Feeler: Zalman Gold CPU water block

[$alvador]

Looking at changing out my water block for something new so I'm just putting this out there to see if there is any interest. This is what it looks like, for starters:

5/16" or 3/8" tubing will fit it, the thing is legit gold-plated to prevent corrosion, it's not very restrictive for a pin matrix and since it is a pin matrix it cools quite well and I say that as someone who ritually overvolts his CPU to one-more-mV-and-i'll-need-dry-ice levels. Comes with a shitload of mounts so it should fit any socket out there

 

[47]

doing srs overclocking eh ?

 

[.44 caliber]

just the water block? Might be interested if it was the whole kit.

 

[OG buckshot jr]

I'm interested, pending price. I'm starting to collect parts for a custom setup... lemme know!

 

[$alvador]

just the water block? Might be interested if it was the whole kit.

Which whole kit? I still have most of the parts for the Reserator 2 which is what this came with, but I'll be honest with you it's such a piece of shit I would feel bad selling it for anything more than scrap aluminum. I already took the whole thing apart to see what it's made of and it ain't much. Modern rads made for watercooling setups are so much more efficient that it makes the Reserator look like a terrible joke.

At the very least, the GPU block that also came with it is salvageable and it's an anodized aluminum pin matrix unit that I'd be willing to throw in with the purchase.

I'm interested, pending price. I'm starting to collect parts for a custom setup... lemme know!

That's great, I'm hoping for at least $25 since it's a great block that doesn't require lapping at this time because the base is pretty smooth still. I'm running a custom loop myself and have a passion for thermodynamics and fluid dynamics so I'd love to offer any kind of advice you need with it.

I've been really happy with this block and don't really want to part with it but I run my CPU well past Intel's recommended "absolute maximum" vcore and I fall JUST short of stabilizing a legendary clock speed for my CPU model under water so every single degree counts and I need to see if another block design can get me there.

 

[47]

what r u running ?

 

[$alvador]

E7400, dual core Core 2 Duo. I want to get it stable at 4.6ghz for everyday use, right now I have FSB and RAM dialed in perfectly but I lowered the CPU multiplier for stability so I'm at 4.2ghz. Only needs 1.5vcore at this but demands 1.6+ just to post past 4.5 so yeah, every degree counts. Still, this water block keeps it temps around 70 when both cores are 100% loaded at 1.5V so it's pretty dece for most plans

 

[47]

truu, 4.6 is fucking fast. i just stay comfortably at 4ghz on air without getting too involved or worrying about NB burning out.

 

[$alvador]

yeah, i just ordered a NB water block too hehe. I'm not sure my board can handle FSB over 500 but that won't stop me from taking it for all it's worth.

 

[47]

yeah, problem with water cooling is that u gotta cool everything. otherwise something is gonna burn. and those fucking water blocks are expensive.

from what i rememeber from looking at water, its like $600+ for small gains in overclocking. its really for oc enthusiasts.

 

[$alvador]

thanks for reminding me of the cost anyway the gains in OCing are pretty big over air cooling, besides air cooling is fucking LOUD. my GFX card made the computer sound like a jet taking off under load and under watercooling it's not only twice as quiet, it's even twice as cool. I also like WCing because it remains relevant. Whatever components I swap, I can make the water blocks fit on them, and therefore I can OC the shit out of them. Right now it's just a Core 2 Duo, even OC'd it's just on par with the oldest Sandy Bridge. I plan to upgrade when Ivy Bridge comes out and more software supports 4-6 cores. We'll see what "small gains" are to be had with a 22nm 6 core chip under WCing

 

[47]

yeah, gpu fan is loud, i only have a small gpu oc

 

[$alvador]

BUMP this is still up for saaaaaaleeeee