Bought my self a Koolance

Highwood · Aug 20, 2003, 03:31 AM

PC2-601BLW

I must say I am very impressed, the cooling system is so quiet, the only noise I hear coming from my computer is the noise the hard drives make.

My CPU temp is 29c idle 34c after 30 min t full load.

Assembly was very easy, no leaks first try.

Wasn’t cheep though, the case and 3 water blocks cost about $500.00 Cdn, but when you hate the sound of fans as much as I do its worth every penny.

~~craig588~~ · Aug 20, 2003, 03:52 AM

Overclocked or stock? I was only able to hit 38C with my watercooling setup.

Highwood · Aug 20, 2003, 04:14 AM

Not overclocked right now, I'm going to play with it on the weekend.
I'm in a cool basement the ambiant temp is about 20c

~~craig588~~ · Aug 20, 2003, 04:18 AM

The abiant temp here is like 30C and I was overclocked to extremes. 1.85V and 2346MHz.

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · Aug 20, 2003, 04:45 AM

i got the same case but by antec. side window is bigger

Judas · Aug 20, 2003, 04:49 AM

if i ever get a advanced cooling system...i'm going to go with a kyrotech case......

scobywhru · Aug 20, 2003, 05:02 AM

Go with the Promethia from chipcon it cools better then the Kryotech cases and there are ways to make it cool even better then stock

-={420}=- · Aug 20, 2003, 05:36 AM

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Originally posted by Highwood
...but when you hate the sound of fans as much as I do its worth every penny.

It still has fans

scobywhru · Aug 20, 2003, 08:20 PM

Yeah it still has fans but instead of little ones spinning at 7000RPMs its one big one spinning at 3400 RPMs it makes a big difference and you can even reduce the speed and make even less noise

Highwood · Aug 21, 2003, 03:43 AM

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Originally posted by -={420}=-
It still has fans

my hard drives prety much drownd the sound of the fans out.

-={420}=- · Aug 21, 2003, 09:07 AM

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Originally posted by scobywhru
Yeah it still has fans but instead of little ones spinning at 7000RPMs its one big one spinning at 3400 RPMs it makes a big difference and you can even reduce the speed and make even less noise

Yes I know I have a Koolance server case. There's 3 fans at the top and you can set them to 3 modes. I use the 100% mode anyways because I want my computer to be as cold as possible.

Jeff · Aug 21, 2003, 09:14 AM

Real men watercool.

ToshiroOC · Aug 21, 2003, 09:22 AM

Dude, Cyborg, I don't think you have watercooling either, do you?

-={420}=- · Aug 21, 2003, 10:24 AM

Water cooling is nothing compared to the Prometeia

dipstick · Aug 21, 2003, 02:13 PM

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Originally posted by -={420}=-
Water cooling is nothing compared to the Prometeia

True, but I got this small problem sleeping next to a compressor full of deadly gas

WC is the ultimate in price, performance, and safety. Wish I had gotten the Koolance Exxos myself, that way I wouldn't have a radiator sitting on the floor

tek · Aug 21, 2003, 03:01 PM

Aircooling beats the crap out of watercooling, prometia and all that stupid crap.

SLK-800(A), Ceramique, and a SmartFanII, Vantec Tornado, or Delta Fan for me...

but you know what's better than any of this?

Liquid Nitrogen

scobywhru · Aug 22, 2003, 02:24 AM

LN2 doesn't hold a candle to any other form of Cooling if you put in price of operation, a few thousand dollars for a few minutes of use, why not just make a cascading vapor phase cooler, get the same tmeperates and never have to worry about going out and getting a few hundred gallons of nitrogen to run your computer for a game of MOH AA

Sharkims · Aug 24, 2003, 02:40 AM

I got that Koolance Case in Blue. I just finished cutting two fan holes in the side window. Sinse, I would appreciate it having more than just one intake fan.

The Promethia is the ultimate pre-made cooler. Air-Cooling can be good, like I had a Swiftech MX5000 + Vantec Tornado. It kept my CPU around 25c-load. Except it could be heard over my vacume cleaner three rooms away.

