Duncan, Thanks for heads up. I know about the curing time and took that into account. My initial post was about the difference between the CPU temps and the ambient room temps of the setup with the AS Ceramique. The Ceramique has a much quicker curing time (25 hours) and I had been using the system for several weeks. I did see a small drop in temperatures over time as the material cured, but it was only 2-5 degrees (and it could have been due to ambient temperature changes as much as curing of the material).
In general, I just felt that a water cooled system should exhibit near ambient temperatures at idle, which several responses indicate was not a false hope. It could just be the luck of the draw on the processor I received. I have read many reviews/observations on the i920. Some indicate low temps on air and the ability to oc in the 4 GHz range, still on air. Other complain that even with high capacity coolers, their temps run hot. And I don't know if this is a valid observation, but I have one core that runs 5 degrees C lower than the hottest core. I am brand new to water cooling, so my knowledge is not that much greater than yours. Perhaps I was just overly optimistic. :) Jim > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:hardware- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of DSinc > Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 11:19 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [H] Water Cooling and ambient temperature > > James, > Just a thought. Have used Artic Silver 5 for a long time. > Note that it does take some period of time post application to 'set-up' or > 'cure.' I usually wait 24-48hrs post application to even start meaningful temp > checks. > Heard of Ceramic; never used it. And, water-cooling is way out of my > purview. > Again, just a thought. > Best, > Duncan
