My new system....

[jrwap]

Here is my new system that i built on my own over the holidays. Next step is to have a little fun overclocking to see what I can get out of it.

Specs:
Full tower case with 7 fans
Abit KR7a_RAID
AMD XP1600+
1 GB pc2100 DDR RAM
(2) Maxtor ATA133 40GB Drives in RAID 0 config [NTFS]
(1) IBM Deskstar ATA100 45GB Drive [FAT32]
ATI All-in-Wonder Radeon w/32mb
Creative Labs Sound Blaster LIVE 5.1 Platinum
Linksys 10/100 LAN
Water cooling system with products from Dangerden, Blizzard, and pcmods.com
Pcmods.com cathode ray, plexi window, and fan controller

Here are some pics:







-JRW

[NUTNDUN]

So is your reservior lined at all. I am curious to see how it does if it isn't. There is alot of talk about not mixing copper and aluminum in the same cooling system due to it becoming a battery. Keep us posted on how it does.

[jrwap]

Thats a good question... i'm not sure if it is lined. As for the batter effect, water isn't a very good conductor of electricity so it shouldn't be a problem. So far, the system has been flawless. I was able to take the FSB up to 150 with all the voltages maxed giving me an extra 200Mhz. My temps stay fairly low even with all my case fans turned off all night long.

-JRW

[Cw_strife]

That looks like a nice system you got. I especially like the window with the water cooling. Although I am curious, I am using a copper heatsink/fan. My AthlonXP 1600+ chip runs at about 120F at Full Load. What is yours on full load, and what chip do you use?

[jrwap]

Originally posted by Cw_strife
That looks like a nice system you got. I especially like the window with the water cooling. Although I am curious, I am using a copper heatsink/fan. My AthlonXP 1600+ chip runs at about 120F at Full Load. What is yours on full load, and what chip do you use?

The processor is an AMD XP 1600+ with the multiplier locked. The fsb is at 139 with all voltages maxed leaving me at 1571mhz.

My dorm room is very hot and the back of the case is right near the radiator so its not the best situation.

Temps: High / Low / AVG

system - 36 / 21 / 31
proc - 32 / 54 / 45

This is in degrees C and displayed using MotherBoardMonitor4.


I plan to use artic silver in the near future on both blocks which may help a slight bit.


-JRW