Aug 20, 2003, 03:31 AM	#1
Highwood Comfortably Numb Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Calgary Alberta Canada Posts: 504 Rep Power: 0	Bought my self a Koolance PC2-601BLW I must say I am very impressed, the cooling system is so quiet, the only noise I hear coming from my computer is the noise the hard drives make. My CPU temp is 29c idle 34c after 30 min t full load. Assembly was very easy, no leaks first try. Wasn’t cheep though, the case and 3 water blocks cost about $500.00 Cdn, but when you hate the sound of fans as much as I do its worth every penny.

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scobywhru DriverHeaven Senile Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Penthouse Basement Posts: 619 Rep Power: 0	Go with the Promethia from chipcon it cools better then the Kryotech cases and there are ways to make it cool even better then stock __________________

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scobywhru DriverHeaven Senile Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Penthouse Basement Posts: 619 Rep Power: 0	Yeah it still has fans but instead of little ones spinning at 7000RPMs its one big one spinning at 3400 RPMs it makes a big difference and you can even reduce the speed and make even less noise __________________

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Jeff Yarr... I be blind! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 3,191 Rep Power: 80	Real men watercool. __________________

Aug 20, 2003, 03:52 AM	#2
~~craig588~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In clothing Posts: 3,510 Rep Power: 0	Overclocked or stock? I was only able to hit 38C with my watercooling setup.

Aug 20, 2003, 04:14 AM	Thread Starter #3
Highwood Comfortably Numb Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Calgary Alberta Canada Posts: 504 Rep Power: 0	Not overclocked right now, I'm going to play with it on the weekend. I'm in a cool basement the ambiant temp is about 20c

Aug 20, 2003, 04:18 AM	#4
~~craig588~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In clothing Posts: 3,510 Rep Power: 0	The abiant temp here is like 30C and I was overclocked to extremes. 1.85V and 2346MHz.

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-={420}=- DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,095 Rep Power: 0	Water cooling is nothing compared to the Prometeia __________________ [COLOR=red]My eBay Auctions[/COLOR]

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tek DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Boston, US Posts: 2,103 Rep Power: 0	Aircooling beats the crap out of watercooling, prometia and all that stupid crap. SLK-800(A), Ceramique, and a SmartFanII, Vantec Tornado, or Delta Fan for me... but you know what's better than any of this? Liquid Nitrogen __________________ [COLOR=White][/COLOR]

Aug 22, 2003, 02:24 AM	#17
scobywhru DriverHeaven Senile Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Penthouse Basement Posts: 619 Rep Power: 0	LN2 doesn't hold a candle to any other form of Cooling if you put in price of operation, a few thousand dollars for a few minutes of use, why not just make a cascading vapor phase cooler, get the same tmeperates and never have to worry about going out and getting a few hundred gallons of nitrogen to run your computer for a game of MOH AA __________________

Aug 24, 2003, 02:40 AM	#18
Sharkims Seen my brain? Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: WA,USA Posts: 760 Rep Power: 0	I got that Koolance Case in Blue. I just finished cutting two fan holes in the side window. Sinse, I would appreciate it having more than just one intake fan. The Promethia is the ultimate pre-made cooler. Air-Cooling can be good, like I had a Swiftech MX5000 + Vantec Tornado. It kept my CPU around 25c-load. Except it could be heard over my vacume cleaner three rooms away. __________________ System-1: MSI K8N Neo Platinum \|\| A64 3200+(200x11) - Zalman 7000A-AlCu \|\| 1x1gb OCZ PC3200@400(3-3-3-7) \|\| 9800XT \|\| WD Raptors 2x36 RAID0 System-2: MSI 875P Neo-FIS2R \|\| P4 2.4c(FSB:200) - Intel Cooler \|\| 2x256 GEIL PC3200@400(2-3-3-6) \|\| AIW9000 \|\| WD SE 120x2 RAID0 System-3: DELL Inspiron 9100 \|\| P4 3.0c(mobile) \|\| 2x256mb PC3200(3-3-3-8) \|\| Mobility Radeon 9700 - 128mb \|\| WSXGA+ 15.4" \|\| 60gb 5400RPM 8mb