Alphacool NexXxos XP water block
 

We´re rapidly approaching the point where these HSF (Heat Sink Fan) combinations are simply too large and heavy to mount on our motherboards. Given the benefits of H20, it´s only a matter of time until most CPU´s are water-cooled. We take a closer look at Alphacool´s NexXxos XP water block. Can it keep an overclocked Prescott running cool at 4Ghz? Read on to find out

http://www.madshrimps.be/gotoartik.php?articID=246

After reading the review i raced out and bought one :)
No i am to to pleased with it:(
Set up wasnt that hard for a total newbie like me but the manual wasnt the one for the top line kit so i rang them and the reply was its the same setup we dont have another one :(
After playing round got it together(alan key for the cpu block was to big)It seems that this little number will no go under 42°at idal.
So i think you can understand i am not to impressed atm.
I just emailed alphacool to ask if they have any i deas about the problem(there support forums are only in german)so ill see how much support i get for my 300€.
best
joe

Hi there and a great big thxx jmke :)
y?Well thats to your great sceenshots i saw the way you set up your system,Therefore i changed a few things and "bobs your uncle" it now runs how it should.
fx55@2940@245x1226-28idleand32-36load
Booted at 3000 but ram isnt stable(yet)
Now as for alpacool great review and i would'ntflame that butif your thinking about buying this only do it if you think you'll never have a problem with the system.Y?coz the after sales is a big fat 0
I phoned and emailed and got nothing,niks,nada.Really quite negitive infact oooooh yeah i forgot if you read german you can get all the info you need from the support forum :)
Your choice :)
Anyway thanks jmke for you indirect help :)
best
joe

Hi gijoe, glad it seemed to work out, the test setup was done by Liquid3D, I'm but the editor:)

big thx to both of you then :)

Got this block too...

almost the same combo:

Black Ice xtreme with 2* titans and an eheim compact that delivers 1000 liters per hour

just as gijoe...my temps in bios is 39°C

That seems a bit high... everything is mounted correctly, with AS

please help me out on this one, can be the reading of my motherboard too (stock cooling gives 43 °C in bios=idle)

What mobo do you have?

MSI K8N neo platinum, latest bios

Same mobo like me....same bad temp reading like me...

don't rely on temp, rely on overclock:)

overclock is 2560mhz, coming from 2200 mhz (newcastle core)

superpi? 34 secs

thinking about removing HS... do or don't?

don't; risk of destroying the chip is high, possible increase in overclock is very low (50Mhz.. at best?)

your A64 3200+ does not seem to like high OC after all; much like mine which does 2500 on air, 2900 on Vapo XE II
http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=get...&articID=2 82

just tested toast, 10°C rise under load...

**** MSI :)

Now that's a bad word :)

and I that thaught things got hotter when you gave them more voltage...

running at 230*11 , 1.62 volt and the temperature I get:

29°C...

come again ?

http://www.madshrimps.be/articles/Ce...-jmke-6287.jpg

http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=getarticle&articID=306

no it was you that was coming again ;)

I played around with my cooling and i am running @
245*12@30°idle/37°-40°load
1.6v
2.8vdimm 2-2-2-5