~*McoreD*~ (and others):
The Zalman Reserator is a water cooling system built without any fans. There is a pump in the system to move the water. It's totally noiseless, at least until you lean yuor ear against the "water cooling tower" - then you can feel small vibrations and a little noise is heared (or assiciated with the vibrations). t a distance of 2 or 3 feet away noone will notice a sound.
Is it effective? Yes, it beats all fan systems. A high-end traditional water cooling system is more effective. here are some figures:
AMD 1833 MHz producing a heat effect of 68 W
Silent fans: 52
Ordinary fans: 46
Reserator: 40
High tech water cooling incl fans: 33
AMD 2083 MHz producing a heat effect of 98 W
Silent fans: 61
Ordinary fans: 50
Reserator: 44
High tech water cooling incl fans: 37
AMD 2333 MHz producing a heat effect of 141 W
Silent fans: N/A (can't handle the heat)
Ordinary fans: N/A (can't handle the heat)
Reserator: 51
High tech water cooling incl fans: 42
The figures are taken from a test made 2 years ago I think, Temperatures are measured in degrees Celsius, test moment is after 200 minutes 100% load of the processor, source is:
CODE]http://www.sweclockers.com/html/recension/rec_040314_zalman_reserator.php[/code]
The AMD processors produces lot of heat as you know and I think this test show you that it works allright. As they compared a given amount of heat produced with different systems it is fair enough. The "High tech water cooling system" (my translation) mentioned was an Asetek Antarctica with Waterchill Reservoir.
hth
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