Watercooling a P4 3GHz

O.K. Now that I can see that the new Bartons aren't all that I had hoped they would be, I'm considering getting the P4 3GHz. (Seeing how it has established itself as the fastest chip out right now.) So I have a question.

I'm going to be using watercooling for my next rig, and I've read that the 3GHz is the hottest running chip ever (or something like that) at around 82W or so. What I need to know is... do I need to do anything different or extra in order to cool this chip properly? They're saying that 3GHz's are only available when bundled with a proper air cooler, and that there are special considerations to take into account for cooling them... so do I need to do anything different?

Can I just mount my waterblock on the P4 just like I would have on the XP and just leave it at that?


WATYF

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Originally posted by WATYF
O.K. Now that I can see that the new Bartons aren't all that I had hoped they would be, I'm considering getting the P4 3GHz. (Seeing how it has established itself as the fastest chip out right now.) So I have a question.

I'm going to be using watercooling for my next rig, and I've read that the 3GHz is the hottest running chip ever (or something like that) at around 82W or so. What I need to know is... do I need to do anything different or extra in order to cool this chip properly? They're saying that 3GHz's are only available when bundled with a proper air cooler, and that there are special considerations to take into account for cooling them... so do I need to do anything different?

Can I just mount my waterblock on the P4 just like I would have on the XP and just leave it at that?


WATYF

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Standard watercooling would be more than sufficient for you P4's needs. It may require a higher end block such as a MAZE3, swiftech, innovatech, etc, but even without such a high duty block, the provided cooling of watercooling will be more than enough for sure. I advise you go the MAZE3 or swiftech MCW5000 route for great cooling ;) Of course there are better blocks out there, but when comparing price to performance, the MAZE3 and MCW5000 come in at top :)