EK Announces MLC Phoenix Modular Liquid Cooling line of products
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chispy
SHS
drac
fry178
I was interested in the Predator as the price was decent (sub 250$),
but im not willing to spend that kinda cash.
Especially when other (non asetek design) AIOs are going for half that.
The 240 from arctic is sub 100$, the CM MasterLiquid Pro 240 is 120$,
and the Eisbaer (Alphacool) offering QCs and the option to add a gpu, is less than 150$.
@SHS
i started building custom loops in 2006 with the rads in an (separate) tote,
with modded aquarium pumps (Eheim), and got industrial QC (lots of suppliers for pharma/chem plants around Frankfurt) so i could take the loop apart for transport when going to lan's.
So far, i yet to see a QC that has the same inner diameter, as the hoses that are being used.
Unless its the same, you're restricting flow, no matter what.
And just cranking up flowrate isnt a good idea (almost all the time),
as it negatively affects cooling (water cant pick up the heat properly) and might even be noisier (pump).
And no, hydraulics on a tractor are not the same, sure you have a fluid that gets pumped around, but thats about it for being "the same".
Not when it comes to actual use.
And compare the pump pressure/head/flow rates on LC systems to stuff used on cars/trucks/tractors...
SHS
fry178
i was using 3/4in, where the disconnect (10mm id) was a severe hit on flow.
i used eheim as there was no one making dedicated LC pumps (that i could get in a local store),
quite the opposite: when the impeller was replaced with a ceramic one, they would work great. one of the reason why a good shop will still offer at least a few (different) eheim pumps.
Robbo9999
SHS
fry178
@Robbo9999
there was either something wrong with the aio and/or the setup.
an air cooler has to fight the heat that builds up (to a certain degree) inside the case.
any radiator/aio setup as exhaust, releases the cpu heat outside the case
(something the air coolers will never be able to do), thus gets cooler air going thruy the rad (vs what the air cooler gets from sitting inside the case).
right im using a H60i with a low pressure 16dB fan (vs stock HP Corsair fan), and im running temps very close to my custom loop (2-3*C),
that had way better cpu block, way more powerful pump and larger hoses (3/4in ID) an external reservoir/radiator ,while ambient room is now about 1*C higher.
Robbo9999
http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/official-nbr-desktop-overclockers-lounge-laptop-owners-welcome-too.810490/page-21
EDIT:
With regard to your Corsair H60 AIO, it's not one of the best AIO, so I'm surprised to hear it's only a couple of degC off your custom water loop - sounds like there's something wrong with your custom water loop. If you look at Guru3D reviews of the H60 you can see it massively underperforms the H110 (http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/corsair_h90_review,12.html), while my NH-D14 air cooler performs as well as an H110 according to guru3d (http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/cooler_master_nepton_240m_review,11.html). So good air cooling does kick some ass! Seems like there was something wrong with your custom water loop if it didn't really outperform your H60 AIO.
Interesting points, but with air cooling CPU the heat doesn't have to build up in the case at all if it's done right - and in my case the case air temperatures don't increase at all over a 1 hour Prime95 run - measured by System temperature from motherboard and GPU temperature (GPU fan inactive). The reason for the zero increase in temperature during CPU stress is that the Noctua NH-D14 air cooler is in an exact direct line with the rear exhaust fan (vent grill also cut out to increase exhaust flow & lower noise). The exhaust fan is only about 2cm away from the exhaust side of the air cooler, so the case exhaust fan actually helps air pass through the cooler - all the air that exits the back of the cooler immediately leaves the case. I also have a 140mm exhaust fan sat above the CPU cooler in the top panel - hot air from the CPU has zero chance of moving elsewhere in the case. The air cooler is also quite close to the top panel, which is ventilated, so it can pull a good portion of air straight from outside of the case. There is really no build up of hot air from CPU stress. There is a slight build up of hot air in the case from GPU stress though, 100% GPU stress on looped Graphics Test 1 of Firestrike Extreme raises case air temperatures by about 5 degC over idle, but again the CPU is not affected by this whole 5 degC temperature rise as a good portion of it's air is coming directly from the ventilated top panel.
I don't think there's anything wrong with the other guys AIO I was comparing against. He's a very technology experienced and technical guy who is well known over on notebookreview forums for modifying laptops, overclocking them, and setting records with his overclock attempts - so he understands hardware & temperature control. I'll show you a pic of my CPU temperatures after a 20min run of OCCT, can't upload them here, so here's link to where I did the testing (post #204 at the following link, on that page):
fry178
Didnt mean chipset etc, but the temp inside the case, that the cooler breathes,
and i didnt mention im mainly interested in SILENT cooling..
Unless you have a high amount of airflow AND an exhaust fan right next to the cpu heatsink, the cooling perf shifts towards lc.
Most cases dont have the rear fans that close, that there is no air recirculating (and getting reused to cool the cpu).
And once its about running the rig silent, which im interested in, the heat from the cpu ends up mainly inside the case.
Even when i had a case with one 140 fan right behind the cpu cooler and 2 above it...
And the almost indefinite setups you can have when it comes cooling, "one" chart doesn't tell the whole story, as i have had the last 5 setups with an aio vs air (large heatsink with four 8mm heatpipes and two 140mm fans), and at inaudible noise levels, dumping the heat outside (lc) does lower temps of gpu/cpu by around 20-30*C depending on load and gpu used.
Just the fact that hilbert tested the hydro without a case, is sub-optimal for me, as you have different airflow for the rad vs installed in a case, so the numbers are good indicators, but a bit off from real life (except maybe for ppl using a test bench)..
Robbo9999
jura11
Agree about the good air cooler which will and can be good as AIO and can be quieter as well
What many people like on AIO is look and they are easier to install, some coolers are just over complicated in installation department, best mounting which I like is Noctua without the question
Regarding the air and custom water loop, have used both,difference between the air or custom water loop is around 4-5°C on PKG as max in stress testing, my Noctua NH-D15 in many cases matched my custom water loop, where custom water loop made difference is on GPUs where temperature drop is significant and well worth it and comparing NH-D15 vs H100i, done it and NH-D15 has been winner in my tests
And regarding this one, EK Pheonix not sure, its expensive and for lot less you can build own loop which will or can perform bit better and in this MLC they're using SE radiators which are high FPI and on these radiators you really need run fans faster than any other radiators,not sure if they improved reliability of this kit etc
QDC fittings and flow restrictions, this well worth it read
http://thermalbench.com/2016/05/22/koolance-quick-disconnect-fittings/3/
Some QDC fittings are or can be restrictive as per this review
http://www.xtremerigs.net/2013/07/02/2013-quick-disconnect-roundup/
Hope this helps
Thanks, Jura
fry178
@Robbo9999
sure do the numbers show the better cooling, when done the same way (open tray etc).
as soon as i run my rig that its completely inaudible (silent freak), air coolers dump the heat inside the case as the exhaust fans dont expel the air "quick" enough.
i like to tinker when doing a new setup to get the most out it, and tend to do different fan/cooling setups (each for a few weeks) before making the final setup.
and every time the air coolers (only speaking for my ultra silent setups) are worse than the cheapest aio running the rad as exhaust.
monitoring the gpu temps also shows i get higher numbers.
not saying all those testers/reviews are wrong, but they will never cover EVERY way i can use coolers/fans, especially with all those different coolers/fans and cases.
so yes, usually with good airflow, air coolers can match aio, just not in my/every case..
oh and i remembered yesterday, why the temps where almost the same on the custom loop: i was running the 3770@1.36v xD
(vs stock now)..
Robbo9999