one of amds hottest running chips.
Water-x test data unmodded, stock fan
5% cpu loading
cpu 63c/mb 33c/ air temp 28c
100% cpu loading
cpu 67c/ mb 33c/ air temp 28c
Water-x modded with 84 cfm tornado top mt fan
5% cpu load
cpu 60c/mb 37c/ air temp 28c
100% cpu load
cpu 64c/mb 39c/air temp 28c
It ran cooler in the modded form. It is very easy to install the clips work well and easy for the amd chip. It is my first use of a water cooling system so its $60.00 price was more attractive then the $99 and up water cooler systems with many parts. Here is another test I did with water x. I mounted a tornado fan directly above the stock unit and matched the air flow direction with the stock unit. To my surprise, the cpu temp dropped but the mb temp went up.
100% load with fan mounted above stock unit
cpu 63c/mb 41c/air temp 28c
apparently heat from the onboard water-x fan and the water pump were being pushed down to elevate the mb temp while reducing the cpu temp. a little.
I also ran the water pump out of the case without a cooling fan and found that the water block surface temp went up to 33c without a cooling fan blowing on it while the air temp was at 27c. So the water pump itself also produces a little heat.
So the cooling fan has to cool the pump as well as the water in the system and the heat from the fans own motor. So there you have it, two different mods and a pump test as well as stock data.
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