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Testing:
Test
Rig
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CPU |
P4 640
(3.2GHz, 800MHz FSB, 2MB L2 cache, 64-bit) |
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Motherboard |
Asus P5WD2
Premium |
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RAM |
OCZ
PC2-4200EB (2x512MB) |
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Power Supply |
OCZ
Powerstream 600w |
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Video Card |
Radeon
X800XT |
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Storage |
2x400GB Seagate
7200.8 |
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Optical Drive |
Lite-On
DVD+/-RW DL |
This is a brand new CPU so
I'll only be comparing it with the Intel heatsink. The way I'm
going to test is simple. I'm going to get the idle temp by letting
the computer set for a few minutes, doing small tasks such as browsing
our forums. Then I'm going to crank up the 3D mark benchmarks and
finally play Guild Wars to get the temperature at load. I'm going
to overclock as far as I can and repeat the process. I'm going to
be using the heat probe that came with the water kit and I'll be using
the Asus PC Probe utility to verify the temps. I'll get the temps
of the video card from the Catalyst Control panel.
Results:

Testing and overclocking was
done at default voltage. These CPUs are amazing. If you want
some very good overclockers, pick up a 600 series Pentium 4 while you
can. One note, the retail heatsink on these CPUs are terrible.
Intel decided that these P4's don't require the copper slug in the
heatsinks. Really they don't, but you cannot overclock with those
heatsinks. I would be willing to bet that 4.0GHz could be had with
a decent heatsink.

The video card was less
impressive. I was only able to get 50MHz out of the core and the
memory so it really wasn't enough to make a dramatic difference in
temperatures. However, there was a dramatic difference between the
air and water temps.
Final
Thoughts:
I was impressed with the
quality of a sub $100 water kit. Yes, we have seen nicer kits, but
those kits are up in the $300~$400 price range. This is an awesome
kit to get started into water cooling. Very easy to follow
directions and the installation isn't that hard either. I really
liked the fact that this kit works for most of the popular CPUs. I
would like to see Evercool use the Intel heatsink retention method for
attaching the water block to the CPU. Other than that I have
absolutely no complaints. I recommend this kit for anyone wanting
to get into water cooling. Great kit, great price
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Club
Overclocker Rating |
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Innovation: |
9.0
out of 10 |
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Performance: |
9.5 out of 10 |
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Quality: |
9.5
out of 10 |
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Stability: |
9.5
out of 10 |
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Overclocking: |
9.5
out of 10 |
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Software/Drivers Pack: |
N/A |
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Value: |
9.5 out of 10 |
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Overall Rating
9.5 |
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Skill Level |
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Project Skill Level
(10 being hardest) |
5
out of 10 |
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